Ben Rice or Ivan Herrera

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Ivan Herrera Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	337	346

Runs	64	60

Hits	94	86

Singles	47	61

Doubles	15	13

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	29	11

RBI	68	40

Stolen Bases	2	5

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	48	51

Strikeouts	91	68

Batting Average	.279	.249

On Base Pct	.372	.381

Slugging Pct	.599	.387

On-base Plus Slugging	.971	.768

Ben Rice or Ivan Herrera Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	466

Runs	71	66

Hits	113	126

Singles	63	86

Doubles	23	21

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	25	18

RBI	72	66

Stolen Bases	4	8

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	52	54

Strikeouts	111	105

Batting Average	.247	.271

On Base Pct	.323	.348

Slugging Pct	.474	.436

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.783

Ben Rice or Ivan Herrera Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
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	Ivan Herrera went 2-for-6 with a homer, one run scored and one RBI in Tuesday's doubleheader against the Brewers. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 8th
	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	Ivan Herrera went 3-for-4 in win over the Cubs with three runs scored, two RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 4th
	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	Ivan Herrera went 3-for-5 in Sunday's win over the Royals with a home run, three runs scored, three RBI, a walk and a strikeout. Chase Davis Mon, Jun 22nd
	Ben Rice announced on Instagram that he's doing the Home Run Derby. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Ivan Herrera went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Padres with a walk and one stolen base. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 18th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	Ivan Herrera went 0-for-3 with a walk and one stolen base in a 5-4 loss to Minnesota. Chase Davis Mon, Jun 15th
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	Ivan Herrera followed up his 2024 breakout with another step forward in 2025, logging 452 plate appearances and posting a .284/.373/.464 line with 19 home runs and a 140 Rbat+. His gains were backed by skills growth: a career-best 18.6% strikeout rate, 9.5% walk rate and 91.2 mph average exit velocity, along with a jump to a .180 ISO. While his BABIP dipped to .315, his rOBA (.372) and hard-hit rate (48.2%) supported the production, reinforcing that the bat is driving the value rather than batted-ball luck. The 2026 projections maintain him as an above-average offensive catcher with mid-to-high teens power and strong on-base skills, though a full repeat of last year's efficiency likely regresses slightly. Even with modest pull and fly-ball rates, Herrera's improving contact quality and stable plate discipline give him one of the higher offensive floors at the position. He only had 14 appearances at catcher in 2025, so check your league's position eligibility or prepare to have him only as a DH for a while into 2026. 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 Ivan Herrera Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#90	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#166
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#307
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#219
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#222	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#124
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#315	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#308
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#132
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#200	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#117
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#147	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#88
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#225
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#209
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#144
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#169	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#209	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#208
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#177
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#272
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#260	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#190
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#70	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#298	vs ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#286	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT			@ LAA
Tue, Jul 21st	vs PIT			@ LAA
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT			@ LAA
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI			vs CIN
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI			vs CIN
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI			vs CIN
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL			vs COL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ COL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ SF
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#178
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Sat, May 23rd				@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#420
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#67
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#238
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#241
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF