Austin Hedges or Ben Rice

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Austin Hedges or Ben Rice Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Austin Hedges C - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	528	197

Runs	94	20

Hits	137	49

Singles	75	36

Doubles	22	8

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	37	5

RBI	89	23

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	72	20

Strikeouts	149	40

Batting Average	.260	.249

On Base Pct	.354	.318

Slugging Pct	.523	.366

On-base Plus Slugging	.876	.684

Austin Hedges or Ben Rice Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Austin Hedges C - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	132

Runs	71	13

Hits	113	24

Singles	63	17

Doubles	23	4

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	25	3

RBI	72	12

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	52	12

Strikeouts	111	39

Batting Average	.247	.185

On Base Pct	.323	.252

Slugging Pct	.474	.298

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.550

Austin Hedges or Ben Rice Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Austin Hedges C - CLE
News
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a win over the Mets with a home run, three runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 12th	Austin Hedges went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 win over the Angels with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-3 in a win over the Padres with two walks and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th	Austin Hedges went 2-for-3 in an 11-3 loss to the Rays on Friday with a home run, one walk, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Jul 25th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th	Austin Hedges went 2-for-3 in a 3-1 loss to the White Sox with a home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sun, Jul 5th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Red Sox with one run scored and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	Austin Hedges went 1-for-3 in a 9-4 win over the Rangers on Wednesday with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 2nd
	Ben Rice went 1-for-2 in Wednesday’s 9-3 win over the Astros with a solo home run, three runs scored, and three walks. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Austin Hedges went 1-for-3 in a 3-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday with a walk, a run scored, and one stolen base. Matthew Adam Thu, May 7th
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 Hedges or Ben Rice Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Austin Hedges C - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#223	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#241	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#200
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#223
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#211	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Sat, May 23rd				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#298	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#332
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#195
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#313	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Sat, Jul 18th				vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#93
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#220
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#215
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#145	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#308
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#237	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#138
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#254
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ KC
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399