Carson
Benge
RFAge : 23Bats : L
#3
Carson Benge
#3RF
New York Mets
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 83 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2026-03-26
Born in : Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Mets | 156 | 595 | 168 | 20 | 65 | .282 | .776 |
| Career totals | 156 | 595 | 168 | 20 | 65 | .282 | .776 | |
ContractNew York Mets payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
118
wOBA
.342
xwOBA
.341
OPS
.776
AVG
.282
OBP
.346
HR
20
RBI
65
SB
22
PA
654
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
4.5
Home runs
21
2026 WAR
4.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20264.3 WAR · 3.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
82
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 80
- POW
- Power
- 74
- EYE
- Eye
- 70
- SPD
- Speed
- 84
- FLD
- Fielding
- 81
- DUR
- Durability
- 95
- EX
- Experience
- 24
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
4.3
#26 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
80 / 100
#53 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
94 / 100
Surplus $41.3M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
88.8 mi/h
44th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.8 mi/h
35th percentile
Barrels
7.3 %
46th percentile
Hard-hit
38.8 %
42th percentile
xBA
.279
90th percentile
Bat speed
71.0 mi/h
34th percentile
Sprint speed
28.6 pi/s
83th percentile
Outs above average
1
58th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ WSH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| Sep 26 | @ WSH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Sep 25 | @ WSH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .277 |
| Sep 24 | @ TEX | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Sep 23 | @ TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| Sep 22 | @ TEX | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| Sep 20 | vs PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Sep 19 | vs PHI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| Sep 18 | vs PHI | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Sep 17 | vs PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |