Michael Busch or Sal Stewart

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Michael Busch or Sal Stewart Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Sal Stewart 1B,2B,3B,DH - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	534	542

Runs	64	80

Hits	126	144

Singles	81	88

Doubles	25	25

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	18	31

RBI	69	105

Stolen Bases	2	12

Caught Stealing	1	4

Walks	79	57

Strikeouts	146	130

Batting Average	.236	.266

On Base Pct	.345	.336

Slugging Pct	.391	.483

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.819

Michael Busch or Sal Stewart Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Sal Stewart 1B,2B,3B,DH - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	420

Runs	75	58

Hits	126	111

Singles	70	68

Doubles	25	23

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	27	18

RBI	77	62

Stolen Bases	3	7

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	57	37

Strikeouts	140	91

Batting Average	.251	.265

On Base Pct	.327	.324

Slugging Pct	.473	.447

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.771

Michael Busch or Sal Stewart Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Sal Stewart 1B,2B,3B,DH - CIN
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	Sal Stewart went 2-for-5 in a win over the Cubs with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 31st
	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	Sal Stewart went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Cubs with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	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	Sal Stewart went 2-for-4 in a 10-8 win over the Cubs with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	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	Sal Stewart went 1-for-3 in Wednesday’s 5-4 win over the Cardinals with a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	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	Sal Stewart went 2-for-3 in a 9-8 win over the White Sox with a home run, four runs scored, two RBI, and two walks. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
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 Sal Stewart Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Sal Stewart 1B,2B,3B,DH - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#265	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#260
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#390	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#238
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#315
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#363
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#414
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD