Kevin Newman or Michael Busch

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Kevin Newman or Michael Busch Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	546	‐

Runs	65	‐

Hits	129	‐

Singles	83	‐

Doubles	26	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	18	‐

RBI	71	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	81	‐

Strikeouts	148	‐

Batting Average	.236	‐

On Base Pct	.345	‐

Slugging Pct	.390	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.735	‐

Kevin Newman or Michael Busch Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	56

Runs	75	7

Hits	126	14

Singles	70	10

Doubles	25	3

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	1

RBI	77	6

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	3

Strikeouts	140	10

Batting Average	.251	.246

On Base Pct	.327	.282

Slugging Pct	.473	.332

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.614

Kevin Newman or Michael Busch Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
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

Kevin Newman or Michael Busch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Jun 21st				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#362
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#67
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176