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Player New York Yankees Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / New York Yankees

Ben Rice

1B profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
17
Modules
1
Live Δ
yes
Club New York Yankees Position 1B Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-01
xwOBA preseason0.373
xwOBA current pace0.409
xwOBA rolling p500.392
Observed weight53%
xwOBA
0.364 0.377 0.392 0.407 0.420
wOBA
0.434 0.453 0.474 0.496 0.515
ISO
0.247 0.264 0.283 0.302 0.319
K%
19.4% 20.7% 22.1% 23.6% 24.9%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Hitting · percentile strip
BB%12.0%
80
Barrel%10.8%
95
Bat speed70.0
55
Exit velocity92.3
92
Hard-hit%50.6%
92
K%23.2%
41 -20 vs proj
xBA0.399
96
xSLG0.771
97
xwOBA0.409
98
Defense · percentile strip
Outs Above Avg-1.0 · 1B
27
Range Runs-0.7 · 1B
35
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-0.1 · 1B
36
Sprint Speed26.8 · 1B
36
SB Success Rate100.0% · 1B
Limited
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Avoids Bad ChasesST 73.0% · rebadged research
86
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 24.4% · rebadged research
58
Correct Decisions69.2% · rebadged research
79
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline107
83
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.317 · borderline
8
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.289 · insufficient sample
19
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.322 · validated thin sample
1
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.315 · insufficient sample
90
Resists FastballwOBA 0.453 · validated
0
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.357 · validated
49
Rolling form chart

xwOBA snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA Rice, Ben · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.313 2026-05-17: 0.4252026-05-19: 0.4272026-05-21: 0.4172026-05-23: 0.4072026-05-24: 0.4062026-05-25: 0.4052026-05-26: 0.4022026-05-28: 0.4032026-05-29: 0.4032026-05-30: 0.4032026-05-31: 0.4082026-06-01: 0.409 2026-05-17 2026-06-01 xwOBA MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Rice, Ben · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 47%47%Chase: 23%23%Whiff: 24%24%Zone contact: 88%88%Contact: 76%76%Hard hit: 51%51% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Bat tracking

Swing path, attack angle, bat speed

Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture.

2026
Mithrandir Metrics SWING PATH Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Swing Path Rice, Ben · aggregate bat-tracking arc Swing tilt 31.3° Length 7.5 ft Ideal path 54% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics ATTACK ANGLE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Attack Angle Rice, Ben · aggregate attack vector Attack angle 11.7° Direction -5.3° MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics BAT SPEED DISTRIBUTION Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Bat Speed Rice, Ben · aggregate bat speed marker 60 mph 85 mph Avg bat speed 72.4 mph Hard swing rate 24% Whiff / swing 24% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age27
Height6' 2"
Weight228 lb
Debut2024-06-18
Live layer

Delta / regression

xwOBA Δ+0.047
wOBA Δ+0.112

negative regression

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Hitting172026-05-27Disciplined swing decisions drove the score
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.362 xwOBA | 23 HRProjection
2026-05-20 vs TOR0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E0-4 | K
2026-04-17 vs KC1 HR | 2 RBI / 10 Ch | 0 E2-4 | HR, K, 2 RBI
2026-04-15 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 13 Ch | 0 E0-4
2026-04-14 vs LAA0 HR | 1 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E0-0 | RBI
2026-04-13 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E1-2 | BB, K, R