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
Pitches6193
PA1521
AVG.250
SLG.460
ISO.209
K%25.4%
BRL%12.9%
HH%43.6%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2053 | 33.2% | 95.0 | 2330 |
| Changeup | 861 | 13.9% | 86.7 | 1803 |
| Slider | 769 | 12.4% | 86.8 | 2451 |
| Sinker | 555 | 9.0% | 93.7 | 2168 |
| Curveball | 552 | 8.9% | 80.3 | 2622 |
| Cutter | 532 | 8.6% | 90.4 | 2409 |
| Sweeper | 380 | 6.1% | 82.9 | 2585 |
| Split-Finger | 277 | 4.5% | 87.3 | 1386 |
| Knuckle Curve | 124 | 2.0% | 81.6 | 2572 |
| Unknown | 25 | 0.4% | 89.7 | 2349 |
| Eephus | 20 | 0.3% | 45.1 | 1151 |
| Slurve | 15 | 0.2% | 84.9 | 2340 |
| Other | 13 | 0.2% | 68.6 | 1715 |
| 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 | 476 | .248 | .498 | .250 | 118 | 61 | 25 | 2 | 30 | 116 |
| Changeup | 191 | .246 | .429 | .183 | 47 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 61 |
| Slider | 155 | .219 | .400 | .181 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 64 |
| Sinker | 115 | .252 | .452 | .200 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| Curveball | 101 | .248 | .465 | .218 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 38 |
| Cutter | 102 | .324 | .588 | .265 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| Sweeper | 68 | .206 | .382 | .176 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Split-Finger | 67 | .224 | .269 | .045 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Knuckle Curve | 19 | .368 | .421 | .053 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 12 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 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 |
| 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 | 363 | 15.7% | 48.5% | 92.7 | 22.2° | 216 | 45.5% | 19.6% | 29.2% | 5.8% |
| Changeup | 130 | 12.3% | 36.9% | 87.1 | 6.6° | 139 | 17.7% | 22.3% | 56.2% | 3.8% |
| Slider | 91 | 12.1% | 37.4% | 86.4 | 18.3° | 174 | 31.9% | 22.0% | 39.6% | 6.6% |
| Sinker | 90 | 14.4% | 48.9% | 92.2 | 9.4° | 182 | 32.2% | 26.7% | 41.1% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 65 | 10.8% | 38.5% | 89.9 | 9.5° | 157 | 26.2% | 23.1% | 49.2% | 1.5% |
| Cutter | 85 | 10.6% | 48.2% | 90.8 | 23.0° | 198 | 40.0% | 25.9% | 28.2% | 5.9% |
| Sweeper | 40 | 10.0% | 35.0% | 86.9 | 20.4° | 194 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 35.0% | 5.0% |
| Split-Finger | 43 | 2.3% | 34.9% | 86.1 | 5.3° | 112 | 16.3% | 20.9% | 58.1% | 4.7% |
| Knuckle Curve | 12 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 85.6 | 1.2° | 148 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 41.7% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 11 | 9.1% | 45.5% | 87.8 | 20.3° | 218 | 27.3% | 36.4% | 27.3% | 9.1% |
| 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% |