1B Ben Collins #7
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/03/2026
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1B BEN COLLINS #7 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
65 223 54 14 1 5 25 8 42 .242 .266 .381 3 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 65 60 60
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 35 40 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 30
Errors: - 65 25
Arm: 20 35 25
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/02/2026 NYY Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/01/2026 NYY Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/2026 NYY Loss, 7-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/2026 @ STL Win, 8-5 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/29/2026 @ STL Win, 6-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/2026 @ STL Win, 2-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
07/27/2026 @ STL Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/2026 @ PIT Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/25/2026 @ PIT Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/22/2026 DET Loss, 6-9 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
Ben is no Einstein.
Birthday:11/03/1997
Born in:Bridgeport, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 81 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 81 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 4th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 65 223 54 14 1 5 25 15 8 42 .242 .266 .381 .647 .283 .139 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 233 0 0 0 7 0 2 85 20 3 1 75.0 20.8 3.14 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   77 24 5 1 3 8 5 4 15 1 0 0 .312 .341 .519 .861
Versus Right   152 32 9 0 2 18 9 5 28 1 0 0 .211 .234 .309 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   29 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .241 .241 .310 .552
March   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
April   61 16 4 0 1 6 3 1 10 1 0 0 .262 .270 .377 .647
May   73 17 2 1 2 7 6 2 16 0 0 0 .233 .253 .370 .623
June   33 10 5 0 2 10 4 3 5 0 0 0 .303 .361 .636 .997
July   41 9 3 0 0 2 2 1 8 1 0 0 .220 .233 .293 .525
August   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   25 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
Last Year   316 90 20 0 13 57 40 21 50 4 0 3 .285 .331 .472 .803
Career   914 238 55 5 24 125 92 46 165 7 2 6 .260 .298 .410 .708
Home   97 20 6 0 1 6 4 3 20 0 0 0 .206 .230 .299 .529
Road   126 34 8 1 4 19 11 5 22 2 0 0 .270 .293 .444 .738
Grass   219 53 14 1 5 24 14 8 42 2 0 0 .242 .266 .384 .650
Turf   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Day   83 22 6 0 1 10 3 3 17 2 0 0 .265 .284 .373 .658
Night   140 32 8 1 4 15 12 5 25 0 0 0 .229 .255 .386 .641
As Starter   212 52 14 1 4 24 14 6 37 2 0 0 .245 .264 .377 .641
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .182 .308 .455 .762
Pinch Hitting   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .364 .556 .919
Close/Late   46 9 3 0 1 7 2 3 13 1 0 0 .196 .240 .326 .566
Inning 1-3   65 18 5 1 0 7 3 2 10 0 0 0 .277 .299 .385 .683
Inning 4-6   85 20 3 0 3 11 6 2 15 1 0 0 .235 .250 .376 .626
Inning 7-9   78 18 6 0 2 8 5 5 18 1 0 0 .231 .274 .385 .658
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   87 15 4 0 0 4 5 4 23 1 0 0 .172 .207 .218 .425
1 Outs   70 17 5 0 2 7 4 3 10 1 0 0 .243 .270 .400 .670
2 Outs   72 24 5 1 3 15 5 2 10 0 0 0 .333 .351 .556 .907
Scoring Position   60 16 3 1 1 22 3 2 14 2 0 0 .267 .281 .400 .681
Bases Empty   129 32 11 0 4 4 11 5 22 0 0 0 .248 .276 .426 .702
Runner on 1st   40 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 .200 .238 .200 .438
Runner on 2nd   20 4 0 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .238 .350 .588
Runner on 3rd   9 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 6 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 .500 .538 .583 1.122
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Bases Loaded   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Two Strikes   126 21 6 0 3 10 9 7 43 1 0 0 .167 .209 .286 .495
First Pitch   28 8 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 0-1   16 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 0-2   26 6 3 0 0 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 .231 .231 .346 .577
Count 1-0   15 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .733 1.333
Count 1-1   24 6 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 1-2   31 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .129 .129 .161 .290
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   8 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .444 .625 1.069
Count 2-2   37 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 12 0 0 0 .135 .135 .243 .378
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .875 1.208
Full Count   32 6 1 0 2 5 4 7 14 1 0 0 .188 .325 .406 .731
Behind in Count   73 14 5 0 0 4 3 0 17 0 0 0 .192 .192 .260 .452
Ahead in Count   35 17 3 1 1 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 .486 .500 .714 1.214
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Batting 4th   55 14 3 1 1 6 3 1 8 1 0 0 .255 .263 .400 .663
Batting 5th   41 14 2 0 1 2 4 2 10 0 0 0 .341 .372 .463 .836
Batting 6th   66 13 8 0 0 9 2 3 9 0 0 0 .197 .232 .318 .550
Batting 7th   45 11 1 0 2 5 3 2 10 0 0 0 .244 .277 .400 .677
Batting 8th   13 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 .154 .143 .154 .297
Low Leverage   85 21 6 0 2 2 5 2 13 0 0 0 .247 .264 .388 .653
Medium Leverage   99 25 5 1 3 14 8 4 17 1 0 0 .253 .279 .414 .693
High Leverage   45 10 3 0 0 10 1 3 13 1 0 0 .222 .265 .289 .554
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
2023 Chicago - MLB 25 104 375 94 21 4 6 43 37 17 3 1 73 1 3 .251 .288 .376 .664 88 87 -0.3
2025 Chicago - MLB 27 101 316 90 20 0 13 57 40 21 3 4 50 6 2 .285 .331 .472 .803 118 117 0.9
2026 Chicago - MLB 28 65 223 54 14 1 5 25 15 8 0 2 42 3 1 .242 .266 .381 .647 81 78 -0.4
Total MLB 270 914 238 55 5 24 125 92 46 6 7 165 10 6 .260 .298 .410 .708 97 96 0.2
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
2015 Total - 17 26 115 60 12 3 7 41 61 9 2 2 8 6 2 .522 .555 .861 1.416 100 100 3.2
2015 Houston (GCL) - R 17 28 106 28 6 3 1 11 11 8 4 0 27 0 0 .264 .339 .406 .745 98 101 0.4
2015 Greeneville - R 17 30 101 28 7 0 1 14 10 7 1 1 25 2 1 .277 .327 .376 .704 99 97 0.3
2015 Total - R 17 58 207 56 13 3 2 25 21 15 5 1 52 2 1 .271 .333 .391 .725 98 99 0.7
2016 Greeneville - R 18 40 168 56 18 0 5 30 24 8 1 2 38 1 2 .333 .363 .530 .893 141 143 1.4
2017 Houston (GCL) - R 19 11 46 18 2 0 5 15 12 3 0 0 8 1 0 .391 .429 .761 1.189 226 243 1.0
2017 Greeneville - R 19 55 225 68 18 1 6 38 30 14 4 3 56 3 2 .302 .350 .471 .821 114 110 1.0
2017 Total - R 19 66 271 86 20 1 11 53 42 17 4 3 64 4 2 .317 .363 .520 .883 132 132 2.1
2018 Houston 2 (DSL) - R 20 67 267 53 12 0 5 39 26 25 0 5 24 1 0 .199 .263 .300 .562 54 44 -0.9
2019 Greeneville - R 21 67 243 87 13 1 15 53 47 24 5 4 44 5 1 .358 .420 .605 1.025 175 162 3.0
2020 Houston 2 (DSL) - R 22 18 73 21 5 1 3 11 9 5 2 0 10 0 0 .288 .350 .507 .857 129 132 0.6
2020 Greeneville - R 22 34 123 34 10 0 8 32 15 15 5 2 17 1 1 .276 .372 .553 .925 142 135 1.0
2020 Total - R 22 52 196 55 15 1 11 43 24 20 7 2 27 1 1 .281 .364 .536 .900 137 134 1.6
2021 Corpus Christi - AA 23 120 465 140 24 2 16 57 59 17 7 5 87 9 1 .301 .332 .465 .796 127 129 3.8
2022 Fresno - AAA 24 12 27 11 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .407 .467 .593 1.059 189 202 0.5
2022 Iowa - AAA 24 26 90 28 5 1 1 11 14 5 4 0 14 1 0 .311 .374 .422 .796 120 128 0.9
2022 Total - AAA 24 38 117 39 7 1 2 17 18 7 5 0 15 2 0 .333 .395 .462 .857 136 145 1.3
2023 Iowa - AAA 25 41 144 45 8 1 2 17 15 16 3 1 28 1 2 .312 .390 .424 .814 135 143 1.2
2024 Iowa - AAA 26 115 424 121 24 7 16 70 55 17 4 5 64 11 3 .285 .316 .488 .804 126 123 2.7
Total PCL 194 685 205 39 9 20 104 88 40 12 6 107 14 5 .299 .346 .470 .816 130 131
Total TEX 120 465 140 24 2 16 57 59 17 7 5 87 9 1 .301 .332 .465 .796 127 129
Total APP 226 860 273 66 2 35 167 126 68 16 12 180 12 7 .317 .373 .521 .894 139 134
Total FCL 39 152 46 8 3 6 26 23 11 4 0 35 1 0 .303 .365 .513 .878 136 143
Total DSL 85 340 74 17 1 8 50 35 30 2 5 34 1 0 .218 .281 .344 .625 70 63
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Chicago - MLB 1B 103 103 763 36 81 801 2 .998 900.1 7.99 -1.3 1.005
2025 Chicago - MLB 1B 88 76 644 40 67 689 5 .993 680.1 9.05 -2.9 .936
2026 Chicago - MLB 1B 55 47 372 36 31 412 4 .990 419.1 8.76 -1.1 .989
TOTAL 1B 246 226 1779 112 179 1902 11 .994 2000.0 8.51 -5.4 .977
PLAYER HISTORY
05/23/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
06/27/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Texas League All-Star Game.
11/05/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 30 (35).
04/30/2022 Injured on 04/28/2022, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 2 months.
07/16/2022 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs, along with SP Chris McCarthy and SP Dave Harris, in exchange for C Kyle Schwarber.
11/21/2022 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
06/30/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
07/01/2024 Wins the PCL AC Batter of the Month Award.
08/12/2024 Wins the PCL AC Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2024 Wins the PCL AC Batter of the Month Award.
09/12/2024 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/28/2024 Wins the 2024 Pacific Coast League Round 2 with the Iowa Cubs!
10/07/2024 Wins the 2024 PCL AC Glove Wizard Award at 1B.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
11/24/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
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