Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson

25-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Williamson appeared to have a chance to begin 2026 as a starting infielder for the Mariners, but his trade to the Rays complicates his path to immediate playing time. Williamson did not exactly make the most of his opportunity last season as he saw 85 games with the club and had 14 extra base hits as a rookie. Williamson has been a good contact and patient hitter in his time with the organization, but he has hit just nine homers in 825 professional plate appearances over the course of those three seasons. Williamson would ideally profile as a reserve infielder off the bench rather than an everyday starter because he has the defensive skills to play anywhere on the infield in a pinch. If you liked Matt Duffy years ago, then you'll enjoy Williamson on your roster. Mixed league managers can rightfully scroll past him in the draft room queue. Read Past Outlooks
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#370
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Signed a one-year, $785,700 contract with the Rays in March of 2026.
Pops rare homer Sunday
3BTampa Bay Rays
June 28, 2026
Williamson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Analysis
Williamson took Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly yard in the sixth inning Sunday. The 25-year-old has seen sporadic playing time across Tampa Bay's infield in 2026, slashing an uninspiring .236/.307/.328 with two homers, 20 RBI, five stolen bases and 24 runs scored over 193 plate appearances in a part-time role.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
11
8
2
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
6
12
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
+6%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .649 181 23 1 16 5 .251 .302 .347
Since 2024vs Right .599 320 38 2 26 6 .244 .301 .298
2026vs Left .657 87 11 1 12 4 .244 .279 .378
2026vs Right .618 119 14 1 9 2 .233 .336 .282
2025vs Left .640 94 12 0 4 1 .259 .323 .318
2025vs Right .587 201 24 1 17 4 .250 .280 .307
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2026
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .596 210 20 1 20 4 .232 .287 .309
Since 2024Away .632 291 41 2 22 7 .257 .311 .321
2026Home .615 99 8 1 10 2 .222 .293 .322
2026Away .657 107 17 1 11 4 .253 .330 .326
2025Home .580 111 12 0 10 2 .240 .282 .298
2025Away .618 184 24 1 11 3 .260 .301 .318
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Ben Williamson compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.48
 
BB Rate
9.2%
 
K Rate
19.4%
 
BABIP
.294
 
ISO
.086
 
AVG
.238
 
OBP
.312
 
SLG
.324
 
OPS
.637
 
wOBA
.289
 
Exit Velocity
89.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.9%
 
Barrels/PA
0.5%
 
Expected BA
.260
 
Expected SLG
.348
 
Sprint Speed
25.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.7%
 
Line Drive %
24.3%
 
Fly Ball %
25.0%
 
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Filling in for Walls on Sunday
3BTampa Bay Rays
June 14, 2026
Williamson will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Angels.
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Receiving nod at keystone Wednesday
3BTampa Bay Rays
June 10, 2026
Williamson will start at second base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
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X-rays negative
3BTampa Bay Rays
Hand
May 29, 2026
X-rays on Williamson's left hand came back negative following his removal from Friday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Exits after HBP
3BTampa Bay Rays
Hand
May 29, 2026
Williamson was removed from Friday's game against the Angels after getting hit on the hand by a pitch, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Activated from injured list
3BTampa Bay Rays
May 29, 2026
The Rays activated Williamson (back) from the 10-day injured list Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Heading to Tampa Bay
3BSeattle Mariners
February 2, 2026
Williamson is expected to be traded to the Rays as part of a three-team deal involving the Mariners and Cardinals, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Analysis
Brendan Donovan is headed to Seattle as the main piece in the trade, and prospects will presumably be sent to St. Louis. Williamson had been viewed as the favorite to open the season as the Mariners' starting third baseman but will now be blocked at that position in Tampa Bay by Junio Caminero. The 25-year-old Williamson is a terrific defender at the hot corner, but his bat lags well behind. He slashed just .253/.294/.310 with one homer in 85 regular-season games for the Mariners in 2025.
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