Ben Rice or Drake Baldwin

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Drake Baldwin Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
2026 Stats


At Bats	337	279

Runs	64	49

Hits	94	71

Singles	47	50

Doubles	15	6

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	29	15

RBI	68	46

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	48	32

Strikeouts	91	71

Batting Average	.279	.255

On Base Pct	.372	.345

Slugging Pct	.599	.437

On-base Plus Slugging	.971	.782

Ben Rice or Drake Baldwin Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	464

Runs	71	62

Hits	113	123

Singles	63	80

Doubles	23	22

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	25	19

RBI	72	73

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	52	47

Strikeouts	111	92

Batting Average	.247	.264

On Base Pct	.323	.330

Slugging Pct	.474	.443

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.774

Ben Rice or Drake Baldwin Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
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	Drake Baldwin went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jul 6th
	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	Drake Baldwin went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Giants. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 18th
	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	The Braves activated Drake Baldwin from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th
	Ben Rice announced on Instagram that he's doing the Home Run Derby. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Drake Baldwin (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros 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	Drake Baldwin is scheduled to take live batting practice on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
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	Drake Baldwin broke out in 2025, finishing with a .274/.341/.469 slash line, 19 home runs and an .810 OPS (126 OPS+) across 446 plate appearances, good for 3.3 WAR and a runner-up Rookie of the Year finish. Baldwin is a clear riser at a thin catcher position. Catchers who combine above-average power (4.3% HR rate, .195 ISO) with strong contact skills are rare, and his everyday role in Atlanta further boosts counting-stat reliability. If the 2026 projections maintain anything close to his rookie rate production over a fuller workload, Baldwin profiles as a top-tier fantasy catcher with a stable floor and legitimate 20-25 home run upside. 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

Ben Rice or Drake Baldwin Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#90	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#74
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#219
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#251
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#178
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#251
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#222	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#344
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#315	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#296
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#49
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#132
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#200	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#187
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#147	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#306
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#172
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#206
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#273
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#169
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#209	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#238
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	@ SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#170
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#260	vs NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#67
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#70	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#298	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#286	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT			vs SD
Tue, Jul 21st	vs PIT			vs SD
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT			vs SD
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA			vs NYM
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL			@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL			@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR			@ MIL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA			vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIA
Sun, Mar 29th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Mon, Apr 6th				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Thu, Apr 30th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Thu, May 14th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#88
Sat, May 23rd				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Sat, Jun 6th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIA
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM
Mon, Aug 17th				@ MIN
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI