Ben Rice or Pavin Smith

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Pavin Smith Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	506	78

Runs	87	5

Hits	130	11

Singles	69	9

Doubles	22	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	36	1

RBI	88	6

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	68	10

Strikeouts	144	18

Batting Average	.257	.141

On Base Pct	.349	.236

Slugging Pct	.526	.192

On-base Plus Slugging	.875	.428

Ben Rice or Pavin Smith Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	352

Runs	71	47

Hits	113	84

Singles	63	52

Doubles	23	18

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	25	12

RBI	72	47

Stolen Bases	4	3

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	52	50

Strikeouts	111	103

Batting Average	.247	.237

On Base Pct	.323	.331

Slugging Pct	.474	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.728

Ben Rice or Pavin Smith Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
News
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th	Pavin Smith cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	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	The Diamondbacks designated Pavin Smith for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	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	The Diamondbacks activated Pavin Smith from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said an illness kept Pavin Smith out of a rehab game on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
	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	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Pavin Smith could be activated from the injured list next week. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
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 Pavin Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Pavin Smith 1B,DH - ARI
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#264
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#214
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#238
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#238	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#415
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#310
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#310	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#372	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#372
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#181	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#153	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#148	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#360
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#148
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 6th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80