Ben Rice or Tyler Austin

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Tyler Austin Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	573	‐

Runs	105	‐

Hits	151	‐

Singles	82	‐

Doubles	24	‐

Triples	4	‐

Home Runs	41	‐

RBI	97	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	85	‐

Strikeouts	162	‐

Batting Average	.264	‐

On Base Pct	.363	‐

Slugging Pct	.534	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.897	‐

Ben Rice or Tyler Austin Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	144

Runs	71	20

Hits	113	35

Singles	63	20

Doubles	23	8

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	25	6

RBI	72	21

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	52	15

Strikeouts	111	41

Batting Average	.247	.243

On Base Pct	.323	.316

Slugging Pct	.474	.439

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.754

Ben Rice or Tyler Austin Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
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 Cubs placed 1B/OF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	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	Austin (knee) signed a one-year contract with Chicago over the winter after spending the previous six campaigns with Yokohama in Japan. He has not played in the majors since 2019. Bruno Mulé Wed, Feb 25th
	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
	Ben Rice went 3-for-3 in a win over the Padres with two walks and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th
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 Tyler Austin Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#205
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#175
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#170	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#252
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#117
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#211	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#216
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#205
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#136	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#239
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#178
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#271	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#40
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#118	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#257	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#213
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#117
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#42	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sat, Jun 6th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44