Ben Rortvedt or Will Smith

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rortvedt or Will Smith Player Statistics
	Will Smith C - LAD	Ben Rortvedt C - LAD
2026 Stats


At Bats	196	27

Runs	29	0

Hits	47	5

Singles	33	5

Doubles	7	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	0

RBI	28	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	27	0

Strikeouts	38	9

Batting Average	.240	.185

On Base Pct	.335	.185

Slugging Pct	.383	.185

On-base Plus Slugging	.717	.370

Ben Rortvedt or Will Smith Player Projections
	Will Smith C - LAD	Ben Rortvedt C - LAD
2026 Projections


At Bats	422	59

Runs	68	6

Hits	111	12

Singles	69	9

Doubles	21	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	19	1

RBI	67	7

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	6

Strikeouts	96	17

Batting Average	.263	.206

On Base Pct	.350	.279

Slugging Pct	.455	.307

On-base Plus Slugging	.805	.586

Ben Rortvedt or Will Smith Player Notes
	Will Smith C - LAD	Ben Rortvedt C - LAD
News
	Will Smith went 1-for-3 in a win over the Reds with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 9th	The Dodgers sent C Ben Rortvedt outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 5th
	Will Smith (neck) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st	Ben Rortvedt was designated for assignment on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st
	Will Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in a rehab game for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Dodgers selected the contract of Ben Rortvedt. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Will Smith will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Ben Rortvedt will be activated by the Dodgers on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Will Smith took live batting practice on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Mets are trading catcher Ben Rortvedt to the Dodgers for RHP Chayce McDermott. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
	Will Smith rebounded in 2025 with one of the most efficient offensive seasons of his career, slashing .296/.404/.497 with a 152 OPS+ across 110 games. Improved plate discipline helped offset a modest 20.4% strikeout rate, and his .345 BABIP wasn't entirely fluky given the quality of contact. Projections peg some batting average regression but maintain him as an elite offensive catcher thanks to stable power (mid-20s HR pace over a full season) and strong OBP skills in the middle of a loaded Dodgers lineup. Smith should be drafted as a top-tier catcher in all formats, with OBP leagues especially benefiting from his elevated walk rate and run-production environment. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Ben Rortvedt or Will Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Will Smith C - LAD			Ben Rortvedt C - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#201	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#201
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#245	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#245
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#331	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#331
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#281	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#281
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ SF