Jeremy Pena or Maikel Garcia

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Jeremy Pena or Maikel Garcia Player Statistics
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	268	267

Runs	32	54

Hits	69	82

Singles	47	57

Doubles	17	11

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	3	13

RBI	30	37

Stolen Bases	5	8

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	24	20

Strikeouts	45	56

Batting Average	.258	.307

On Base Pct	.316	.366

Slugging Pct	.369	.502

On-base Plus Slugging	.686	.868

Jeremy Pena or Maikel Garcia Player Projections
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	572	546

Runs	81	76

Hits	155	151

Singles	105	102

Doubles	32	29

Triples	4	2

Home Runs	13	17

RBI	66	67

Stolen Bases	26	18

Caught Stealing	7	4

Walks	54	35

Strikeouts	96	106

Batting Average	.271	.277

On Base Pct	.333	.320

Slugging Pct	.409	.429

On-base Plus Slugging	.742	.750

Jeremy Pena or Maikel Garcia Player Notes
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU
News
	Maikel Garcia received a cortisone injection and will be shut down for the next five days. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 in a win over the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
	Maikel Garcia will see a hand specialist next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Jeremy Pena went 3-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a double, a walk, one run scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st
	Maikel Garcia felt similar pain symptoms in his hand and is heading back to Kansas City to be re-evaluated. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Jeremy Peña did went 1-for-5 in a 7-4 win over the Angels with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th
	Maikel Garcia is scheduled to play 5-7 innings in the field on Tuesday with Double-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 in a loss to the White Sox with two solo home runs. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
	Royals utility player Maikel Garcia (hand) is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th	Jeremy Peña went 3-for-4 in a win over the White Sox with two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
	Maikel Garcia took a massive step forward in 2025, transforming from a speed-first table-setter into a well-rounded fantasy contributor with a .286/.351/.449 line, 16 homers, and 23 steals. The offensive breakout was backed by real skill growth, including a sharp jump in on-base ability and contact quality after a down 2024. His elite defensive versatility locked in everyday playing time, which allowed the counting stats to fully surface across a full season. At just 26 years old, Garcia now profiles as a high-floor, multi-category infielder with sneaky upside rather than a niche speed play. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	Jeremy Pena took a major step forward in 2025, posting career highs in batting average (.304), OBP (.363), slugging (.477), and OPS (.840) while cutting his strikeout rate and showing tangible growth in plate discipline. The power rebound (17 HR) combined with a repeatable 20-SB pace pushed him from a glove-first middle infielder into a true five-category contributor. Underlying contact quality and 2026 projections support most of the gains, even if some batting average regression is expected. Pena fractured the tip of his finger in early March, but he should be ready to go for Opening Day. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Jeremy Pena or Maikel Garcia Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC			Jeremy Pena SS - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#103
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#163	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19
Tue, Mar 31st				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#140
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#252
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#332
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (6-1)	#45	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#311
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#52	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#22	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#41	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#84	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#21	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#142	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#103	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#281
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#185	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#332	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#10	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#22	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#61
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#110
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#10
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#276	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#35
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#176	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#53	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#32	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#218
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#10	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#21	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#27	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#330
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#192
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#127
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-3)	#156	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#331
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#91	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#106
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#269	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#413
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#181	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#187	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#82	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Sat, Jun 20th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#53	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#62	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#44	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#394	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#176	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#44	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#62	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#9	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#305
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#286
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#181
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#283
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#189	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#105
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#253
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#64	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#38	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#74
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#438	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#434	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#108	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28	@ SD	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#81	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#39	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#258
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#85	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-3)	#165
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA			vs SEA
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#176
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#227
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#79
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (3-5)	#66
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#76
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI