Jonathan Aranda or Michael Busch
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Michael Busch 1B - CHC  | Jonathan Aranda 1B - TB  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 198 | 189 |
| Runs | 23 | 30 |
| Hits | 46 | 54 |
| Singles | 28 | 36 |
| Doubles | 11 | 9 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 9 |
| RBI | 31 | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 38 | 31 |
| Strikeouts | 53 | 54 |
| Batting Average | .232 | .286 |
| On Base Pct | .366 | .384 |
| Slugging Pct | .389 | .476 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .755 | .861 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Jonathan Aranda 1B - TB | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 502 | 481 |
| Runs | 75 | 68 |
| Hits | 126 | 128 |
| Singles | 70 | 83 |
| Doubles | 25 | 24 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 19 |
| RBI | 77 | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 57 | 53 |
| Strikeouts | 140 | 135 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .327 | .339 |
| Slugging Pct | .473 | .438 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .800 | .777 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Jonathan Aranda 1B - TB | |
| 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 | Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 6-1 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 27th | |
| 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 | Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, one run scored and two RBI in Monday's 9-7 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, May 26th | |
| 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 | Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI in Monday's 8-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, May 12th | |
| 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 | Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 4th | |
| 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 | Jonathan Aranda went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 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 | Jonathan Aranda broke out in 2025, slashing .316/.393/.489 with a 146 OPS+ across 422 plate appearances. Projections dial back the average but maintain strong on-base skills and mid-20s homer pace. With no speed component and most of his value tied to bat-first production, Aranda profiles as a high-floor corner infield option in OBP formats, though managers should price in batting-average normalization rather than paying for a repeat of the .300-plus mark. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Jonathan Aranda 1B - TB | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #89 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #246 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #38 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #150 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #96 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #207 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #224 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #290 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #138 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #114 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #252 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #34 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #125 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #222 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #135 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | ||||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #133 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #125 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #181 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #223 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #367 | |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #66 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #130 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #224 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #191 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #212 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #305 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #60 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #85 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #91 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #67 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #94 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #98 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #417 | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #256 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #142 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #219 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #223 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #300 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #105 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #100 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #88 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #219 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #247 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #135 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #76 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #347 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #87 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #32 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #186 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #68 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #114 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #125 | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #303 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #161 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #369 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #139 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #44 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #370 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #53 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #155 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #69 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #118 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #85 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #67 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs BOS | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #77 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #178 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #117 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
