Michael Busch stats

Cubs

First Baseman · #29

Age 28 · 5' 11" · 210 lbs

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Michael Busch recorded a .242 batting average, 20 home runs and 77 RBI in 160 games of 2026 for the Chicago Cubs. Last game: .

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Standard

GP
160
AB · 23rd
600
R
78
H
145
HR
20
RBI
77
SB
3
AVG
.242

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.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.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.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
2023LAD2772912271.167
2024CHC1524967312321652.248
2025CHC1555247813734904.261
2026CHC1606007814520773.242

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career regular season

GP
494
AB
1,692
R
238
H
417
HR
77
RBI
239
SB
10
AVG
.246

Career Postseason

GP
10
AB
32
R
4
H
8
HR
4
RBI
4
SB
0
AVG
.250

Expanded

PA · 3rd
710
TB
236
XBH
49
HBP · 17th
13
IBB · 43rd
3
GIDP
11
P/PA
3.96

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.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
2023LAD812150004.4
2024CHC567218514194.2
2025CHC5922746410223.9
2026CHC71023649133114.0

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Career regular season

PA
1,950
TB
749
XBH
169
HBP
27
IBB
6
GIDP
22
P/PA
4.03

Advanced

WAR
1.6
RC · 45th
87.9
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.152
SECA
.307
BB/K
0.56
AB/HR
30.0
GO/FO
0.70

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
2023LAD-0.55.52.4.1250.30.3361.4
2024CHC2.873.95.2.1920.30.423.60.6
2025CHC4.596.36.6.2610.40.415.40.6
2026CHC1.687.95.1520.30.6300.7

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Career regular season

WAR
8.4
RC
263.4
RC/27
5.40
ISOP
.196
SECA
.330
BB/K
0.44
AB/HR
22.0
GO/FO
0.60

Bio

Age
28 yearsNov 9, 1997
Height
5' 11"
Weight
210 lbs
Experience
4 yearsDebut 2023
Birthplace
Inver Grove Heights, MN

Against other first basemen

2026 regular season, 44 MLB first basemen with 25+ games.

  • Home Runs20

    Higher than 60% of the other 43 MLB first basemen.

  • Batting Average.242

    Higher than 37% of the other 43 MLB first basemen.

  • RBI77

    Higher than 67% of the other 43 MLB first basemen.

Latest performance

Michael Busch

Sep 30 · @ SD · L 4-1

AB
2
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
1
SO
0
AVG
.000

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Wed, Sep 30atSDL 4-120000
Tue, Sep 29atSDL 8-030000
Sun, Sep 27atBOSW 6-230000
Fri, Sep 25atBOSL 4-331200
Fri, Sep 25atBOSL 2-040200
Thu, Sep 24vsMIAW 2-140000

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 417 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
Michael Busch's best game in each stat, by season
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.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.
2026314312
2025435412
2024423314
2023212211

What the columns mean: H · HR · RBI · R · SB · BB

Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2023.

More on Michael Busch

Playoff series

Michael Busch played 10 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 3 series — 1 won, 2 lost.

Michael Busch's line in each playoff series
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.
2026SDLost 0-225000
2025SDWon 2-1310411
2025MILLost 2-3517433

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Michael Busch’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.