Byron Buxton or Michael Harris II

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Byron Buxton or Michael Harris II Player Statistics
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Michael Harris II CF - ATL
2026 Stats


At Bats	306	334

Runs	57	45

Hits	83	99

Singles	41	67

Doubles	16	16

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	25	16

RBI	45	53

Stolen Bases	7	6

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	23	15

Strikeouts	83	73

Batting Average	.271	.296

On Base Pct	.328	.329

Slugging Pct	.575	.488

On-base Plus Slugging	.904	.817

Byron Buxton or Michael Harris II Player Projections
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Michael Harris II CF - ATL
2026 Projections


At Bats	469	531

Runs	79	66

Hits	119	142

Singles	62	92

Doubles	24	26

Triples	4	4

Home Runs	28	20

RBI	72	71

Stolen Bases	17	18

Caught Stealing	2	5

Walks	39	24

Strikeouts	141	110

Batting Average	.253	.267

On Base Pct	.311	.299

Slugging Pct	.503	.444

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.743

Byron Buxton or Michael Harris II Player Notes
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Michael Harris II CF - ATL
News
	The Minnesota Twins are hoping for a "full second half post-All-Star" for center fielder Byron Buxton (hip). Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th	Michael Harris II went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles, three RBI, and a run scored in Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jul 6th
	The Twins placed Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Michael Harris II went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI, and three runs scored in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jul 5th
	Twins outfielder Byron Buxton departed Sunday's game against the Yankees after re-aggravating a hip injury. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jul 5th	Michael Harris II went 2-for-4 in Friday's 5-3 win over the Mets with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 4th
	Byron Buxton was lifted from Sunday's game against the Yankees in the second inning. Diego Sandoval Sun, Jul 5th	Michael Harris II went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one RBI, and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 24th
	Byron Buxton is back in the Twins lineup on Saturday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th	Michael Harris II is back in the Braves lineup on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 20th
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	Michael Harris took another step back in 2025, slashing .249/.268/.409 with a career-worst 88 OPS+ despite playing 160 games. His plate discipline eroded further, as his walk rate cratered to 2.5% while his .281 BABIP and .295 rOBA both trended well below his rookie peak. The underlying quality of contact also dipped (43.6% HardHit, 89.4 mph EV), and his once-impactful baserunning regressed, leading to a sharp decline in overall offensive value. While the 2026 projections still forecast a return to 20/20 production, Harris is best viewed as a fantasy faller entering his age-25 season unless he meaningfully rebounds in approach and on-base skills. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
		I believe in the player and the hit too. Sure, he lacks plate discipline. But even in an off year, he still went 20/20. I am hoping with age comes plate maturity, which could finally lead to the massive fantasy breakout we all are dreaming of for Harris. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Byron Buxton or Michael Harris II Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN			Michael Harris II CF - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#187
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#168	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#49
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#146
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#143	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#347	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#150	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#67	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#346
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#295
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#310	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#50
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#186	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#245	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#148
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#337	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#186
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#313
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#161	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#418	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#172
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#209	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#207
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#163
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein		@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#230
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#170
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#434	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#432	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#151
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#67
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#256	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#101	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#49	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-1)	#232
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#307
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#149	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#178	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC			@ NYM
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC			@ NYM
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC			vs WSH
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA			vs WSH
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC			vs MIA
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET			vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st				vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th				vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#273
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th				@ NYM
Fri, Aug 14th				vs ARI
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CIN