Cesar Salazar or Will Smith

Baseball Stats Comparison

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News & Notes
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Cesar Salazar or Will Smith Player Statistics
	Will Smith C - LAD	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	196	18

Runs	29	0

Hits	47	1

Singles	33	1

Doubles	7	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	0

RBI	28	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	27	3

Strikeouts	38	3

Batting Average	.240	.056

On Base Pct	.335	.227

Slugging Pct	.383	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.717	.283

Cesar Salazar or Will Smith Player Projections
	Will Smith C - LAD	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	422	92

Runs	68	10

Hits	111	20

Singles	69	14

Doubles	21	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	19	2

RBI	67	10

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	9

Strikeouts	96	22

Batting Average	.263	.212

On Base Pct	.350	.282

Slugging Pct	.455	.320

On-base Plus Slugging	.805	.602

Cesar Salazar or Will Smith Player Notes
	Will Smith C - LAD	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
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 Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Will Smith (neck) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	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 Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	Will Smith will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Will Smith took live batting practice on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Astros catcher Cesar Salazar has not made the club's Opening Day roster, according to manager Joe Espada. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
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

Cesar Salazar or Will Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Will Smith C - LAD			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#397
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#266
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#204
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#391
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#201	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sat, Jul 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#245	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#331	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#281	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112