Michael Busch or Niko Kavadas

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Michael Busch or Niko Kavadas Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Niko Kavadas 1B,LF,RF - LAA
2026 Stats


At Bats	549	‐

Runs	66	‐

Hits	129	‐

Singles	83	‐

Doubles	26	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	18	‐

RBI	72	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	82	‐

Strikeouts	149	‐

Batting Average	.235	‐

On Base Pct	.345	‐

Slugging Pct	.388	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.733	‐

Michael Busch or Niko Kavadas Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Niko Kavadas 1B,LF,RF - LAA
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	37

Runs	75	4

Hits	126	7

Singles	70	5

Doubles	25	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	1

RBI	77	4

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	4

Strikeouts	140	15

Batting Average	.251	.188

On Base Pct	.327	.272

Slugging Pct	.473	.325

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.597

Michael Busch or Niko Kavadas Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Niko Kavadas 1B,LF,RF - LAA
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	The Angels reassigned INF Niko Kavadas to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 11th
	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

Michael Busch or Niko Kavadas Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Niko Kavadas 1B,LF,RF - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#119
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#155	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#173
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#79	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#176	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#232	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#80
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#231	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#136
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#162
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#260
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#396
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#183	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#145
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#396	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#391
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#49
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#215	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#34
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#69
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#391
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#357
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#240
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#136	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#167
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#391	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#149
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#127
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#48
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#11
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#176
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#100	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#176
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#266
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#215
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#375	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#76	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#348
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#138
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#210	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#309	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#74
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#36
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#38
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#92	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#127
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#107	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#205
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#156	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#157
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#387	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#96
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#151	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#159
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#387
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#144	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#119
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#154	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#219
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#40	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#96
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#52	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#159
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#130
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#265
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#157	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#122
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#106
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#74
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-4)	#236	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#123
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#110	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#40
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#80	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#107	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#92
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, Apr 4th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196
Thu, Apr 16th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#377
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140
Thu, Jun 18th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#100
Sun, Jun 21st				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#138
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#52
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91