Josh Smith or Royce Lewis

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Josh Smith or Royce Lewis Player Statistics
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	391	169

Runs	48	18

Hits	93	37

Singles	56	29

Doubles	22	3

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	14	4

RBI	51	12

Stolen Bases	14	4

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	36	23

Strikeouts	107	43

Batting Average	.238	.219

On Base Pct	.304	.314

Slugging Pct	.407	.320

On-base Plus Slugging	.711	.634

Josh Smith or Royce Lewis Player Projections
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	453	452

Runs	56	61

Hits	111	112

Singles	70	75

Doubles	23	23

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	19	11

RBI	64	46

Stolen Bases	10	10

Caught Stealing	2	3

Walks	36	48

Strikeouts	105	99

Batting Average	.245	.247

On Base Pct	.301	.318

Slugging Pct	.423	.374

On-base Plus Slugging	.724	.692

Josh Smith or Royce Lewis Player Notes
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
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	Josh Smith went 1-for-2 in the win over the Guardians with a solo home run. 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	Josh Smith (hamstring) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 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	Josh Smith has continued on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	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	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 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	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
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

Josh Smith or Royce Lewis Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#402
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Tue, Mar 31st				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114
Thu, Apr 16th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Mon, May 4th				@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#306	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#398	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#174	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#247	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Jun 17th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#219	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#192	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#244
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#122	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#259	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#211
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#247
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#191
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA