Ben Rice or Yandy Diaz
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY  | Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 188 | 195 |
| Runs | 42 | 29 |
| Hits | 57 | 61 |
| Singles | 26 | 41 |
| Doubles | 13 | 9 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 10 |
| RBI | 39 | 36 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 27 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 29 |
| Batting Average | .303 | .313 |
| On Base Pct | .393 | .392 |
| Slugging Pct | .654 | .523 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.047 | .915 |
| Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY | Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 459 | 548 |
| Runs | 71 | 75 |
| Hits | 113 | 158 |
| Singles | 63 | 109 |
| Doubles | 23 | 28 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 20 |
| RBI | 72 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 52 | 57 |
| Strikeouts | 111 | 92 |
| Batting Average | .247 | .288 |
| On Base Pct | .323 | .354 |
| Slugging Pct | .474 | .450 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .797 | .803 |
| Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY | Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB | |
| News | ||
| Ben Rice went 4-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a home run, two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, May 30th | Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with two home runs, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th | |
| Ben Rice went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s win over the Royal with a triple, one run scored, one walk, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, May 28th | Yandy Diaz is back in the Rays lineup on Friday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | |
| Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th | The Tampa Bay Rays are hopeful that Yandy Díaz will be able to return to the lineup Friday against the New York Yankees. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, May 22nd | |
| Ben Rice went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th | Yandy Diaz is not in the Rays lineup on Wednesday against the Orioles. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | |
| Ben Rice went 3-for-5 in a 5-2 win over the Mets with a home run, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, May 16th | Yandy Diaz exited Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth inning after being hit on the fingers by a fastball from Yennier Cano. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 20th | |
| 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 | Yandy Diaz made the most of the Rays' season at George Steinbrenner Field, cracking the 25-HR mark for the first time in his career while maintaining a .300 average. With the return to much less hitter-friendly Tropicana Field, fantasy managers should not expect another 25 homers, but 20 is within reason. Diaz is a middle-round pick best used to boost batting average, but there is more power to be had elsewhere at the position. 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 | He has the dreamiest of batted ball profiles in the league, but doesn't hit the ball in the air enough to capitalize and provide consistent power. As usual, however, I am buying in the hopes that his launch angle and fly ball rate finally provide the true breakout we all want to see from Yandy. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | |
| Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY | Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 25th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #96 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #85 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #45 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #59 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #204 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIA | Pete Fairbanks | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #229 | |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #218 | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #278 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #116 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #143 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #256 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #34 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #150 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #47 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #222 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #417 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #138 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs LAA | Brent Suter (1-2) | #220 | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #33 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #374 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #84 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #206 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #121 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #229 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #79 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #50 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #208 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #64 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #313 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #96 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #254 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #52 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #284 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #63 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #84 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #95 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #169 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #119 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #199 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #77 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #59 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #95 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #46 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #163 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #24 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #70 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #325 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #313 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #116 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #420 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #130 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #47 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #200 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #417 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #98 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #152 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #33 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #119 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #77 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #84 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs CWS | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs CWS | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ DET | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ DET | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ DET | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ BOS | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs DET | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs DET | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ TB | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ TB | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ TB | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ TB | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ WSH | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ WSH | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ WSH | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs LAD | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs LAD | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs LAD | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs PIT | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs PIT | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs PIT | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ CWS | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ CWS | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ CWS | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CWS | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CHC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CHC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CHC | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs ATL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs ATL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs ATL | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs SEA | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs SEA | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs SEA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ TOR | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ TOR | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ TOR | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs TOR | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs TOR | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs TOR | @ BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs HOU | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs HOU | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs HOU | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BOS | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BOS | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BOS | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ LAA | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAA | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAA | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SD | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SD | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SD | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs COL | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs COL | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs COL | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs NYM | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs NYM | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs NYM | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ MIN | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ MIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ MIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs TB | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs TB | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs TB | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs BAL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs BAL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs BAL | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #117 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #86 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #108 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #203 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #53 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ KC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ TOR | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATH | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ DET | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs ATH | |||||
