highest wrc+ by a player playing first base in 2026

Ben Rice has the highest wRC+ by a first baseman this season, with 172 wRC+.

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highest wrc+ with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player playing first base in 2026

	NAME	wRC+	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	BRAA
1	Ben Rice B. Rice	172	2026	NYY	67	247	53	72	15	2	20	49	39	2	67	2	0	290	151	37	0	2	3	5	.291	.390	.611	1.001	59	24.5	.423	24.9
2	Nick Kurtz N. Kurtz	170	2026	ATH	73	264	53	77	13	1	18	57	68	2	96	7	1	334	146	32	0	0	9	4	.292	.440	.553	.993	68	28.8	.425	27.7
3	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	155	2026	BOS	69	245	34	72	11	2	16	43	27	13	75	1	1	288	135	29	0	3	1	6	.294	.389	.551	.940	54	20.2	.405	18.9
4	Munetaka Murakami M. Murakami	155	2026	CWS	57	200	43	48	4	0	20	41	44	1	80	1	3	246	112	24	0	1	4	2	.240	.378	.560	.938	45	16	.398	16
5	Matt Olson M. Olson	144	2026	ATL	73	286	52	79	19	0	20	51	31	1	73	2	0	321	158	39	0	3	2	2	.276	.346	.552	.898	55	16.7	.382	16.7
6	Jake Bauers J. Bauers	144	2026	MIL	62	215	41	58	12	0	13	46	32	3	58	5	1	250	109	25	0	0	3	3	.270	.372	.507	.879	42	12.6	.380	12.9
7	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	137	2026	LAD	72	272	41	76	17	1	12	40	37	3	51	2	0	315	131	30	0	3	1	11	.279	.368	.482	.850	51	13.4	.370	13.8
8	Spencer Horwitz S. Horwitz	136	2026	PIT	69	228	33	64	11	1	9	32	39	4	37	1	0	275	104	21	0	4	0	8	.281	.389	.456	.845	45	12.4	.373	11.7
9	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	132	2026	STL	71	281	39	80	18	0	13	53	26	2	48	2	0	311	137	31	0	2	2	8	.285	.347	.488	.835	48	10.9	.361	11.6
10	Bryce Harper B. Harper	131	2026	PHI	74	255	48	64	12	1	15	40	47	0	58	5	2	307	123	28	0	5	2	8	.251	.362	.482	.844	48	11.7	.365	11.3
11	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	128	2026	TBR	70	254	36	70	10	0	11	48	42	4	73	0	0	306	113	21	0	6	3	6	.276	.379	.445	.824	47	10.6	.361	10.3
12	Michael Busch M. Busch	124	2026	CHC	74	266	31	66	13	2	8	42	50	7	74	2	0	326	107	23	0	3	1	3	.248	.377	.402	.780	47	8.7	.351	9.4
13	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	122	2026	BAL	75	283	45	71	13	0	16	48	35	3	74	2	0	324	132	29	0	3	2	8	.251	.336	.466	.803	46	8	.348	8.4
14	Christian Walker C. Walker	122	2026	HOU	75	281	42	69	14	1	18	52	25	4	66	0	0	311	139	33	0	1	2	7	.246	.315	.495	.810	44	7.6	.348	8
15	Kody Clemens K. Clemens	121	2026	MIN	62	215	31	54	15	2	11	28	16	5	51	6	2	238	106	28	2	0	1	4	.251	.318	.493	.811	34	6.2	.350	5.9
16	Sal Stewart S. Stewart	118	2026	CIN	73	274	39	69	14	0	14	47	41	1	65	11	3	318	125	28	0	2	3	6	.252	.349	.456	.805	46	8.5	.351	6.6
17	Gavin Sheets G. Sheets	114	2026	SDP	67	213	27	48	13	0	11	30	26	2	56	3	0	241	94	24	0	0	0	6	.225	.315	.441	.757	31	2.9	.333	4.1
18	TJ Rumfield	114	2026	COL	72	255	32	70	14	2	10	37	27	5	41	0	0	289	118	26	0	2	0	1	.275	.353	.463	.816	44	9.3	.358	4.9
19	Spencer Steer S. Steer	107	2026	CIN	71	245	42	60	12	0	11	28	29	3	60	3	0	279	105	23	0	2	0	7	.245	.330	.429	.758	37	3.8	.335	2.2
20	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr.	106	2026	TOR	70	254	39	71	12	0	3	29	34	4	31	5	1	296	92	15	0	4	5	8	.280	.368	.362	.730	37	1.8	.325	2.2
21	Jake Burger J. Burger	104	2026	TEX	71	263	32	65	13	0	12	42	21	1	76	1	0	287	114	25	0	2	0	5	.247	.303	.433	.737	35	0.9	.322	1.3
22	Rafael Devers R. Devers	102	2026	SFG	74	288	34	69	23	1	10	35	25	1	95	0	0	316	124	34	0	2	2	7	.240	.301	.431	.731	37	-0.3	.317	0.8
23	Luis García Jr. L. García Jr.	100	2026	WSH	69	231	29	60	12	3	9	45	8	0	36	2	1	240	105	24	0	1	0	5	.260	.283	.455	.738	28	0	.318	0
24	Spencer Torkelson S. Torkelson	98	2026	DET	73	245	27	50	14	0	12	29	32	4	95	0	1	283	100	26	0	2	0	5	.204	.304	.408	.712	33	-0.6	.315	-0.5
25	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	97	2026	SEA	68	269	27	68	8	0	8	32	23	2	38	13	3	295	100	16	0	1	2	11	.253	.315	.372	.687	32	-3.1	.304	-1

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Team Batting Leaders

20

Rice

RBI

49

Rice

AVG

.301

Goldschmidt

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Schlittler

96

Schlittler

ERA

1.82

Schlittler

Team Rankings

109

1st

380

4th

620

13th

ERA

3.32

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	45	27	.625
Rays	41	30	.577	3.5
Blue Jays	36	38	.486	10.0
Orioles	35	40	.467	11.5
Red Sox	29	42	.408	15.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 6/18	CWS	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 6/19	CIN	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Sat 6/20	CIN	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 6/21	CIN	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Mon 6/22	NYY	@	DET	6:10 PM

Last Game

White Sox

38 - 34

Final

Yankees

45 - 27

Wed 17 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

25

Schwarber

24

Alvarez

23

Buxton

RBI Leaders

57

Kurtz

56

Pages

56

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Lopez

.326

Arraez

.325

Lee

Hit Leaders

98

Lopez

93

Arraez

89

Alvarez

Run Leaders

68

Wood

54

Turang

54

Trout

OBP Leaders

.440

Kurtz

.428

Alvarez

.418

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.642

Alvarez

.611

Rice

.601

Buxton

SB Leaders

28

Witt

26

Nuñez

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Williams

9

Martin

Strikeout Leaders

131

Misiorowski

116

Sánchez

110

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.34

Misiorowski

1.82

Sánchez

1.82

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.84

Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.55

Misiorowski

10.87

Skenes

10.60

Burns

K/BB Leaders

6.46

Rasmussen

6.19

Skenes

6.11

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

13

Rasmussen

14

Martinez

15

Yamamoto

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,435.2

Ohtani

1,120.6

Wood

1,059.1

Kurtz

DraftKings Points Leaders

984.2

Ohtani

834

Wood

783

Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

47-28

45-27

41-30

42-31

41-31

Worst Record ATS

27-47

28-47

29-42

31-43

32-43

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	46	27	.630
Phillies	40	34	.541	6.5
Nationals	39	36	.520	8.0
Marlins	37	38	.493	10.0
Mets	33	41	.446	13.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	45	26	.634
Cardinals	40	32	.556	5.5
Cubs	39	36	.520	8.0
Pirates	38	37	.507	9.0
Reds	35	38	.479	11.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	48	27	.640
Padres	38	35	.521	9.0
Diamondbacks	38	36	.514	9.5
Giants	31	43	.419	16.5
Rockies	28	47	.373	20.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	45	27	.625
Rays	41	30	.577	3.5
Blue Jays	36	38	.486	10.0
Orioles	35	40	.467	11.5
Red Sox	29	42	.408	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	38	34	.528
Guardians	39	35	.527
Twins	35	40	.467	4.5
Tigers	30	44	.405	9.0
Royals	30	45	.400	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	38	37	.507
Athletics	36	38	.486	1.5
Rangers	35	38	.479	2.0
Astros	35	41	.461	3.5
Angels	30	45	.400	8.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 6/2	SDP	@	PHI	2-3
Tue 6/2	BAL	@	BOS	4-2
Tue 6/2	CWS	@	MIN	4-6
Tue 6/2	NYM	@	SEA	3-8
Wed 6/3	MIA	@	WSH	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 6/18	TOR	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Thu 6/18	CLE	@	MIL	2:10 PM
Thu 6/18	MIN	@	TEX	2:35 PM
Thu 6/18	BAL	@	SEA	4:10 PM
Thu 6/18	NYM	@	PHI	6:40 PM

Ben Rice has the highest wRC+ by a first baseman this season, with 172 wRC+.

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