Javier Baez or Royce Lewis

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Javier Baez or Royce Lewis Player Statistics
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	387	162

Runs	48	24

Hits	91	41

Singles	55	27

Doubles	21	11

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	14	2

RBI	51	17

Stolen Bases	14	1

Caught Stealing	0	2

Walks	36	5

Strikeouts	106	32

Batting Average	.235	.253

On Base Pct	.302	.282

Slugging Pct	.403	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.705	.653

Javier Baez or Royce Lewis Player Projections
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	453	343

Runs	56	40

Hits	111	81

Singles	70	56

Doubles	23	15

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	19	9

RBI	64	43

Stolen Bases	10	6

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	36	14

Strikeouts	105	88

Batting Average	.245	.235

On Base Pct	.301	.264

Slugging Pct	.423	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.724	.631

Javier Baez or Royce Lewis Player Notes
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
News
	Royce Lewis went 3-for-4 in Tuesday's 15-2 win over the Tigers with a home run, a double, two runs scored, three RBI, and a walk. Matthew Adam Wed, Sep 2nd	Javier Baez went 1-for-1 in a win over the Twins with a three-run double. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd
	Royce Lewis went 1-for-4 in Friday's 7-4 loss to the White Sox with a stolen base and two strikeouts. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 29th	Tigers utility man Javier Baez went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in a 13-1 rout of the A's on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Aug 1st
	Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Athletics with a stolen base. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 26th	The Tigers have activated utility player Javier Baez from the injured list, and he will start Tuesday's game against the Orioles in center field. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th
	Royce Lewis went 1-for-4 in a 6-4 win over Atlanta on Wednesday with one stolen base and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday with a double, two RBI, and one stolen base. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 9th	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
	Royce Lewis's elite upside remains undeniable, but his 2025 season underscored the growing gap between talent and fantasy reliability, as he posted a .237/.283/.388 line with diminished power and run production over 106 games. While his athleticism still shows up with occasional steals and defensive flexibility, the overall offensive profile has slipped closer to below league average. FantasyPros 2026 projections remain cautiously optimistic, but until Lewis can stay on the field and sustain his early-career power, he profiles as a high-variance pick whose draft cost may outweigh the floor in standard formats. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Javier Baez or Royce Lewis Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#179
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, Apr 16th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#132
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137
Mon, Apr 20th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#208
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Mon, May 4th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#178
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#217	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#335	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#317	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#303	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#303	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Wed, Jun 17th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#312	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Thu, Jun 25th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#218	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#251
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#409
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th				vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#130	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#229	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#169
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#178
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39