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
Pitches5896
PA1454
AVG.251
SLG.463
ISO.212
K%25.3%
BRL%13.1%
HH%43.7%
EV90.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1959 | 33.2% | 94.9 | 2330 |
| Changeup | 816 | 13.8% | 86.7 | 1795 |
| Slider | 720 | 12.2% | 86.8 | 2451 |
| Sinker | 528 | 9.0% | 93.6 | 2170 |
| Curveball | 526 | 8.9% | 80.2 | 2631 |
| Cutter | 513 | 8.7% | 90.4 | 2410 |
| Sweeper | 368 | 6.2% | 82.9 | 2586 |
| Split-Finger | 265 | 4.5% | 87.5 | 1392 |
| Knuckle Curve | 123 | 2.1% | 81.5 | 2570 |
| Unknown | 19 | 0.3% | 89.7 | 2349 |
| Eephus | 17 | 0.3% | 46.4 | 1194 |
| Slurve | 15 | 0.3% | 84.9 | 2340 |
| Other | 13 | 0.2% | 68.6 | 1715 |
| 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 | 461 | .241 | .492 | .252 | 111 | 55 | 25 | 2 | 29 | 113 |
| Changeup | 184 | .245 | .429 | .185 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 59 |
| Slider | 144 | .222 | .417 | .194 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 59 |
| Sinker | 109 | .266 | .477 | .211 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| Curveball | 96 | .260 | .490 | .229 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| Cutter | 99 | .323 | .586 | .263 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| Sweeper | 65 | .200 | .338 | .138 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Split-Finger | 65 | .231 | .277 | .046 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Knuckle Curve | 19 | .368 | .421 | .053 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 11 | .364 | .727 | .364 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | .750 | 1.000 | .250 | 3 | 2 | 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 | 350 | 16.0% | 48.9% | 92.9 | 22.4° | 217 | 45.4% | 19.4% | 29.1% | 6.0% |
| Changeup | 125 | 12.8% | 36.0% | 86.9 | 6.8° | 141 | 18.4% | 22.4% | 55.2% | 4.0% |
| Slider | 85 | 12.9% | 36.5% | 86.4 | 19.0° | 177 | 32.9% | 21.2% | 38.8% | 7.1% |
| Sinker | 87 | 14.9% | 50.6% | 92.4 | 9.1° | 181 | 31.0% | 27.6% | 41.4% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 63 | 11.1% | 38.1% | 89.8 | 9.2° | 158 | 25.4% | 23.8% | 49.2% | 1.6% |
| Cutter | 83 | 9.6% | 47.0% | 90.5 | 22.8° | 193 | 38.6% | 26.5% | 28.9% | 6.0% |
| Sweeper | 37 | 8.1% | 35.1% | 86.9 | 18.6° | 186 | 37.8% | 21.6% | 37.8% | 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% |
| Eephus | 10 | 10.0% | 50.0% | 87.2 | 20.0° | 207 | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 10.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 78.6 | 10.0° | 113 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 4 | 25.0% | 75.0% | 98.6 | 10.5° | 196 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 99.2 | 7.0° | 133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |