Michael Busch or Ryan Mountcastle

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Michael Busch or Ryan Mountcastle Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	549	14

Runs	66	0

Hits	129	4

Singles	83	3

Doubles	26	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	18	0

RBI	72	1

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	82	1

Strikeouts	149	2

Batting Average	.235	.286

On Base Pct	.345	.333

Slugging Pct	.388	.357

On-base Plus Slugging	.733	.691

Michael Busch or Ryan Mountcastle Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	216

Runs	75	27

Hits	126	55

Singles	70	37

Doubles	25	11

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	7

RBI	77	29

Stolen Bases	3	2

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	14

Strikeouts	140	58

Batting Average	.251	.256

On Base Pct	.327	.301

Slugging Pct	.473	.414

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.714

Michael Busch or Ryan Mountcastle Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
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	Ryan Mountcastle is initiating a hitting progression. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	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	Ryan Mountcastle underwent an MRI that revealed a pulled oblique strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	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	Ryan Mountcastle is no longer starting a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	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	Ryan Mountcastle will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	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	Ryan Mountcastle resumed running in Florida. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
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 Ryan Mountcastle Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#21
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#263
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#190	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#389
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#230
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#227
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#373	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#150	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#103
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#304
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Sat, Apr 4th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Sun, Jun 21st				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#353
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR