Ben Rice or Luken Baker

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Luken Baker Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Luken Baker 1B,DH - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	565	5

Runs	104	0

Hits	148	1

Singles	80	1

Doubles	23	0

Triples	4	0

Home Runs	41	0

RBI	97	0

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	84	0

Strikeouts	158	3

Batting Average	.262	.200

On Base Pct	.362	.200

Slugging Pct	.535	.200

On-base Plus Slugging	.896	.400

Ben Rice or Luken Baker Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Luken Baker 1B,DH - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	30

Runs	71	3

Hits	113	6

Singles	63	4

Doubles	23	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	25	1

RBI	72	4

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	52	4

Strikeouts	111	9

Batting Average	.247	.206

On Base Pct	.323	.292

Slugging Pct	.474	.352

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.644

Ben Rice or Luken Baker Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Luken Baker 1B,DH - FA
News
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in Wednesday’s 9-2 win over the Rays with two solo home runs. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 24th	The Diamondbacks re-signed 1B Luken Baker to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 24th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-3 in Friday’s 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks with a home run, one triple, two runs scored, two RBI, and two walks. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 19th	The Diamondbacks sent 1B Luken Baker outright to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th
	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	The Diamondbacks designated 1B Luken Baker for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-3 in a win over the Padres with two walks and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th	Baker is a career .206/.317/.338 hitter with four home runs over parts of three major-league seasons. Arizona selected his contract from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday to fill the roster spot left by Carlos Santana (groin), with Pavin Smith (elbow) also currently sidelined. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th	The D-backs have reassigned first baseman Luken Baker to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 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
	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 Luken Baker Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Luken Baker 1B,DH - FA
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#207
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)	#177
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#229
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#253
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63