Michael Busch or Ryan Ward

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Michael Busch or Ryan Ward Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - LAD
2026 Stats


At Bats	543	55

Runs	65	8

Hits	128	12

Singles	82	5

Doubles	26	4

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	18	3

RBI	70	12

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	79	5

Strikeouts	147	17

Batting Average	.236	.218

On Base Pct	.343	.283

Slugging Pct	.390	.455

On-base Plus Slugging	.734	.738

Michael Busch or Ryan Ward Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - LAD
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	18

Runs	75	2

Hits	126	4

Singles	70	2

Doubles	25	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	1

RBI	77	3

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	2

Strikeouts	140	5

Batting Average	.251	.208

On Base Pct	.327	.275

Slugging Pct	.473	.357

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.632

Michael Busch or Ryan Ward Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - LAD
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 Dodgers optioned Ryan Ward to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
	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 Ward went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Angels with a home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Chase Davis Mon, Jun 8th
	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 Ward went 1-for-2 in win over the Phillies with a home run, a run scored, one RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis 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	The Dodgers recalled Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City. 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	The Dodgers are expected to recall Ryan Ward. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
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 Ward Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#260
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#275
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#140
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ SF
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Sat, Apr 4th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Mon, May 11th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sun, Jun 21st				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Mon, Jul 6th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Mon, Aug 10th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Aug 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157