Austin Barnes or Will Smith

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Austin Barnes or Will Smith Player Statistics
	Will Smith C - LAD	Austin Barnes C - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	228	‐

Runs	34	‐

Hits	57	‐

Singles	38	‐

Doubles	9	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	10	‐

RBI	34	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	34	‐

Strikeouts	43	‐

Batting Average	.250	‐

On Base Pct	.349	‐

Slugging Pct	.421	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.771	‐

Austin Barnes or Will Smith Player Projections
	Will Smith C - LAD	Austin Barnes C - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	422	39

Runs	68	4

Hits	111	8

Singles	69	7

Doubles	21	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	19	0

RBI	67	3

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	4

Strikeouts	96	10

Batting Average	.263	.210

On Base Pct	.350	.278

Slugging Pct	.455	.270

On-base Plus Slugging	.805	.548

Austin Barnes or Will Smith Player Notes
	Will Smith C - LAD	Austin Barnes C - FA
News
	Will Smith went 1-for-4 in a win over the Padres with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 23rd	The Mets released C Austin Barnes. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
	Will Smith went 3-for-5 in a 10-4 win over the Giants with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Sep 20th	The New York Mets have signed catcher Austin Barnes to a minor-league deal. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jan 29th
	Will Smith went 1-for-4 in a win over the Giants with a solo home run, one run scored, one RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 19th
	Will Smith went 1-for-3 in a win over the Reds with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 9th
	Will Smith (neck) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st
Notes
	Will Smith rebounded in 2025 with one of the most efficient offensive seasons of his career, slashing .296/.404/.497 with a 152 OPS+ across 110 games. Improved plate discipline helped offset a modest 20.4% strikeout rate, and his .345 BABIP wasn't entirely fluky given the quality of contact. Projections peg some batting average regression but maintain him as an elite offensive catcher thanks to stable power (mid-20s HR pace over a full season) and strong OBP skills in the middle of a loaded Dodgers lineup. Smith should be drafted as a top-tier catcher in all formats, with OBP leagues especially benefiting from his elevated walk rate and run-production environment. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Austin Barnes or Will Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Will Smith C - LAD			Austin Barnes C - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#287
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#215
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#301
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#269
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#134
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#265
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#120
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)	#244
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#241
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#272
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#231
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#45
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#272
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#231
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297