Greg Bird or Michael Busch

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Greg Bird or Michael Busch Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Greg Bird 1B - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	539	‐

Runs	65	‐

Hits	128	‐

Singles	82	‐

Doubles	26	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	18	‐

RBI	70	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	79	‐

Strikeouts	147	‐

Batting Average	.238	‐

On Base Pct	.345	‐

Slugging Pct	.393	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.739	‐

Greg Bird or Michael Busch Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Greg Bird 1B - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	‐

Runs	75	‐

Hits	126	‐

Singles	70	‐

Doubles	25	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	27	‐

RBI	77	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	57	‐

Strikeouts	140	‐

Batting Average	.251	‐

On Base Pct	.327	‐

Slugging Pct	.473	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	‐

Greg Bird or Michael Busch Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Greg Bird 1B - FA
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
	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
	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
	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
	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
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

Greg Bird or Michael Busch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Greg Bird 1B - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS