Jake Bauers or Michael Busch

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Jake Bauers or Michael Busch Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jake Bauers 1B,LF,RF - MIL
2026 Stats


At Bats	534	424

Runs	64	79

Hits	126	114

Singles	81	70

Doubles	25	19

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	18	23

RBI	69	76

Stolen Bases	2	10

Caught Stealing	1	4

Walks	79	82

Strikeouts	146	132

Batting Average	.236	.269

On Base Pct	.345	.391

Slugging Pct	.391	.486

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.877

Jake Bauers or Michael Busch Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jake Bauers 1B,LF,RF - MIL
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	244

Runs	75	33

Hits	126	53

Singles	70	30

Doubles	25	10

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	27	11

RBI	77	34

Stolen Bases	3	8

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	57	33

Strikeouts	140	84

Batting Average	.251	.216

On Base Pct	.327	.309

Slugging Pct	.473	.400

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.708

Jake Bauers or Michael Busch Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jake Bauers 1B,LF,RF - MIL
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	Jake Bauers went 2-for-2 in a win over the Rangers with two runs scored, three walks, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer 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	Jake Bauers went 1-for-3 in a 4-1 win over the Braves with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	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	Jake Bauers went 2-for-3 in Tuesday’s 22-0 win over the Mariners with a home run, one double, three runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer 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	Jake Bauers went 4-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a double, one walk, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 17th
	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	Jake Bauers went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with one walk, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
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

Jake Bauers or Michael Busch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Jake Bauers 1B,LF,RF - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#258
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#240	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#92
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sat, Apr 4th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#132
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#242	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#109
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#176
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#403	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#176	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#8	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#422	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#27
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#398
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#8
Sun, Jun 21st				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#214
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#214
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#176
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#47	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#94	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#55	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#195
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#55
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#172	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#177	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#214	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#109	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#214
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#27
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs STL
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#214
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#176
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL