Michael Busch

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 210lb (185cm, 95kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: November 9, 1997 in Inver Grove Heights, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (31st) of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC).

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Debut: April 25, 2023 (Age 25-167d, 22,901st in major league history)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.045 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Michael James Busch

Twitter: @michael_busch22

Instagram: @lil_busch

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

-0.1

122

194

.262

.227

RBI

OBP

.316

.290

SLG

.500

.423

OPS

.816

.713

OPS+

128

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-14 / in Starts: 20-13
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 136 PAs	19
Actual Runners on Base	82 (47-20-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 136 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	82 (41-27-13)

Most Driven In
Self	7
C Morel	4
D Swanson	2
N Hoerner	2
M Tauchman	2
C Bellinger	1
I Happ	1

Most Driven In By
Self	7
M Mervis	2
P Wisdom	2
N Madrigal	2
I Happ	1
M Amaya	1
G Cooper	1
P Crow-Armstrong	1

2024 Batting Game Log

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2024 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	28	1	Mar 28	CHC	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	6	1.76	0.416	1.59	0.23%	1.34	9.00	12.20	1B
2	29	2	Mar 30	CHC	@	TEX	L,2-11	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	.73	-0.058	.63	-0.03%	-0.66	0.00	0.00	1B
3	30	3	Mar 31	CHC	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.333	.111	.444	6	1.26	-0.054	1.00	-0.03%	-0.72	2.00	3.00	1B
4	31	4	Apr 1	CHC		COL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.313	.154	.466	6	.53	-0.057	.48	-0.03%	-0.22	3.00	3.00	1B
5	32	5	Apr 2	CHC		COL	W,12-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.313	.154	.466	6						0.00	0.00	1B
6	33	6	Apr 3	CHC		COL	W,9-8	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313	.400	.313	.713	6	.55	0.002	.52	0.00%	0.74	13.00	15.70	1B
7	34	7	Apr 5	CHC		LAD	W,9-7	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.417	.474	.890	6	.52	0.060	.51	0.04%	0.84	18.00	24.90	1B
8	35	8	Apr 6	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.393	.478	.871	6	1.41	-0.051	1.44	-0.03%	-0.13	5.00	6.00	1B
9	36	9	Apr 7	CHC		LAD	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.375	.481	.856	6	.76	0.210	.76	0.13%	1.74	11.00	16.50	1B
10	37	10	Apr 8	CHC	@	SDP	L,8-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.333	.419	.753	6	.38	-0.038	.39	-0.02%	-0.78	0.00	0.00	1B
11	38	11	Apr 9	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.325	.400	.725	6	.52	-0.003	.50	0.00%	-0.36	3.00	3.00	1B
12	39	12	Apr 10	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-10	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.364	.486	.850	5	.51	0.230	.54	0.14%	2.16	20.00	28.20	1B
13	40	13	Apr 12	CHC	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.375	.585	.960	6	.53	0.018	.51	0.01%	0.83	19.00	24.70	1B
14	41	14	Apr 13	CHC	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.385	.644	1.029	6	.61	0.189	.55	0.10%	1.46	17.00	21.70	1B
15	42	15	Apr 14	CHC	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.393	.694	1.087	6	.65	0.151	.61	0.09%	1.56	19.00	25.20	1B
16	43	16	Apr 15	CHC	@	ARI	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.410	.731	1.141	5	1.62	0.114	1.64	0.07%	1.29	18.00	24.70	1B
17	44	17	Apr 16	CHC	@	ARI	L,11-12	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.394	.679	1.073	6	1.35	-0.041	1.45	-0.03%	-0.63	4.00	6.20	1B
18	45	18	Apr 17	CHC	@	ARI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.400	.667	1.067	5	.77	0.051	.80	0.03%	0.90	8.00	9.50	1B
19	46	21 (2)	Apr 20 (2)	CHC		MIA	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.405	.656	1.062	4	1.14	0.161	1.22	0.10%	1.04	12.00	16.20	1B
20	47	22	Apr 21	CHC		MIA	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.385	.618	1.002	4	1.81	-0.202	2.00	-0.13%	-1.85	0.00	0.00	1B
21	48	23	Apr 23	CHC		HOU	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.366	.583	.949	4	.34	-0.037	.36	-0.02%	-1.06	0.00	0.00	1B
22	49	24	Apr 24	CHC		HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.280	.349	.560	.909	4	.76	-0.026	.82	-0.02%	-0.67	2.00	3.50	1B
23	50	25	Apr 25	CHC		HOU	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.333	.532	.865	4	1.93	-0.202	2.05	-0.13%	-2.26	0.00	0.00	1B
24	51	26	Apr 26	CHC	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.289	.347	.554	.902	5	.73	0.065	.82	0.04%	0.93	17.00	21.90	1B
25	52	27	Apr 27	CHC	@	BOS	L,0-17	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.343	.540	.884	5	.70	-0.077	.77	-0.05%	-0.68	3.00	3.00	1B 3B
26	53	28	Apr 28	CHC	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.340	.522	.862	5	.96	-0.087	1.06	-0.06%	-0.62	4.00	6.20	1B
27	54	29	Apr 29	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.336	.505	.842	5	1.07	0.033	1.26	0.02%	-0.13	4.00	6.20	1B
28	55	30	Apr 30	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.333	.500	.833	2	.72	-0.021	.88	-0.02%	-0.24	0.00	0.00	PH 1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
29	56	31	May 1	CHC	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.321	.480	.801	5	.89	-0.091	1.09	-0.07%	-0.96	0.00	0.00	1B
30	57	32	May 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.325	.485	.810	5	1.43	-0.075	1.75	-0.06%	0.02	10.00	12.20	1B
31	58	33	May 3	CHC		MIL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.331	.495	.826	5	1.02	0.057	1.34	0.05%	0.74	8.00	9.00	1B
32	59	34	May 4	CHC		MIL	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.328	.505	.833	5	.68	0.046	.91	0.04%	0.26	12.00	15.70	1B
33	60	35	May 5	CHC		MIL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.318	.487	.805	5	1.02	-0.103	1.32	-0.08%	-1.55	0.00	0.00	1B
34	61	36	May 6	CHC		SDP	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.311	.475	.785	5	1.04	-0.077	1.30	-0.06%	-0.81	0.00	0.00	1B
35	62	37	May 7	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.316	.500	.816	7	1.34	0.294	1.66	0.22%	0.35	17.00	21.70	1B
							21-14		136	122	18	32	6	1	7	19	10	0	45	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.262	.316	.500	.816		.97	0.797	1.03	0.45%	1.87	258.00	340.10

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