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
Pitches7854
PA1944
AVG.247
SLG.444
ISO.197
K%25.2%
BRL%12.1%
HH%42.6%
EV89.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2530 | 32.2% | 94.6 | 2316 |
| Slider | 1098 | 14.0% | 86.5 | 2441 |
| Sinker | 970 | 12.4% | 93.5 | 2169 |
| Changeup | 916 | 11.7% | 86.5 | 1801 |
| Curveball | 635 | 8.1% | 80.2 | 2617 |
| Cutter | 632 | 8.0% | 89.9 | 2395 |
| Sweeper | 550 | 7.0% | 82.2 | 2560 |
| Split-Finger | 282 | 3.6% | 87.3 | 1388 |
| Knuckle Curve | 128 | 1.6% | 81.6 | 2562 |
| Slurve | 33 | 0.4% | 83.1 | 2325 |
| Unknown | 25 | 0.3% | 89.7 | 2349 |
| Eephus | 24 | 0.3% | 46.8 | 1207 |
| Other | 14 | 0.2% | 68.3 | 1713 |
| Forkball | 8 | 0.1% | 85.4 | 770 |
| Knuckleball | 5 | 0.1% | 62.6 | 661 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 74.8 | 2389 |
| 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 | 570 | .237 | .468 | .232 | 135 | 71 | 29 | 2 | 33 | 145 |
| Slider | 225 | .231 | .404 | .173 | 52 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 91 |
| Sinker | 214 | .252 | .397 | .145 | 54 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Changeup | 204 | .240 | .422 | .181 | 49 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 69 |
| Curveball | 120 | .250 | .483 | .233 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 46 |
| Cutter | 124 | .315 | .548 | .234 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Sweeper | 112 | .232 | .455 | .223 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 |
| Split-Finger | 70 | .214 | .257 | .043 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Knuckle Curve | 19 | .368 | .421 | .053 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Slurve | 7 | .286 | .571 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 14 | .286 | .571 | .286 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 5 | .800 | 1.000 | .200 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 429 | 15.2% | 47.1% | 92.2 | 22.3° | 213 | 45.0% | 19.6% | 29.4% | 6.1% |
| Slider | 135 | 10.4% | 37.8% | 86.7 | 16.8° | 173 | 30.4% | 23.0% | 39.3% | 7.4% |
| Sinker | 172 | 11.6% | 40.7% | 89.6 | 5.7° | 155 | 25.0% | 22.7% | 51.7% | 0.6% |
| Changeup | 135 | 12.6% | 38.5% | 87.6 | 7.5° | 143 | 17.8% | 23.0% | 54.8% | 4.4% |
| Curveball | 76 | 11.8% | 40.8% | 90.6 | 10.4° | 167 | 28.9% | 22.4% | 47.4% | 1.3% |
| Cutter | 102 | 9.8% | 49.0% | 91.0 | 22.0° | 194 | 39.2% | 24.5% | 31.4% | 4.9% |
| Sweeper | 79 | 10.1% | 40.5% | 88.3 | 21.8° | 213 | 45.6% | 20.3% | 29.1% | 5.1% |
| Split-Finger | 45 | 2.2% | 33.3% | 86.3 | 5.7° | 114 | 17.8% | 20.0% | 57.8% | 4.4% |
| Knuckle Curve | 12 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 85.6 | 1.2° | 148 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 41.7% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 90.3 | 13.0° | 157 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 13 | 7.7% | 38.5% | 87.8 | 23.9° | 228 | 38.5% | 30.8% | 23.1% | 7.7% |
| 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% |