Austin Hays or Ben Rice

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Austin Hays or Ben Rice Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Austin Hays LF,DH - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	337	43

Runs	64	3

Hits	94	10

Singles	47	8

Doubles	15	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	29	1

RBI	68	7

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	48	1

Strikeouts	91	13

Batting Average	.279	.233

On Base Pct	.372	.250

Slugging Pct	.599	.326

On-base Plus Slugging	.971	.576

Austin Hays or Ben Rice Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Austin Hays LF,DH - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	411

Runs	71	54

Hits	113	102

Singles	63	64

Doubles	23	21

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	25	14

RBI	72	54

Stolen Bases	4	6

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	52	29

Strikeouts	111	111

Batting Average	.247	.248

On Base Pct	.323	.297

Slugging Pct	.474	.414

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.712

Austin Hays or Ben Rice Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Austin Hays LF,DH - CWS
News
	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Nationals with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-4 in Thursday's 12-4 win over the Rays with two home runs, five RBI, three runs scored, and one walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 9th	Austin Hays has been pulled off his rehab assignment due to continued soreness in his left calf. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in Tuesday’s loss to the Rays with a home run, one run scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 8th	Austin Hays began his rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th
	Ben Rice announced on Instagram that he's doing the Home Run Derby. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Austin Hays will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	The White Sox placed Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
Notes
	Ben Rice followed a rough 2024 debut with a legitimate breakout in 2025, slashing .255/.337/.499 with 26 homers and a 131 OPS+ across 138 games. The power spike was supported by improved contact quality and a manageable strikeout rate, turning him from replacement-level depth into a middle-of-the-order threat. Dual eligibility at catcher and first base quietly boosts his fantasy value. While his defensive profile may keep him rotating between DH and multiple positions, Rice's age-26 surge makes him an appealing upside target. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	Excellent plate discipline and approach, I have been targeting Rice since the end of last year as a sleeper. A lot of people have joined on the Rice bandwagon, which has inflated his ADP, but I am even more bullish on him than the rest of the fantasy community. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Austin Hays or Ben Rice Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Austin Hays LF,DH - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#90	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#172
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287
Mon, Apr 6th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#132
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#133
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#219	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#77
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#286
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#222	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#315	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Thu, May 14th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#133
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#200	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-3)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171
Sat, May 23rd				@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#195
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#376
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#251
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	vs ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#95
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#169	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#209	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#211
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#315
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#82
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#260	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#70	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#161
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#298	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#286	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-4)	#113
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-1)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#69
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT			@ TEX
Tue, Jul 21st	vs PIT			@ TEX
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT			@ TEX
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS			vs NYY
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS			vs NYY
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS			vs NYY
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS			vs NYY
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC			@ TB
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC			@ TB
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC			@ TB
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL			@ BOS
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BOS
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA			vs CIN
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA			vs CIN
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR			@ DET
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR			@ DET
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR			@ DET
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL			@ CHC
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL			@ CHC
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL			vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR			vs NYM
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs COL
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#132
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#147
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU