Ben Rice or Josh Smith

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Josh Smith Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	506	169

Runs	87	18

Hits	130	37

Singles	69	29

Doubles	22	3

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	36	4

RBI	88	12

Stolen Bases	3	4

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	68	23

Strikeouts	144	43

Batting Average	.257	.219

On Base Pct	.349	.314

Slugging Pct	.526	.320

On-base Plus Slugging	.875	.634

Ben Rice or Josh Smith Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	452

Runs	71	61

Hits	113	112

Singles	63	75

Doubles	23	23

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	25	11

RBI	72	46

Stolen Bases	4	10

Caught Stealing	2	3

Walks	52	48

Strikeouts	111	99

Batting Average	.247	.247

On Base Pct	.323	.318

Slugging Pct	.474	.374

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.692

Ben Rice or Josh Smith Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
News
	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	Josh Smith went 1-for-2 in the win over the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd
	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	Josh Smith (hamstring) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Josh Smith has continued on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Ben Rice went 1-for-5 in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with a double, three runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
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

Ben Rice or Josh Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#214	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#238	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#310	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#372	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#181	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#244
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#153	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#148	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#402
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Tue, Jul 21st				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL