Byron Buxton or Evan Carter

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Byron Buxton or Evan Carter Player Statistics
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	370	326

Runs	65	43

Hits	94	64

Singles	50	41

Doubles	18	13

Triples	1	2

Home Runs	25	8

RBI	46	32

Stolen Bases	7	14

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	30	43

Strikeouts	100	91

Batting Average	.254	.196

On Base Pct	.319	.297

Slugging Pct	.511	.322

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	.619

Byron Buxton or Evan Carter Player Projections
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	469	394

Runs	79	57

Hits	119	95

Singles	62	59

Doubles	24	18

Triples	4	3

Home Runs	28	12

RBI	72	48

Stolen Bases	17	19

Caught Stealing	2	4

Walks	39	45

Strikeouts	141	101

Batting Average	.253	.240

On Base Pct	.311	.318

Slugging Pct	.503	.395

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.713

Byron Buxton or Evan Carter Player Notes
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
News
	Byron Buxton left Tuesday’s game in the seventh inning. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Evan Carter went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th
	Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 in a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Monday with a double, four runs scored, and a walk. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one double, one stolen base, and one run scored. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th
	Byron Buxton (hip) has been activated from the IL and will be in the Twins' starting lineup Thursday night. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th	Evan Carter went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with one walk, one stolen base, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
	Byron Buxton took pre-game batting practice on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a 7-6 win over the Braves with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
	Byron Buxton received an injection in his right hip earlier this week. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Evan Carter went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. He entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, singled and scored, then added a solo homer in the eighth. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
	Byron Buxton appeared in 126 games in 2025 — his highest total since logging 140 contests in 2017 — and delivered one of the best seasons of his career. He earned an All-Star selection, picked up MVP consideration and took home a Silver Slugger after posting career highs with 35 home runs, 83 RBI and 97 runs scored. Buxton also swiped 24 bases without being caught and ranked fourth in the American League with a .878 OPS. The underlying metrics back it up, too, as he produced a 53.8% hard-hit rate and a 17.6% barrel rate. Even in a relative best-case scenario, he still missed nearly a quarter of the season due to various injuries. Buxton will be 32 on Opening Day in 2026, and his track record suggests IL stints are more expectation than exception. While any player can get hurt, some carry more baked-in risk than others. If he comes close to repeating his 2025 output, he has league-winning upside — just be careful about drafting him as if that outcome is the baseline. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Byron Buxton or Evan Carter Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN			Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#242
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#298
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#268
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#268	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ MIN
Tue, Mar 31st				@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 14th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th				vs NYM