Michael Busch stats
CubsFirst Baseman · #29
Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsNov 9, 1997
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 4 yearsDebut 2023
- Birthplace
- Inver Grove Heights, MN
Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsNov 9, 1997
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 4 yearsDebut 2023
- Birthplace
- Inver Grove Heights, MN
Stats
Standard
Cubs- GP
- 154
- AB · 25th
- 578
- R
- 76
- H
- 138
- HR
- 20
- RBI · 47th
- 77
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .239
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 488
- AB
- 1,670
- R
- 236
- H
- 410
- HR
- 77
- RBI
- 239
- SB
- 10
- AVG
- .246
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- AB
- 27
- R
- 4
- H
- 8
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .296
Expanded
- PA · 5th
- 685
- TB
- 229
- XBH
- 49
- HBP · 16th
- 13
- IBB
- 1
- GIDP
- 10
- P/PA
- 3.97
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,925
- TB
- 742
- XBH
- 169
- HBP
- 27
- IBB
- 4
- GIDP
- 21
- P/PA
- 4.03
Advanced
- WAR
- 1.5
- RC · 44th
- 85.0
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .157
- SECA
- .313
- BB/K
- 0.56
- AB/HR
- 28.9
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- WAR
- 8.3
- RC
- 260.6
- RC/27
- 5.40
- ISOP
- .199
- SECA
- .332
- BB/K
- 0.44
- AB/HR
- 21.7
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Against other first basemen
2026 regular season, 41 MLB first basemen with 25+ games.
- Home Runs20
Higher than 60% of the other 40 MLB first basemen.
- Batting Average.239
Higher than 38% of the other 40 MLB first basemen.
- RBI77
Higher than 70% of the other 40 MLB first basemen.
Latest performance
Michael Busch
Sep 20 · @ CIN · W 9-1
- AB
- 4
- R
- 1
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 1
- SO
- 2
- AVG
- .239
Games
All gamesNext
vs MIATue, Sep 22
vs MIA since 2023
- 15
- GP
- 54
- AB
- 8
- R
- 12
- H
- 1
- HR
- 8
- RBI
| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at CINW 9-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | atCINW 5-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | atCINL 6-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | vs ATLW 8-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vsATLL 6-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 14 | vsATLW 7-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are Michael Busch's career stats?
Michael Busch has played 4 seasons for the Dodgers and the Cubs. He is a career .246 hitter with 410 hits, 77 home runs and 239 RBI. His best season so far is 2025: a .261 batting average, 34 home runs and 90 RBI.
Best single games
- Hits: 4 @ LAD on Sep 9, 2024, W 10-4
- Home Runs: 3 vs STL on Jul 4, 2025, W 11-3
- RBI: 5 vs STL on Jul 4, 2025, W 11-3
- Runs: 4 @ LAD on Apr 12, 2025, W 16-0
- Stolen Bases: 1 vs PHI on May 1, 2023, W 13-4
- Walks: 4 vs CIN on Sep 29, 2024, L 3-0 F/10
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2023.
More on Michael Busch
Playoff series
Michael Busch played 8 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  SD | Won 2-1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 |  MIL | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Michael Busch against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (44)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (41)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (37)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (36)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (22)
- vs San Diego Padres (22)
- vs San Francisco Giants (22)
- vs New York Mets (20)
- vs Atlanta Braves (19)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (19)
- vs Colorado Rockies (18)
- vs Washington Nationals (18)
- vs Chicago White Sox (16)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (16)
- vs Miami Marlins (15)
- vs Houston Astros (12)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (11)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (11)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (9)
- vs Kansas City Royals (9)
- vs Minnesota Twins (9)
- vs Seattle Mariners (9)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (9)
- vs Texas Rangers (9)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (9)
- vs Athletics (8)
- vs Boston Red Sox (8)
- vs Detroit Tigers (8)
- vs New York Yankees (8)
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