Michael
Busch
1BAge : 28Bats : L
#29
Michael Busch
#291B
Chicago Cubs
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-04-25
Born in : Inver Grove Heights, MN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 160 | 600 | 145 | 20 | 77 | .242 | .745 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 524 | 137 | 34 | 90 | .261 | .866 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 496 | 123 | 21 | 65 | .248 | .775 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 7 | .167 | .539 |
| Career totals | 494 | 1692 | 417 | 77 | 239 | .246 | .783 | |
ContractChicago Cubs payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.9 M$
- AAV
- 0.86 M$
2026
0.86 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
112
wOBA
.333
xwOBA
.331
OPS
.745
AVG
.242
OBP
.352
HR
20
RBI
77
SB
3
PA
710
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.1
Home runs
18
2026 WAR
2.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-13)
- 20242.2 WAR · 2.3 per full season
- 20253.5 WAR · 3.5 per full season
- 20262.3 WAR · 1.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
-3 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
80
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 73
- POW
- Power
- 78
- EYE
- Eye
- 82
- SPD
- Speed
- 63
- FLD
- Fielding
- 81
- DUR
- Durability
- 80
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
2.3
#107 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
56 / 100
#117 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
70 / 100
Surplus $21.6M · salary $0.9MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
88.4 mi/h
37th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.2 mi/h
25th percentile
Barrels
9.1 %
61th percentile
Hard-hit
39.8 %
46th percentile
xBA
.233
24th percentile
Bat speed
68.7 mi/h
11th percentile
Sprint speed
26.0 pi/s
17th percentile
Outs above average
2
66th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CHC | 2.3 | 56 | 80 | 88.4 | 109.2 | 9.1 | 39.8 | .233 |
| 2025 | CHC | 3.5 | 90 | 83 | 92.2 | 111.9 | 17.1 | 47.3 | .262 |
| 2024 | CHC | 2.2 | 69 | 75 | 89.9 | 109.3 | 11.2 | 39.9 | .217 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Sep 25 | @ BOS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 |
| Sep 25 | @ BOS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Sep 24 | vs MIA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Sep 23 | vs MIA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| Sep 22 | vs MIA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .239 |
| Sep 20 | @ CIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 |
| Sep 19 | @ CIN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Sep 18 | @ CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .236 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 |