Michael Busch Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Busch does his damage against fastballs: a .807 OPS against them, against .483 on breaking balls.

122 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 44 on breaking balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Busch strikes out in 13.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.2% with the bases empty.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 141 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Busch is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.107 OPS there against .709 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Busch swings it at 61.7 mph, 5th percentile bat speed in the league.

193 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 398th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Busch has an OPS of .930; with the bases empty it is .630.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 141 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Busch walks in 15% of his plate appearances, 91st percentile.

193 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 39th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Busch hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.3 mph on average there, against 85.7 the other way.

172 batted balls to his pull side, 94 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Busch slugs .430 against fastballs and .211 against breaking balls.

122 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Getting on base is what he does best

Busch is on base at a .352 clip, 76th percentile in the league.

193 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 102nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Busch is at his worst on breaking balls: a .483 OPS there against .709 overall.

44 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Busch slugs .381 against right-handers and .298 against left-handers.

132 plate appearances against right-handers, 61 against left-handers.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.4% of Busch's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 69th percentile.

193 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 133rd in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

12 of Busch's 20 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 427 feet.

20 tracked home runs in 2026.

The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Busch averages 15.7 degrees off the bat: 39.8% of his contact is in the air and 39.5% of it is on the ground.

435 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Busch's quality of contact only supports a .230 expected average, 39th percentile in the league.

193 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 259th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Busch's OPS+ of 108 puts him 64th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

193 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 154th in MLB.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Busch averages 87.0 mph off the bat, against 88.8 with the bases empty.

125 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 314 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Busch's fly balls travel 292 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 427.

200 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Busch finds a productive launch angle on only 33.3% of his contact, 39th percentile.

193 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 257th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Busch pulls 37% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 43.9% of it against left-handers.

308 batted balls against right-handers, 132 against left-handers.

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