Ben Rice or Brent Rooker

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Brent Rooker Player Statistics
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	180	337

Runs	20	64

Hits	36	94

Singles	22	47

Doubles	4	15

Triples	0	3

Home Runs	10	29

RBI	29	68

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	48

Strikeouts	65	91

Batting Average	.200	.279

On Base Pct	.281	.372

Slugging Pct	.389	.599

On-base Plus Slugging	.670	.971

Ben Rice or Brent Rooker Player Projections
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	567	459

Runs	85	71

Hits	150	113

Singles	84	63

Doubles	31	23

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	33	25

RBI	95	72

Stolen Bases	6	4

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	60	52

Strikeouts	159	111

Batting Average	.265	.247

On Base Pct	.335	.323

Slugging Pct	.503	.474

On-base Plus Slugging	.838	.797

Ben Rice or Brent Rooker Player Notes
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY
News
	Brent Rooker is set to undergo season-ending left knee surgery to address cartilage damage. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 1st	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
	Brent Rooker is away from the Athletics on Tuesday being re-evaluated at Stanford for his knee injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	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
	Brent Rooker has started a running and hitting progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	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
	Brent Rooker remains held out of baseball activities. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Ben Rice announced on Instagram that he's doing the Home Run Derby. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Brent Rooker was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a bone bruise in his left knee. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 12th	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th
Notes
	Credit the Athletics (and Nick Kurtz) for giving fantasy managers a welcome stretch of "Brent Rooker the outfielder," which added some valuable roster flexibility. While Rooker couldn't quite replicate his breakout 2024 campaign, he still delivered strong power production in 2025. He finished with 30 home runs, 89 RBI, and 92 runs scored, posting a .262/.335/.479 slash line. His strikeout rate dipped to 22.2%, a change that may have slightly capped his power output, and it wouldn't be surprising to see that number drift back toward his career norm around 28%. Even so, Rooker benefits from hitter-friendly conditions in Sacramento and a spot in the heart of a lineup that ranked fourth in MLB with a .431 team slugging percentage. With that context, his counting stats should remain reliable, keeping Rooker firmly on the fantasy radar for 2026. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	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
	The Athletics lineup is sneaky good at the top, and their ballpark is a little league launchpad. Rooker has been consistent, blasting at least 30 homers in 3 years straight. He even batted .292 in 2024. I think he is undervalued and has plenty of upside. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal	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

Ben Rice or Brent Rooker Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH			Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#90
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#125	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#207	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#235	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#134	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#219
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#393	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#133	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#222
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#315
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#251	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)	#342	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#132
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#90	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#200
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#195	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#147
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#95	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#296	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#432	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#169
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#209
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#90	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (3-1)	#165	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#272	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#260
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#70
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#298
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#169	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#286
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#178	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI			vs PIT
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI			vs PIT
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI			vs PIT
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN			@ PHI
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN			@ PHI
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN			@ PHI
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS			@ CWS
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS			@ CWS
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS			@ CWS
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS			@ CWS
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN			vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN			vs STL
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			vs TOR
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			vs HOU
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#352
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#134
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB