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
Pitches1600
PA408
AVG.234
SLG.393
ISO.159
K%24.3%
BRL%9.5%
HH%39.5%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 460 | 28.8% | 93.1 | 2257 |
| Sinker | 397 | 24.8% | 93.3 | 2174 |
| Slider | 325 | 20.3% | 85.8 | 2420 |
| Sweeper | 165 | 10.3% | 80.5 | 2510 |
| Cutter | 100 | 6.3% | 87.1 | 2320 |
| Curveball | 79 | 4.9% | 79.5 | 2584 |
| Changeup | 47 | 2.9% | 83.7 | 1760 |
| Slurve | 18 | 1.1% | 81.5 | 2312 |
| 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 | 91 | .176 | .319 | .143 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Sinker | 93 | .247 | .333 | .086 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Slider | 69 | .246 | .406 | .159 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
| Sweeper | 44 | .273 | .568 | .295 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cutter | 22 | .273 | .364 | .091 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curveball | 19 | .263 | .579 | .316 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Changeup | 12 | .167 | .333 | .167 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Slurve | 6 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 64 | 10.9% | 39.1% | 89.3 | 22.7° | 197 | 42.2% | 18.8% | 31.3% | 7.8% |
| Sinker | 76 | 9.2% | 31.6% | 86.4 | 0.8° | 121 | 15.8% | 18.4% | 64.5% | 1.3% |
| Slider | 43 | 7.0% | 37.2% | 87.1 | 14.1° | 174 | 27.9% | 25.6% | 37.2% | 9.3% |
| Sweeper | 39 | 10.3% | 46.2% | 89.8 | 23.3° | 233 | 51.3% | 20.5% | 23.1% | 5.1% |
| Cutter | 17 | 5.9% | 52.9% | 92.3 | 16.8° | 175 | 35.3% | 17.6% | 47.1% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 11 | 18.2% | 54.5% | 95.0 | 15.2° | 225 | 45.5% | 18.2% | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 5 | 20.0% | 80.0% | 98.9 | 30.6° | 239 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 92.6 | 13.6° | 166 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 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% |