Jared Young or Michael Busch
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Michael Busch 1B - CHC  | Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 195 | 21 |
| Runs | 22 | 2 |
| Hits | 45 | 7 |
| Singles | 27 | 5 |
| Doubles | 11 | 2 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 0 |
| RBI | 30 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 36 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 52 | 4 |
| Batting Average | .231 | .333 |
| On Base Pct | .359 | .400 |
| Slugging Pct | .390 | .429 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .748 | .829 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 502 | 54 |
| Runs | 75 | 8 |
| Hits | 126 | 13 |
| Singles | 70 | 7 |
| Doubles | 25 | 2 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 3 |
| RBI | 77 | 8 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 57 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 140 | 16 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .236 |
| On Base Pct | .327 | .313 |
| Slugging Pct | .473 | .440 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .800 | .753 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Michael Busch provided the Cubs' only run on Monday, belting a solo home run in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | Jared Young was activated from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th | |
| Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on Sunday as the Cubs suffered an 8-5 loss to the Astros. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | Jared Young is expected to be activated from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Michael Busch went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, a walk, and was also hit by a pitch during the Cubs' 9-3 loss to the Brewers on Monday. David Leisering Tue, May 19th | Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said there is a “good chance” Jared Young will rejoin the team's on the next homestand. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | |
| Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a pair of walks on Sunday as the Cubs dropped a 9-8, 10-inning decision to the White Sox. David Leisering Sun, May 17th | Jared Young shifted his rehab assignment to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | |
| Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a game-tying solo home run in the eighth and a walk-off RBI single in the tenth as the Cubs knocked off the Reds, 3-2. David Leisering Wed, May 6th | Jared Young will begin a rehab assignment by the end of this week. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th | |
| 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 | ||
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #86 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #92 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #159 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #198 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #183 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #137 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #78 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 | @ CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #278 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #242 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-2) | #124 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #306 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #217 | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #170 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #295 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #414 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #361 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #40 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (0-2) | #34 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #170 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #65 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | vs MIA | Dax Fulton (0-0) | #302 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #120 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #225 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #36 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | vs ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ PHI | |||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ ATL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Jul 16th | @ PHI | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs PHI | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #186 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
