Samad Taylor or Yordan Alvarez

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Samad Taylor or Yordan Alvarez Player Statistics
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	450	88

Runs	82	14

Hits	143	29

Singles	82	26

Doubles	25	1

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	36	1

RBI	88	11

Stolen Bases	1	6

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	86	12

Strikeouts	94	30

Batting Average	.318	.330

On Base Pct	.431	.410

Slugging Pct	.613	.398

On-base Plus Slugging	1.045	.808

Samad Taylor or Yordan Alvarez Player Projections
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	466	30

Runs	77	4

Hits	137	7

Singles	80	5

Doubles	26	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	29	1

RBI	84	3

Stolen Bases	4	2

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	67	3

Strikeouts	92	8

Batting Average	.294	.218

On Base Pct	.382	.290

Slugging Pct	.545	.324

On-base Plus Slugging	.927	.614

Samad Taylor or Yordan Alvarez Player Notes
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
News
	Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 in a 10-7 win over the Mariners with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Samad Taylor took live swings on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Yordan Alvarez went 4-for-5 in Sunday's win over the Rangers with three doubles, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Samad Taylor has resumed light swinging. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 in a win over the Angels with a home run, one run scored, one walk, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	The Padres say they expect Samad Taylor to return this season. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 in a win over the Marlins with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 23rd	Samad Taylor has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th
	Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-4 in Monday’s 8-5 win over the Marlins with two solo home runs. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 21st	Samad Taylor went 3-for-4 in the Padres 7-6 win over the Braves on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th
Notes
	Yordan Alvarez is shaping up as one of the more polarizing draft-day decisions in 2026 fantasy leagues. After an injury-marred 2025 season burned managers who invested a first- or early second-round pick, Alvarez now projects as a rebound bat with elite per-game production when healthy. Projection systems still view him as a middle-of-the-order force capable of strong four-category output, supported by his consistently elite plate skills and long track record of hard contact. The main complication is positional flexibility: Alvarez is expected to qualify only at DH in most formats, effectively locking him into a UTIL role and increasing roster rigidity. That added risk will likely suppress his ADP, but entering his age-29 season, the underlying talent suggests a strong bounce-back is well within reach. If the discount reflects health concerns rather than skill erosion, Alvarez becomes a calculated upside play worth considering at the right price. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	If healthy, Yordan is arguably a first-round-pick talent. If he falls, I would gamble, but otherwise passing on his upside given the obvious concerns. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Samad Taylor or Yordan Alvarez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU			Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#49	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#128	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#122
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#24	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#157	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#124	vs SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#187
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#301	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (15-3)	#27
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#328	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#151
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#153	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#437	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#79	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#79
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#88	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#49
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#128
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#233
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#437
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#51	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#251	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#302
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#57	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#81
Wed, Apr 29th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#78	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#372
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#151	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#61
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#24	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#149
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#35	@ SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#187
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26	vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#88
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#36	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#5
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#79	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#101	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#211	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#107	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#301
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20	vs ATH	Luis Medina (4-3)	#171
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#101	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#7	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#312	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#46
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#5	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#197
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#48	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#8
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#114	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#41
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#429	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#94	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#92	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#57
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (7-8)	#68	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-4)	#73	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#88
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (4-2)	#95	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#248
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#275	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-7)	#267
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#122	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#107	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#55	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#87	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (12-5)	#16	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#287	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#103
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-4)	#168	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#46	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#152
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (5-4)	#243	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (4-2)	#95
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#275
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#84	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#134
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#433
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#130	@ KC	Noah Cameron (7-8)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#99	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#283	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#105
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#66	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-7)	#267
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#6
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#166	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#179
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#61	@ MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#406	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#99
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#92	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#360
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#172
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#7	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#82
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (4-2)	#95	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#103
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#275	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#161
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#332
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#205
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#125
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#284	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#160
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#143	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (7-2)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#172	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#187	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-7)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-1)	#303	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#129
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#196
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-6)	#85
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#153	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#84
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#114	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#102
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs PIT
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#41	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#93
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#130
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#60
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#92
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI