Ronald Acuna Jr. or Taylor Ward

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ronald Acuna Jr. or Taylor Ward Player Statistics
	Ronald Acuna Jr. RF - ATL	Taylor Ward LF - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	195	357

Runs	31	57

Hits	49	91

Singles	31	66

Doubles	10	19

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	7	6

RBI	22	25

Stolen Bases	15	3

Caught Stealing	7	3

Walks	35	75

Strikeouts	52	91

Batting Average	.251	.255

On Base Pct	.373	.387

Slugging Pct	.421	.359

On-base Plus Slugging	.793	.746

Ronald Acuna Jr. or Taylor Ward Player Projections
	Ronald Acuna Jr. RF - ATL	Taylor Ward LF - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	528	539

Runs	103	77

Hits	149	130

Singles	94	75

Doubles	24	26

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	29	27

RBI	77	82

Stolen Bases	24	5

Caught Stealing	6	2

Walks	83	63

Strikeouts	129	149

Batting Average	.282	.242

On Base Pct	.381	.322

Slugging Pct	.500	.447

On-base Plus Slugging	.881	.769

Ronald Acuna Jr. or Taylor Ward Player Notes
	Ronald Acuna Jr. RF - ATL	Taylor Ward LF - BAL
News
	Ronald Acuna Jr. (hamstring) will have his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 17th	Taylor Ward went 1-for-3 in a win over the Royals with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sun, Jul 12th
	Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam in his latest rehab game on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Taylor Ward went 1-for-3 in a win over the Reds with a walk and one stolen base. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 4th
	Ronald Acuna Jr. is playing in his third rehab game on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	Taylor Ward went 3-for-5 in a win over the Nationals with a run scored and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jun 27th
	Ronald Acuna Jr. (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jul 13th	Taylor Ward went 2-for-5 in a win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 23rd
	Braves manager Walt Weiss said Ronald Acuna Jr. could begin a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Taylor Ward went 2-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Dodgers with a home run, three runs scored, one RBI, a walk and two strikeouts. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jun 22nd
Notes
	Ronald Acuna Jr.'s 2025 was uneven as he worked his way back from knee surgery, flashing his MVP-level ceiling early before fading in the second half. Looking ahead to 2026, fantasy projections still view him as a first-round caliber talent, forecasting roughly 135-145 games with elite across-the-board production in the neighborhood of 30 homers, 90 runs, 90 RBI, and 20-plus steals. Durability remains the clear risk. He has topped 150 games only twice outside of the shortened 2020 season, but the per-game impact is still unmatched when he's on the field. If Acuna slips even slightly in drafts due to health concerns, he's a strong pick under the "anyone can get hurt" philosophy. However, managers who prefer safer volume can justify pivoting to another elite bat. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	Once again, Taylor Ward delivered a season that was as maddening as it was productive for fantasy managers. He set career highs across the board, launching 36 home runs with 86 runs scored and 103 RBIs, while adding his usual handful of steals (four). The downside was a rough .228 batting average, a reminder of Ward's well-documented inconsistency. His month-to-month splits tell the story: he caught fire in May with a .255 average and 10 homers, only to cool off in June, hitting .204 with four long balls. There are reasons for optimism heading into 2026, including a contract-year motivation, an upgraded offensive environment after his move to Baltimore, and back-to-back healthy seasons. A 30-homer campaign with roughly 75-80 runs is within reach, but expecting another 100-RBI season is likely a stretch. If you roster Ward, prepare for volatility—smooth rides have never really been part of the package. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Ronald Acuna Jr. or Taylor Ward Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ronald Acuna Jr. RF - ATL			Taylor Ward LF - BAL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#187	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#117
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#49	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#146	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#162
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#148
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#190
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#346	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#295	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#50	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#187
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#148	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#313
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#186	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#313	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#246
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-1)	#102
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#172	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#148
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#164
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#207	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#307
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#273	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#429
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#230	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#170	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#49
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#156
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#418
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#67	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#18
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#209
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-1)	#232	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#151
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#307	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM			@ DET
Tue, Jul 28th	@ NYM			@ DET
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM			@ DET
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167	vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD			@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55	@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			@ COL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Thu, Mar 26th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Mon, May 25th				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Tue, Jun 16th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Mon, Jun 29th				vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR