Josh Smith or Maikel Garcia

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Josh Smith or Maikel Garcia Player Statistics
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	283	177

Runs	34	20

Hits	75	40

Singles	51	30

Doubles	18	3

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	3	6

RBI	32	15

Stolen Bases	5	4

Caught Stealing	4	1

Walks	24	23

Strikeouts	47	45

Batting Average	.265	.226

On Base Pct	.320	.315

Slugging Pct	.382	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.671

Josh Smith or Maikel Garcia Player Projections
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	572	452

Runs	81	61

Hits	155	112

Singles	105	75

Doubles	32	23

Triples	4	2

Home Runs	13	11

RBI	66	46

Stolen Bases	26	10

Caught Stealing	7	3

Walks	54	48

Strikeouts	96	99

Batting Average	.271	.247

On Base Pct	.333	.318

Slugging Pct	.409	.374

On-base Plus Slugging	.742	.692

Josh Smith or Maikel Garcia Player Notes
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
News
	Maikel Garcia will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 9th	Josh Smith went 1-for-2 in the win over the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd
	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Josh Smith (hamstring) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st
	Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Maikel Garcia is likely to wind up back on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Josh Smith has continued on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
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

Josh Smith or Maikel Garcia Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#397
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Tue, Mar 31st				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#21
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#21
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#21	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#177
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#195	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jun 20th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#297	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#250	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Jun 29th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#297
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#329
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#55	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS