Eduardo Valencia or Michael Busch

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Eduardo Valencia or Michael Busch Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	534	88

Runs	64	14

Hits	126	27

Singles	81	13

Doubles	25	8

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	18	6

RBI	69	18

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	79	1

Strikeouts	146	26

Batting Average	.236	.307

On Base Pct	.345	.322

Slugging Pct	.391	.602

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.925

Eduardo Valencia or Michael Busch Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	12

Runs	75	2

Hits	126	3

Singles	70	2

Doubles	25	0

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	0

RBI	77	2

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	1

Strikeouts	140	3

Batting Average	.251	.229

On Base Pct	.327	.272

Slugging Pct	.473	.332

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.604

Eduardo Valencia or Michael Busch Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
News
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Eduardo Valencia went 2-for-4 in a loss to the White Sox with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	Eduardo Valencia went 1-for-3 in a win over the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Eduardo Valencia went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Athletics with two doubles, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
	Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th	Eduardo Valencia went 4-for-5 in Tuesday's 14-0 win over the Orioles with two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th
	Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and three RBI in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th	Eduardo Valencia was recalled from Triple-A Toledo by the Tigers on Monday. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
	Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Eduardo Valencia or Michael Busch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#166
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sat, Apr 4th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#265	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Thu, Apr 16th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#195
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#390	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#174
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#153
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#170
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#310
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#170
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs ATH	Jose Suarez
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#407
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#183
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#358
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs PIT
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA