MLB · NL Central

Michael Busch

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Chicago Cubs1BBats: L · Throws: R
FormSteadyPowerAbove avg

The read

Above-average power.

At a glance

AVG

.245

OBP

.373

SLG

.394

OPS

.766

HR

8

K%

22%

Last 10: 9-for-36 (.250) · 1 HR · 6 K · 8 BB · MLB avg .247 / .318 / .404

Power & contact quality

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is this player; further right is better on every metric. Based on 338 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.382
63
Avg Exit V
88.2 mph
46
Barrel %
11.3%
78
Hard-Hit %
48.0%
56
Chase %
24.3%
81
Whiff %
24.2%
39
K %
21.9%
49
BB %
15.1%
98

Where he hits it

12%LF20%LCF19%CF15%RCF27%RFPull →

40%

Pull

31%

Center

28%

Oppo

Pull-air 19% of BIP · 95.2 mph · 33° LA

Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.

Matchups

vs LHP.738OPS102 PA
vs RHP.778OPS236 PA

By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.

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4 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Cutter17.231.615.3503.9%11.8%38.5%7.7%91.5 mph24.0°
Sinker28.350.650.55821.9%3.6%50.0%18.2%89.9 mph3.1°
Slider33.240.280.28542.0%39.4%33.3%6.7%79.5 mph-0.8°
Changeup44.194.278.26244.2%31.8%24.0%4.0%83.7 mph1.7°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.327
xSLG
.580
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
108.7
EV90
102.2
Launch angle
14.7°
Sweet-spot%
36.3%
Avg distance
275 ft
EV on barrels
102.7
EV on hard-hit
100.3
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
61.1%
O-Contact%
53.8%
Z-Contact%
86.6%
Contact%
75.8%
SwStr%
9.8%
CSW%
26.5%
In-zone%
44.8%
1st-pitch swing%
31.4%
2-strike K%
43.0%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.299
7d K%
14.3%
7d Barrel%
5.6%
7d Whiff%
23.1%
14d xwOBA(con)
.403
14d K%
16.4%
14d Barrel%
11.4%
30d xwOBA(con)
.394
30d K%
21.1%
30d Barrel%
10.8%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.434
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.426
Behind xwOBA(con)
.322
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.389
Ahead Whiff%
21.7%
2-strike Whiff%
25.6%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.353
RISP
.392
Loaded
.465
High leverage
.401
Clutch
.378
Innings 1-3
.355
Innings 4-6
.430
Innings 7+
.360

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.

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