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
Pitches2747
PA691
AVG.242
SLG.399
ISO.156
K%22.9%
BRL%9.1%
HH%39.9%
EV88.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 798 | 29.0% | 94.9 | 2314 |
| Slider | 415 | 15.1% | 87.0 | 2438 |
| Sinker | 376 | 13.7% | 94.1 | 2185 |
| Changeup | 347 | 12.6% | 86.8 | 1816 |
| Cutter | 222 | 8.1% | 90.4 | 2415 |
| Sweeper | 221 | 8.0% | 82.3 | 2587 |
| Curveball | 185 | 6.7% | 81.1 | 2605 |
| Split-Finger | 82 | 3.0% | 86.9 | 1421 |
| Knuckle Curve | 51 | 1.9% | 82.2 | 2520 |
| Slurve | 15 | 0.5% | 82.8 | 2345 |
| Unknown | 12 | 0.4% | — | — |
| Eephus | 10 | 0.4% | 41.3 | 1076 |
| Knuckleball | 5 | 0.2% | 62.6 | 661 |
| Other | 3 | 0.1% | 72.5 | 1798 |
| Forkball | 3 | 0.1% | 84.8 | 1140 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.1% | 74.8 | 2389 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 204 | .240 | .422 | .181 | 49 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 36 |
| Slider | 76 | .263 | .382 | .118 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| Sinker | 83 | .265 | .434 | .169 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Changeup | 85 | .176 | .224 | .047 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Cutter | 30 | .233 | .567 | .333 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Sweeper | 38 | .263 | .500 | .237 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Curveball | 28 | .214 | .357 | .143 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Split-Finger | 17 | .235 | .235 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 4 | .250 | .500 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 7 | .429 | .857 | .429 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 169 | 10.1% | 39.6% | 90.2 | 23.3° | 204 | 44.4% | 18.3% | 29.6% | 7.7% |
| Slider | 46 | 4.3% | 39.1% | 85.3 | 8.4° | 147 | 23.9% | 26.1% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 70 | 14.3% | 42.9% | 89.1 | 6.8° | 165 | 27.1% | 22.9% | 48.6% | 1.4% |
| Changeup | 48 | 2.1% | 31.3% | 84.7 | 5.2° | 114 | 10.4% | 27.1% | 58.3% | 4.2% |
| Cutter | 24 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 92.6 | 24.0° | 215 | 50.0% | 16.7% | 29.2% | 4.2% |
| Sweeper | 31 | 6.5% | 38.7% | 83.9 | 22.6° | 214 | 48.4% | 19.4% | 25.8% | 6.5% |
| Curveball | 15 | 6.7% | 53.3% | 92.7 | 12.6° | 175 | 33.3% | 20.0% | 46.7% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 78.3 | -1.5° | 91 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 78.8 | -5.5° | 158 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 95.1 | -0.3° | 76 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 7 | 14.3% | 42.9% | 85.6 | 26.7° | 258 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 99.2 | 7.0° | 133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 96.2 | -9.0° | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |