Michael Busch
Chicago Cubs · No. 29 · 1B

Michael Busch

5' 11", 210 lbs·Age 28·Bats L / Throws R
↑ HotL10 games
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
TTO SluggerBig raw power with high swing-and-miss — homers, walks, and strikeouts.2023–2026 · 1,006 batted balls
2026 · 95 G
.239
AVG
.756
OPS
12
HR
50
RBI
84
H
62
BB
96
SO
2
SB
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Career Highs
.866
Best OPS · 2025
34
Most HR · 2025
90
Most RBI · 2025
.261
Best AVG · 2025
Career Arc · OPS
4 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 18411113.239
Jul 17410101.239
Jul 12420101.239
Jul 11430000.236
Jul 10400002.230
Jul 9410000.233
Jul 8410010.233
Jul 7200120.232
Jul 5210000.234
Jul 4400002.232

Career · Batting

4 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2023277227
20241524962165
20251555243490
2026983601252
Career432145269214
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

1,005 BBE · 2023–2026 · 90.2 mph avg EV · 13.1% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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