C Ben Rice #9
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/04/2025
 OA: 49 POT: 49
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C BEN RICE #9 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 462 93 14 1 20 63 59 125 .201 .295 .366 0 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 39 41 40
Gap 44 43 44 44
Power 70 65 72 70
Eye 62 59 63 62
Avoid K's 50 49 51 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 21 31
Errors: - 24 28
Arm: 57 21 20
Turn DP: - 18 -
Framing: 44 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 37 Left Field: -
1st Base: 29 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 56
Stealing Aggressiveness: 24
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 34
Sacrifice Bunt: 63
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2025 @ ATL Win, 8-7 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/2025 @ ATL Loss, 6-9 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/26/2025 @ ATL Loss, 1-14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2025 @ CIN Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2025 @ CIN Win, 12-4 5 1 1 3 1 0 3 0
09/23/2025 @ CIN Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2025 HOU Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2025 HOU Win, 10-9 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
09/16/2025 CHC Loss, 4-8 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/15/2025 CHC Loss, 3-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Birthday:02/22/1999
Born in:Cohasset, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$570,500
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 462 93 14 1 20 63 54 59 125 .201 .295 .366 .660 .286 .165 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 121 534 5 0 0 7 1 7 169 35 0 2 0.0 52.6 3.68 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   74 7 0 1 1 6 4 8 26 1 0 1 .095 .190 .162 .353
Versus Right   388 86 14 0 19 57 50 51 99 6 1 4 .222 .314 .405 .719
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 4 0 0 1 4 3 1 8 0 0 0 .182 .217 .318 .536
March   19 4 0 0 2 5 2 1 3 0 0 1 .211 .286 .526 .812
April   65 14 1 0 5 14 10 9 13 2 0 1 .215 .312 .462 .773
May   77 17 2 0 3 8 6 9 22 0 0 0 .221 .302 .364 .666
June   74 16 4 1 2 10 8 16 23 1 0 1 .216 .359 .378 .737
July   74 14 6 0 1 8 9 11 24 1 0 1 .189 .299 .311 .610
August   80 13 1 0 4 7 11 8 18 1 1 1 .163 .244 .325 .569
September   73 15 0 0 3 11 8 5 22 2 0 0 .205 .250 .329 .579
Spring Training   63 13 3 0 1 8 4 6 12 0 0 0 .206 .275 .302 .577
Last Year   507 122 21 2 25 79 68 36 132 1 2 2 .241 .293 .438 .731
Career   969 215 35 3 45 142 122 95 257 8 3 7 .222 .294 .404 .697
Home   230 53 11 1 12 38 29 25 55 4 1 2 .230 .307 .443 .750
Road   232 40 3 0 8 25 25 34 70 3 0 3 .172 .283 .289 .572
Grass   456 92 14 1 19 61 53 58 123 6 1 4 .202 .294 .362 .656
Turf   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .167 .333 .667 1.000
Day   162 33 4 1 4 16 14 17 43 2 0 2 .204 .284 .315 .599
Night   300 60 10 0 16 47 40 42 82 5 1 3 .200 .300 .393 .693
As Starter   445 90 14 1 20 63 53 59 117 7 1 5 .202 .298 .373 .671
As Reliever / Substitution   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Pinch Hitting   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Close/Late   94 15 0 0 6 11 11 15 31 1 0 0 .160 .273 .351 .624
Inning 1-3   175 28 9 0 4 17 18 22 48 1 1 1 .160 .256 .280 .536
Inning 4-6   146 42 4 1 8 30 19 16 30 4 0 2 .288 .357 .493 .850
Inning 7-9   132 20 1 0 7 14 15 21 44 2 0 2 .152 .274 .318 .592
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
0 Outs   135 26 1 0 5 11 15 16 48 3 1 1 .193 .277 .311 .589
1 Outs   159 34 5 1 5 22 20 17 42 4 0 2 .214 .291 .352 .643
2 Outs   168 33 8 0 10 30 19 26 35 0 0 2 .196 .311 .423 .734
Scoring Position   126 28 5 0 5 42 16 14 36 7 1 2 .222 .295 .381 .676
Bases Empty   253 49 5 0 12 12 26 32 69 0 0 2 .194 .289 .356 .645
Runner on 1st   83 16 4 1 3 9 12 13 20 0 0 1 .193 .309 .373 .683
Runner on 2nd   48 10 1 0 2 10 8 4 14 0 0 1 .208 .283 .354 .637
Runner on 3rd   10 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 .100 .231 .400 .631
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 11 3 0 2 13 6 6 12 0 0 0 .262 .354 .476 .830
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 4 0 0 .222 .214 .222 .437
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Bases Loaded   14 3 1 0 0 7 0 1 2 1 0 0 .214 .250 .286 .536
Two Strikes   278 41 8 0 9 21 28 27 125 0 0 2 .147 .228 .273 .501
First Pitch   45 8 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 .178 .174 .311 .485
Count 0-1   27 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 1 .259 .258 .370 .628
Count 0-2   34 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 0 2 .029 .083 .029 .113
Count 1-0   31 10 0 1 4 11 5 0 0 1 0 0 .323 .312 .774 1.087
Count 1-1   38 11 2 0 2 11 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .325 .500 .825
Count 1-2   94 13 1 0 1 6 6 0 59 0 0 0 .138 .138 .181 .319
Count 2-0   12 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   21 7 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .318 .476 .794
Count 2-2   77 10 4 0 3 6 5 0 31 0 0 0 .130 .130 .299 .429
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 1 0 2 3 7 19 0 1 0 0 .500 .800 1.200 2.000
Full Count   73 17 3 0 5 9 14 27 16 0 0 0 .233 .440 .479 .919
Behind in Count   155 21 1 0 2 11 11 0 78 3 0 3 .135 .149 .181 .330
Ahead in Count   74 26 4 1 6 21 17 32 0 3 0 0 .351 .532 .676 1.208
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   392 80 14 1 16 51 48 56 99 6 1 5 .204 .307 .367 .675
Batting 4th   19 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 .211 .250 .368 .618
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   40 7 0 0 3 7 4 2 15 1 0 0 .175 .209 .400 .609
Low Leverage   210 33 6 0 9 16 20 27 56 1 0 3 .157 .261 .314 .576
Medium Leverage   166 38 5 1 5 19 20 17 40 2 1 1 .229 .301 .361 .663
High Leverage   85 22 3 0 6 28 14 14 29 4 0 1 .259 .356 .506 .862
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 145 507 122 21 2 25 79 68 36 2 1 132 1 0 .241 .293 .438 .731 102 104 2.9
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 134 462 93 14 1 20 63 54 59 5 7 125 0 2 .201 .295 .366 .660 86 89 1.3
Total MLB 279 969 215 35 3 45 142 122 95 7 8 257 1 2 .222 .294 .404 .697 94 97 4.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB C 134 117 1010 64 5 1075 1 .999 1091.2 8.85 -0.5 .910 6 108 21 19.4
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB C 121 121 998 61 4 1066 7 .993 1060.1 8.99 -1.9 .919 8 118 24 20.3
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 2.1 15.43 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 255 238 2008 125 9 2141 8 .996 2152.0 8.92 -2.5 .914 14 226 45 19.9
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 2.1 15.43 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/30/2021 Released by the Texas Rangers.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (37); Movement: 6 (35); Control: 7 (36).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (35); Control: 7 (37).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (46); Power: 58 (63); Eye: 49 (53).
11/14/2024 Finished 3rd in 2024 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/25/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 71 (71); Eye: 62 (62).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2025 7 3
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