Michael Busch or Nolan Schanuel
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Michael Busch 1B - CHC  | Nolan Schanuel 1B - LAA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 52 | 56 |
| Runs | 6 | 4 |
| Hits | 7 | 13 |
| Singles | 5 | 9 |
| Doubles | 2 | 2 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 0 | 2 |
| RBI | 3 | 11 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 7 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 12 | 10 |
| Batting Average | .135 | .232 |
| On Base Pct | .233 | .323 |
| Slugging Pct | .173 | .375 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .406 | .698 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Nolan Schanuel 1B - LAA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 502 | 502 |
| Runs | 75 | 67 |
| Hits | 126 | 132 |
| Singles | 70 | 94 |
| Doubles | 25 | 23 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 13 |
| RBI | 77 | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 57 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 140 | 82 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .263 |
| On Base Pct | .327 | .346 |
| Slugging Pct | .473 | .392 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .800 | .738 |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Nolan Schanuel 1B - LAA | |
| News | ||
| Michael Busch went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts on Friday as the Cubs dropped a 2-0 decision to the Pirates. David Leisering Fri, Apr 10th | Nolan Schanuel went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored, and three runs batted in to help the Angels to a 9-6 victory over the Reds on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Apr 13th | |
| Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored, and a run batted in during the Cubs' 10-4 loss to the Nationals on Opening Day Thursday. He also drew a walk. David Leisering Thu, Mar 26th | Nolan Schanuel went 1-for-5 with two runs batted in, including a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning, to lift the Angels to an 8-7 victory over the Mariners on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th | |
| Cubs manager Craig Counsell told reporters that Michael Busch will get a chance to play against left-handed pitching to open the season. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st | Nolan Schanuel hit a three-run homer off of Astros' reliever Bryan Abreu in the ninth inning for his only hit of the game as the Angels dropped an 11-9 decision to Houston on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, Mar 29th | |
| Nolan Schanuel belted a solo home run for his only hit of the day in the Angels' 3-0 win over Houston on Opening Day. David Leisering Thu, Mar 26th | ||
| 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 | Nolan Schanuel quietly took a step forward in 2025, trimming his strikeout rate to 12.6% (down from 17.0% in 2024). His 2026 projections suggest more of a high-average, mid-teens home run profile than a true breakout, the improved contact quality and elite bat-to-ball skills give him a stable floor in OBP formats. Schanuel profiles as a deep-league corner infield sleeper, with value tied more to batting average and run production than impact power. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Nolan Schanuel 1B - LAA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (0-0) | #139 | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #33 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (0-3) | #218 | @ HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #228 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (1-1) | #185 | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (1-0) | #90 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (1-0) | #53 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (4-0) | #47 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (0-1) | #101 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-2) | #75 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (1-1) | #54 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (1-0) | #66 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (0-1) | #6 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (2-0) | #93 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (0-0) | #28 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (0-1) | #31 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (3-1) | #11 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (1-0) | #62 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #151 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (1-1) | #104 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (0-0) | #118 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (1-1) | #52 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (1-1) | #63 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (1-1) | #239 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (0-1) | #100 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (0-2) | #71 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (1-1) | #5 | @ NYY | Will Warren (1-0) | #95 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (1-1) | #30 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (0-1) | #80 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (1-2) | #13 | @ NYY | Luis Gil (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-2) | #67 | vs SD | German Marquez (2-1) | #258 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (1-1) | #25 | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #19 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | David Peterson (0-2) | #76 | vs SD | Michael King (1-1) | #40 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (1-1) | #30 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (0-0) | #17 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (1-2) | #13 | vs TOR | ||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | |||||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | |||||
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | |||||
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs MIN | ||||
| 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 (1-2) | #88 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (2-1) | #169 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ NYY | Max Fried (2-0) | #10 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ CLE | |||||
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATH | |||||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs HOU | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ ATH | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ BAL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs TEX | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIN | |||||
