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
Pitches7424
PA1841
AVG.247
SLG.446
ISO.199
K%25.2%
BRL%12.4%
HH%42.9%
EV90.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2405 | 32.4% | 94.6 | 2316 |
| Slider | 1035 | 13.9% | 86.5 | 2439 |
| Sinker | 902 | 12.1% | 93.5 | 2172 |
| Changeup | 860 | 11.6% | 86.6 | 1794 |
| Cutter | 607 | 8.2% | 89.9 | 2395 |
| Curveball | 602 | 8.1% | 80.1 | 2625 |
| Sweeper | 525 | 7.1% | 82.1 | 2557 |
| Split-Finger | 265 | 3.6% | 87.5 | 1392 |
| Knuckle Curve | 127 | 1.7% | 81.5 | 2560 |
| Slurve | 28 | 0.4% | 83.3 | 2382 |
| Eephus | 21 | 0.3% | 48.0 | 1250 |
| Unknown | 19 | 0.3% | 89.7 | 2349 |
| Other | 14 | 0.2% | 68.3 | 1713 |
| Forkball | 8 | 0.1% | 85.4 | 770 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 74.8 | 2389 |
| Knuckleball | 2 | 0.0% | 80.8 | 317 |
| Screwball | 1 | 0.0% | 80.9 | 1936 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 90.8 | 2007 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 549 | .231 | .466 | .235 | 127 | 64 | 29 | 2 | 32 | 141 |
| Slider | 211 | .232 | .417 | .185 | 49 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 85 |
| Sinker | 197 | .254 | .411 | .157 | 50 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
| Changeup | 195 | .241 | .426 | .185 | 47 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 66 |
| Cutter | 120 | .317 | .550 | .233 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| Curveball | 113 | .257 | .478 | .221 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| Sweeper | 107 | .224 | .421 | .196 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
| Split-Finger | 65 | .231 | .277 | .046 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Knuckle Curve | 19 | .368 | .421 | .053 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Slurve | 5 | .200 | .400 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 13 | .308 | .615 | .308 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 5 | .800 | 1.000 | .200 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 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 |
| Screwball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 411 | 15.3% | 47.7% | 92.5 | 22.4° | 214 | 44.8% | 19.5% | 29.4% | 6.3% |
| Slider | 127 | 11.0% | 36.2% | 86.5 | 17.3° | 175 | 31.5% | 22.0% | 38.6% | 7.9% |
| Sinker | 158 | 12.7% | 43.0% | 89.7 | 5.6° | 155 | 24.7% | 22.8% | 51.9% | 0.6% |
| Changeup | 129 | 13.2% | 37.2% | 87.3 | 7.8° | 146 | 18.6% | 23.3% | 53.5% | 4.7% |
| Cutter | 99 | 9.1% | 47.5% | 90.8 | 22.0° | 191 | 38.4% | 25.3% | 31.3% | 5.1% |
| Curveball | 72 | 11.1% | 40.3% | 90.4 | 10.3° | 166 | 27.8% | 23.6% | 47.2% | 1.4% |
| Sweeper | 75 | 9.3% | 41.3% | 88.6 | 20.5° | 210 | 45.3% | 21.3% | 30.7% | 2.7% |
| Split-Finger | 42 | 2.4% | 35.7% | 86.5 | 5.6° | 115 | 16.7% | 21.4% | 57.1% | 4.8% |
| Knuckle Curve | 12 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 85.6 | 1.2° | 148 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 41.7% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 88.2 | 13.0° | 149 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 12 | 8.3% | 41.7% | 87.3 | 24.0° | 220 | 41.7% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 8.3% |
| Other | 5 | 20.0% | 60.0% | 97.8 | 10.6° | 195 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 99.2 | 7.0° | 133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |