Michael Busch or Paul Goldschmidt

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Michael Busch or Paul Goldschmidt Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Paul Goldschmidt 1B,DH - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	542	326

Runs	65	41

Hits	128	82

Singles	82	52

Doubles	26	11

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	18	18

RBI	70	50

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	79	28

Strikeouts	147	85

Batting Average	.236	.252

On Base Pct	.344	.315

Slugging Pct	.391	.457

On-base Plus Slugging	.735	.772

Michael Busch or Paul Goldschmidt Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Paul Goldschmidt 1B,DH - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	321

Runs	75	43

Hits	126	80

Singles	70	53

Doubles	25	17

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	11

RBI	77	40

Stolen Bases	3	4

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	57	30

Strikeouts	140	81

Batting Average	.251	.250

On Base Pct	.327	.315

Slugging Pct	.473	.404

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.719

Michael Busch or Paul Goldschmidt Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Paul Goldschmidt 1B,DH - NYY
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	Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-6 in win over the Red Sox with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	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	Paul Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 in a win over the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	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	Paul Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 in a 1-0 win over the Phillies with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th
	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	Paul Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 in a win over the Nationals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th
	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	Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s win over the Tigers with two solo home runs. Chris Schommer Thu, Jun 25th
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 Paul Goldschmidt Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Paul Goldschmidt 1B,DH - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#67	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#46
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#181
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#11	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#208	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#11	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#59	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#54
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#44
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#58
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#54	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#11
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#175
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#418	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#129
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419