Michael Busch
First Baseman · Chicago Cubs · #29
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height
- 5′ 11″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- 1997-11-09
- Birthplace
- Inver Grove Heights, MN, United States
- Debut
- 2023
- ESPN id
- 42415
- Source
- espn
Pitches2323
PA590
AVG.262
SLG.524
ISO.262
K%23.6%
BRL%17.1%
HH%47.4%
EV92.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 731 | 31.5% | 94.7 | 2329 |
| Slider | 343 | 14.8% | 86.5 | 2426 |
| Sinker | 285 | 12.3% | 93.4 | 2204 |
| Changeup | 243 | 10.5% | 86.3 | 1809 |
| Curveball | 232 | 10.0% | 80.2 | 2642 |
| Cutter | 182 | 7.8% | 89.9 | 2408 |
| Sweeper | 133 | 5.7% | 83.2 | 2630 |
| Split-Finger | 91 | 3.9% | 87.7 | 1428 |
| Knuckle Curve | 46 | 2.0% | 81.5 | 2628 |
| Slurve | 12 | 0.5% | 85.2 | 2303 |
| Other | 8 | 0.3% | 66.7 | 1633 |
| Unknown | 7 | 0.3% | — | — |
| Forkball | 5 | 0.2% | 85.7 | 547 |
| Eephus | 5 | 0.2% | 48.8 | 1336 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 172 | .273 | .605 | .331 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 45 |
| Slider | 71 | .183 | .437 | .254 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| Sinker | 55 | .200 | .327 | .127 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Changeup | 55 | .327 | .691 | .364 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Curveball | 58 | .224 | .517 | .293 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Cutter | 46 | .348 | .543 | .196 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sweeper | 29 | .241 | .379 | .138 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Split-Finger | 22 | .318 | .409 | .091 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | .333 | .444 | .111 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 3 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 127 | 22.0% | 57.5% | 95.1 | 21.9° | 237 | 45.7% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 3.9% |
| Slider | 46 | 15.2% | 43.5% | 89.0 | 22.8° | 205 | 41.3% | 19.6% | 30.4% | 8.7% |
| Sinker | 45 | 11.1% | 31.1% | 89.2 | 7.3° | 158 | 28.9% | 20.0% | 51.1% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 41 | 26.8% | 48.8% | 91.0 | 12.6° | 200 | 29.3% | 26.8% | 41.5% | 2.4% |
| Curveball | 40 | 17.5% | 40.0% | 90.9 | 10.3° | 171 | 32.5% | 20.0% | 45.0% | 2.5% |
| Cutter | 40 | 7.5% | 57.5% | 92.9 | 17.8° | 186 | 37.5% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 19 | 15.8% | 31.6% | 90.6 | 18.9° | 203 | 31.6% | 26.3% | 36.8% | 5.3% |
| Split-Finger | 16 | 6.3% | 50.0% | 91.0 | 10.9° | 150 | 18.8% | 31.3% | 43.8% | 6.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.9 | 7.2° | 145 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 78.6 | 10.0° | 113 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 2 | 50.0% | 100.0% | 103.0 | 16.5° | 247 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 94.1 | 30.0° | 273 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |