Ben Rice or Munetaka Murakami

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Munetaka Murakami Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	519	396

Runs	90	74

Hits	133	83

Singles	72	38

Doubles	22	14

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	36	31

RBI	88	63

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	0	3

Walks	72	82

Strikeouts	148	169

Batting Average	.256	.210

On Base Pct	.352	.349

Slugging Pct	.518	.480

On-base Plus Slugging	.871	.828

Ben Rice or Munetaka Murakami Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	481

Runs	71	70

Hits	113	108

Singles	63	61

Doubles	23	17

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	25	28

RBI	72	75

Stolen Bases	4	8

Caught Stealing	2	3

Walks	52	73

Strikeouts	111	182

Batting Average	.247	.225

On Base Pct	.323	.326

Slugging Pct	.474	.440

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.766

Ben Rice or Munetaka Murakami Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS
News
	Ben Rice went 3-for-3 in a win over the Padres with two walks and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Pirates with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 10th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Twins with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th
	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	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Cubs with a solo home run and one walk.. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	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	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, two walks, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 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 Munetaka Murakami Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#177
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#192
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#196	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#222	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#353
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#272	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#340	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#352	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#170
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#161	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#123
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#192	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#123
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs COL
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Apr 6th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Thu, May 14th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194
Sat, May 23rd				@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sat, Jun 6th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Sat, Jul 18th				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET