Michael Busch or Pavin Smith

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Michael Busch or Pavin Smith Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	527	78

Runs	62	5

Hits	125	11

Singles	81	9

Doubles	25	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	17	1

RBI	68	6

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	78	10

Strikeouts	144	18

Batting Average	.237	.141

On Base Pct	.346	.236

Slugging Pct	.389	.192

On-base Plus Slugging	.735	.428

Michael Busch or Pavin Smith Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	352

Runs	75	47

Hits	126	84

Singles	70	52

Doubles	25	18

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	27	12

RBI	77	47

Stolen Bases	3	3

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	57	50

Strikeouts	140	103

Batting Average	.251	.237

On Base Pct	.327	.331

Slugging Pct	.473	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.728

Michael Busch or Pavin Smith Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
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	Pavin Smith cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	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	The Diamondbacks designated Pavin Smith for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	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	The Diamondbacks activated Pavin Smith from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st
	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	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said an illness kept Pavin Smith out of a rehab game on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
	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	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Pavin Smith could be activated from the injured list next week. Ari Koslow Tue, May 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

Michael Busch or Pavin Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#259
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#393
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#262
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#354
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Sat, Apr 4th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#394
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sun, Jun 21st				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#336
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100