Ben Cowles or Manny Machado

Baseball Stats Comparison

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News & Notes
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Ben Cowles or Manny Machado Player Statistics
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	512	‐

Runs	70	‐

Hits	114	‐

Singles	68	‐

Doubles	21	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	25	‐

RBI	76	‐

Stolen Bases	5	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	68	‐

Strikeouts	127	‐

Batting Average	.223	‐

On Base Pct	.311	‐

Slugging Pct	.410	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.721	‐

Ben Cowles or Manny Machado Player Projections
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	568	19

Runs	79	2

Hits	151	4

Singles	95	3

Doubles	28	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	27	0

RBI	89	2

Stolen Bases	10	1

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	50	1

Strikeouts	122	6

Batting Average	.266	.218

On Base Pct	.325	.273

Slugging Pct	.457	.314

On-base Plus Slugging	.782	.587

Ben Cowles or Manny Machado Player Notes
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
News
	Manny Machado went 1-for-2 with a home run in the Padres 5-1 loss on Saturday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	Manny Machado went 4-for-5 in the Padres 5-0 win over the Reds on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The Cubs claimed INF Ben Cowles off waivers. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 5-2 win over the Mets on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Blue Jays have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 18th
	Manny Machado went 3-for-5 with four RBI in the Padres 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th
	Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 5-3 win over the Marlins on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Ben Cowles has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. Cowles was designated for assignment by the White Sox last week. David Leisering Thu, Jan 15th
Notes
	There is consistent, and then there is Manny Machado. In his age-32 season, Machado played in 159 games, hitting 27 home runs, scoring 91 times, driving in 95, and had a slash line of .275/.335/.460. (His slash line in 2024 was .275/.325/.472.) His home run total was the lowest since 2014 (ignoring 2020), but he actually barreled the ball (12.9%) and had his highest HardHit rate (51.5%) since 2021. The Padres lineup is aging, but Machado is still projected to bat behind Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill, which should lead to plenty of counting stats. Depending on how you feel about Junior Caminero, Machado is either the second or third-best third baseman in 2026 fantasy baseball and a solid early-round pick. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Ben Cowles or Manny Machado Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD			Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#375	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#249	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#168	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF	Anthony Molina		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#375
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL