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
Pitches2378
PA603
AVG.241
SLG.394
ISO.153
K%22.6%
BRL%9.3%
HH%39.9%
EV88.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 690 | 29.0% | 94.7 | 2314 |
| Slider | 356 | 15.0% | 86.9 | 2430 |
| Sinker | 326 | 13.7% | 94.0 | 2190 |
| Changeup | 299 | 12.6% | 86.9 | 1797 |
| Sweeper | 201 | 8.5% | 82.3 | 2575 |
| Cutter | 197 | 8.3% | 90.4 | 2418 |
| Curveball | 156 | 6.6% | 81.0 | 2633 |
| Split-Finger | 70 | 2.9% | 87.3 | 1447 |
| Knuckle Curve | 50 | 2.1% | 82.0 | 2515 |
| Slurve | 10 | 0.4% | 83.4 | 2515 |
| Eephus | 7 | 0.3% | 42.8 | 1147 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.3% | — | — |
| Other | 3 | 0.1% | 72.5 | 1798 |
| Forkball | 3 | 0.1% | 84.8 | 1140 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.1% | 74.8 | 2389 |
| Knuckleball | 2 | 0.1% | 80.8 | 317 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 186 | .226 | .409 | .183 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 33 |
| Slider | 63 | .286 | .429 | .143 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Sinker | 72 | .278 | .472 | .194 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Changeup | 77 | .169 | .208 | .039 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Sweeper | 33 | .242 | .394 | .152 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Cutter | 26 | .231 | .577 | .346 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Curveball | 21 | .238 | .286 | .048 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Split-Finger | 15 | .267 | .267 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 6 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 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 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 153 | 10.5% | 40.5% | 90.6 | 23.5° | 206 | 43.8% | 18.3% | 29.4% | 8.5% |
| Slider | 39 | 5.1% | 35.9% | 84.7 | 8.2° | 144 | 25.6% | 23.1% | 51.3% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 62 | 16.1% | 48.4% | 89.4 | 7.3° | 168 | 27.4% | 22.6% | 48.4% | 1.6% |
| Changeup | 42 | 2.4% | 26.2% | 83.5 | 5.8° | 119 | 11.9% | 28.6% | 54.8% | 4.8% |
| Sweeper | 27 | 3.7% | 40.7% | 84.0 | 19.2° | 207 | 48.1% | 22.2% | 29.6% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 21 | 14.3% | 42.9% | 91.6 | 24.3° | 206 | 47.6% | 19.0% | 28.6% | 4.8% |
| Curveball | 11 | 0.0% | 54.5% | 92.4 | 13.1° | 174 | 27.3% | 27.3% | 45.5% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 9 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 79.3 | -0.8° | 100 | 22.2% | 22.2% | 55.6% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 78.8 | -5.5° | 158 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 92.4 | -7.0° | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 84.2 | 27.3° | 246 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 96.2 | -9.0° | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 99.2 | 7.0° | 133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |