Ben Rice
1B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 215LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 12, #363, New York Yankees | Dartmouth
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 178 152 20 26 7 0 .171 .264 .349 .613
1 Season 178 152 20 26 7 0 .171 .264 .349 .613
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .171 7 0 .613
1 Season .171 7 0 .613
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2024 25 724 109 17 15.6 9.6 90.0 110.8 17.7 34.9 .235 .459 .269 .340 .422 36.7 27.0 11.2
Player 724 109 17 15.6 9.6 90.0 110.8 17.7 34.9 .235 .459 .269 .340 .422 36.7 27.0 11.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 35.8 33.0 22.9 8.3 47.7 30.3 22.0 1.8 26.6 30.3 23.9 1.8 15.6 9.6
Player 35.8 33.0 22.9 8.3 47.7 30.3 22.0 1.8 26.6 30.3 23.9 1.8 15.6 9.6
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 1 175 24.2 45 .184 .500 .346 22.0 24.4 22.0 .228 .521 .375 40.7
2024 Cutter -0.3 0 108 14.9 30 .200 .600 .395 24.6 26.7 30.8 .265 .673 .428 38.9
2024 Sinker -2.0 -2 96 13.3 27 .238 .238 .304 15.4 18.5 19.2 .305 .415 .376 38.9
2024 Slider -3.8 -3 91 12.6 18 .118 .118 .139 22.0 22.2 16.7 .280 .555 .378 38.5
2024 Changeup 0.3 0 81 11.2 21 .118 .294 .238 43.2 42.9 25.0 .146 .279 .251 11.1
2024 Curveball -1.4 -1 70 9.7 12 .250 .333 .254 40.0 33.3 19.0 .337 .581 .391 62.5
2024 Sweeper -2.0 -1 57 7.9 15 .154 .231 .190 20.7 33.3 20.0 .095 .135 .131 22.2
2024 Split-Finger -2.0 -1 42 5.8 8 .000 .000 .088 31.3 25.0 18.2 .186 .197 .241 40.0
2024 Slurve -14.2 -1 4 0.6 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .087 .087 .079 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 178 724 -2 -16 7 3 -8
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 724 48.5 72.9 82.4 20.6 46.8 42.7 32.0 46.0 25.8 9.5 84.1
Player 724 48.5 72.9 82.4 20.6 46.8 42.7 32.0 46.0 25.8 9.5 84.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2024 70 52 2
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 21.4 7 9.6 -3 1 8 4 57.1
Player 21.4 7 9.6 -3 1 8 4 57.1
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 7 11 9 8 8 10 9 12 7 8 9 9 11 9 8 9 9 8 10 10 13 9 13 12 9 10 9 8 13 10 9
Player 7 11 9 8 8 10 9 12 7 8 9 9 11 9 8 9 9 8 10 10 13 9 13 12 9 10 9 8 13 10 9
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades L 178 111 62.4 .306 .246
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 208 16.3 31.7% 0.0% 122 19.0 4.9% 0.0%
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