Ben Rice Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Rice does his damage against fastballs: a 1.245 OPS against them, against .903 on breaking balls.

74 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 62 on breaking balls.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Rice's OPS+ of 203 puts him 100th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 3rd in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Rice should be hitting .305, 95th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 21st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Rice strikes out in 38.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22.2% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 126 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

20% of Rice's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 98th percentile.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 10th in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Rice trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 98th percentile barrel rate, 32nd percentile strikeout rate.

162 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Rice hits the ball hard: 94.0 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 15th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Rice is slugging .662, 99th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 4th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

57.3% of Rice's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 97th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 13th in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

10 of Rice's 13 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 427 feet.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Rice slugs .813 against fastballs and .500 against breaking balls.

74 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Rice strikes out in 23.7% of his trips against right-handers and 31.8% of them against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Rice walks in 19.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 12.7% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 126 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Rice walks in 14.2% of his plate appearances, 90th percentile.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 45th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Rice is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.350 OPS there against 1.069 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

Getting on base is what he does best

Rice is on base at a .407 clip, 96th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 16th in MLB.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Rice finds the launch angles that produce hits on 43.2% of his contact, 90th percentile.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 42nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Rice is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .852 OPS there against 1.069 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

10 of Rice's 13 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Rice has an OPS of .944; with the bases empty it is 1.101.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 126 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Rice puts up a 1.099 OPS against right-handers and .992 against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Rice pulls 49% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.6%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

47 pulled, 34 up the middle and 15 the other way over 96 located batted balls.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Rice strikes out in 25.9% of his trips, 32nd percentile.

162 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 285th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Rice slugs .684 against right-handers and .605 against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Rice hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.9 mph on average there, against 92.2 the other way.

47 batted balls to his pull side, 15 the other way.

His contact is about the same with runners on

53.3% of Rice's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 58% of it with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 126 with the bases empty.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Rice averages 92.8 mph off the bat, against 94.3 with the bases empty.

15 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 81 without.

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