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Michael Busch

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Chicago Cubs1BBats: L · Throws: R

FormSteadyPowerAverage

The read

Above-average power.

Prop hit rates

How often Michael Busch has cleared each prop line over his last 10 and 30 games and the season.

Hits

share of games cleared

L10L30Season

Over 0.5
70%70%65%
Over 1.5▲ hot
40%27%21%
Over 2.5
10%10%5%

Home runs

share of games cleared

L10L30Season

Over 0.5
10%17%13%

Total bases

share of games cleared

L10L30Season

Over 1.5
40%37%36%
Over 2.5
30%33%23%
Over 3.5
10%23%17%

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At a glance

AVG

.240↓

OBP

.352

SLG

.389

OPS

.741

23%

Last 10: 9-for-43 (.209) · 1 HR · 6 K · 2 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 509 PA.

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA (con)

.367

Avg Exit V

88.1 mph

Barrel %

9.5%

Hard-Hit %

44.0%

Chase %

25.3%

Whiff %

23.7%

K %

22.6%

BB %

13.0%

Where he hits it

44%

Pull

28%

Center

29%

Oppo

Pull-air 23% of BIP · 95.8 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.749OPS152 PA

vs RHP.738OPS357 PA

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

Pitch type

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

Window

This season Last 30 days

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4 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↓	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Slider	21	.264	.372	.306	30.1%	23.8%	61.4%	0.0%	91.4 mph	18.8°
Sinker	15	.356	.556	.363	7.3%	6.7%	32.4%	16.2%	89.6 mph	4.8°
Curveball	5	.333	.667	.429	12.5%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	84.7 mph	13.3°
Cutter	4	.000	.000	.315	41.7%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	96.7 mph	7.0°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date

Expectedestimators not shown above

xBA

.318

xSLG

.553

Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above

Launch angle

14.3°

Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles

1st-pitch swing%

34.4%

2-strike K%

43.9%

By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning

Clutch

.312

Innings 1-3

.372

Innings 4-6

.385

Innings 7+

.345

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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