Michael Busch or Miguel Vargas

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Michael Busch or Miguel Vargas Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	527	506

Runs	62	93

Hits	125	126

Singles	81	66

Doubles	25	30

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	17	29

RBI	68	76

Stolen Bases	2	13

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	78	86

Strikeouts	144	106

Batting Average	.237	.249

On Base Pct	.346	.363

Slugging Pct	.389	.484

On-base Plus Slugging	.735	.847

Michael Busch or Miguel Vargas Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	491

Runs	75	69

Hits	126	117

Singles	70	68

Doubles	25	28

Triples	3	2

Home Runs	27	17

RBI	77	63

Stolen Bases	3	7

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	57	58

Strikeouts	140	105

Batting Average	.251	.237

On Base Pct	.327	.318

Slugging Pct	.473	.408

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.726

Michael Busch or Miguel Vargas Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS
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	Miguel Vargas went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's win over the Rangers with two runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	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	Miguel Vargas went 2-for-3 in a win over the Mets with a home run, one double, one run scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer 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	Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Tigers with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Miguel Vargas went 4-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with two home runs, one double, three runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	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	Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Reds with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th
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 or Miguel Vargas Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#393
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#133
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Apr 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Sun, Jun 21st				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET