2025 Stats
AVG
.255
HR
5
RBI
14
R
7
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Benson is an easy player to root for, but likability doesn't pay the bills in Major League Baseball. The clock is ticking and the pressure is on after Benson struck out 40 percent of the time and posted the worst xBA among qualified hitters last season. He showed signs of growth down the stretch in 2023, but the improvements did not stick. Benson hit below .200 in four separate months of the 2024 campaign, never hitting above .220 in any month, and former Reds manager David Bell did nobody any favors by continuing to start him against righties. Still just 26, Benson is a good athlete with immense raw power, but it's unlikely that Cincinnati will put up with that level of swing and miss again in 2025. Read Past Outlooks

Back in lineup
Benson started in right field and went 0-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
Benson was back in the lineup against a right-handed starter, after he was held out against southpaws the prior three games. Benson made an impact immediately after his call-up from Triple-A Louisville with five home runs, three doubles, 11 RBI, one steal and seven runs scored over his first 10 games. Since then, he's gone 0-for-5 over seven plate appearances. Jake Fraley (calf) has started a rehab assignment, so Benson's run as the primary right fielder against right-handed pitching may end soon.
Benson was back in the lineup against a right-handed starter, after he was held out against southpaws the prior three games. Benson made an impact immediately after his call-up from Triple-A Louisville with five home runs, three doubles, 11 RBI, one steal and seven runs scored over his first 10 games. Since then, he's gone 0-for-5 over seven plate appearances. Jake Fraley (calf) has started a rehab assignment, so Benson's run as the primary right fielder against right-handed pitching may end soon.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+78%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+371%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .459 | 124 | 1 | 9 | .140 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .818 | 652 | 29 | 79 | .246 | ||||
2025vs Left | .222 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2025vs Right | 1.045 | 50 | 5 | 14 | .295 | ||||
2024vs Left | .526 | 71 | 1 | 7 | .153 | ||||
2024vs Right | .676 | 317 | 13 | 36 | .194 | ||||
2023vs Left | .400 | 44 | 0 | 2 | .146 | ||||
2023vs Right | .938 | 285 | 11 | 29 | .297 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+12%
OPS at Home
2025
+333%
OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .805 | 375 | 22 | 53 | .218 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .721 | 401 | 8 | 35 | .239 | ||||
2025Home | 1.419 | 33 | 5 | 12 | .393 | ||||
2025Away | .328 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .087 | ||||
2024Home | .675 | 192 | 9 | 24 | .178 | ||||
2024Away | .626 | 196 | 5 | 19 | .195 | ||||
2023Home | .840 | 150 | 8 | 17 | .234 | ||||
2023Away | .882 | 179 | 3 | 14 | .308 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Will Benson 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.
* 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
0.36BB Rate
8.5%K Rate
23.7%BABIP
.235ISO
.353AVG
.255OBP
.322SLG
.608OPS
.930wOBA
.389Exit Velocity
95.2 mphHard Hit Rate
48.7%Barrels/PA
15.3%Expected BA
.311Expected SLG
.661Sprint Speed
25.3 ft/secGround Ball %
35.9%Line Drive %
12.8%Fly Ball %
51.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Something clicked for Benson during his five-week stint in the minors in April and May. A first-round pick in 2016, he made changes to cut down on his whiffs in 2022, but it wasn't enough to convince Cleveland as the Guardians traded traded him across state to Cincinnati just before spring training. While those aforementioned changes did not pay immediate dividends at the major-league level, Benson put everything together with Triple-A Louisville and would go on to be one of the Reds' best hitters over the final four months of the season. From May 30 on, Benson hit .296/.389/.542 with 34 extra-base hits -- including eight triples -- to go along with 19 steals in 22 attempts. It was a remarkable turnaround, but Benson is a strict platoon player for manager David Bell and the stickiness of his plate-skill improvements is still in question. The 25-year-old had over 300 plate appearances following his return to the majors, but that's not enough of a sample to draw any definitive conclusions.
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Sits against lefty again
Benson, who was held out of the lineup for a second straight day against a lefty, entered Wednesday's game as a pinch runner and was caught stealing.
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On bench versus lefty
Benson is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.
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Rips two more homers
Benson went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's 3-1 win over Cleveland.
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Homers in three straight
Benson started in left field and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Guardians.
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Thriving since call-up
Benson started in right field and went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 5-4 win over the Guardians.
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Top NL player last week
Benson was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Benson has homered in each of his last four games, and for the week he went 10-for-19 with one steal, five runs scored, five home runs and 10 RBI. Jake Fraley is close from returning from the 10-day injured list, but Benson should continue to see plenty of playing time in right field in a strong-side platoon.
Benson has homered in each of his last four games, and for the week he went 10-for-19 with one steal, five runs scored, five home runs and 10 RBI. Jake Fraley is close from returning from the 10-day injured list, but Benson should continue to see plenty of playing time in right field in a strong-side platoon.