Liam Hicks or Michael Busch
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Michael Busch 1B - CHC  | Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - MIA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 195 | 175 |
| Runs | 22 | 27 |
| Hits | 45 | 47 |
| Singles | 27 | 32 |
| Doubles | 11 | 4 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 11 |
| RBI | 30 | 44 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 36 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 52 | 18 |
| Batting Average | .231 | .269 |
| On Base Pct | .359 | .340 |
| Slugging Pct | .390 | .480 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .748 | .820 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - MIA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 502 | 268 |
| Runs | 75 | 31 |
| Hits | 126 | 65 |
| Singles | 70 | 49 |
| Doubles | 25 | 12 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 5 |
| RBI | 77 | 31 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 57 | 33 |
| Strikeouts | 140 | 50 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .243 |
| On Base Pct | .327 | .326 |
| Slugging Pct | .473 | .348 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .800 | .674 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - MIA | |
| 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 | Liam Hicks went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 4-1 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 23rd | |
| 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 | Liam Hicks went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, May 8th | |
| 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 | Liam Hicks went 4-for-5 with a home run, one run scored and three RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 6th | |
| 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 | Liam Hicks went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, one run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Apr 30th | |
| 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 | Liam Hicks was a late scratch from Tuesday’s lineup due to illness. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| 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 | Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - MIA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #176 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #38 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #392 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #159 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #137 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #227 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #186 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #217 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #295 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #35 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #361 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #202 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #216 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #73 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #242 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #89 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #106 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #44 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #168 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #225 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | @ WSH | ||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
