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
Pitches1528
PA387
AVG.232
SLG.384
ISO.152
K%24.8%
BRL%9.7%
HH%39.9%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 446 | 29.2% | 93.1 | 2255 |
| Sinker | 374 | 24.5% | 93.3 | 2174 |
| Slider | 315 | 20.6% | 85.8 | 2414 |
| Sweeper | 157 | 10.3% | 80.3 | 2489 |
| Cutter | 94 | 6.2% | 87.1 | 2312 |
| Curveball | 76 | 5.0% | 79.4 | 2583 |
| Changeup | 44 | 2.9% | 83.7 | 1767 |
| Slurve | 13 | 0.9% | 81.4 | 2430 |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 0.3% | 82.2 | 2249 |
| Eephus | 4 | 0.3% | 54.9 | 1488 |
| Other | 1 | 0.1% | 64.9 | 1683 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 88 | .182 | .330 | .148 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Sinker | 88 | .239 | .330 | .091 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Slider | 67 | .254 | .418 | .164 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Sweeper | 42 | .262 | .548 | .286 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Cutter | 21 | .286 | .381 | .095 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curveball | 17 | .235 | .412 | .176 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Changeup | 11 | .182 | .364 | .182 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Slurve | 4 | .250 | .500 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 61 | 11.5% | 41.0% | 89.8 | 22.3° | 199 | 41.0% | 19.7% | 31.1% | 8.2% |
| Sinker | 71 | 9.9% | 33.8% | 86.4 | 1.3° | 122 | 16.9% | 16.9% | 64.8% | 1.4% |
| Slider | 42 | 7.1% | 35.7% | 86.8 | 14.0° | 171 | 28.6% | 23.8% | 38.1% | 9.5% |
| Sweeper | 38 | 10.5% | 47.4% | 90.3 | 22.4° | 234 | 52.6% | 21.1% | 23.7% | 2.6% |
| Cutter | 16 | 6.3% | 50.0% | 92.1 | 17.6° | 181 | 37.5% | 18.8% | 43.8% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 9 | 11.1% | 55.6% | 95.2 | 17.9° | 228 | 44.4% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 4 | 25.0% | 75.0% | 99.1 | 38.3° | 289 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Slurve | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 90.6 | 13.8° | 158 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.0 | 44.0° | 286 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.4 | 11.0° | 192 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |