MLB · AL Central

Salvador Perez

Kansas City RoyalsCBats: R · Throws: R

PowerAverage

At a glance

This season

.199

OBP

.244

SLG

.323

OPS

.567

9 HR · 26 RBI · 56 K (5%) · 12 BB · 1105 PA

MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS

Last 10 games

.154

RBI

6-for-39

Across 48 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.4 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 6% of them.

Quality of contact

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 285 plate appearances (219 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.285

Avg Exit V

88.8 mph

Barrel %

9.1%

Hard-Hit %

41.1%

Whiff %

24.2%

K %

19.6%

BB %

3.9%

Split by opposing hand

Hits lefties much harder than righties.

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.239	.187
OBP	.318	.307	.223
SLG	.404	.418	.293
OPS	.722	.725	.516
Sample	—	75 PA	211 PA

Pitch-by-pitch breakdown

How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.

Pitch type

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

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5 pitches · this season · vs left-handed pitchers

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Sinker	8	.429	.429	.289	20.0%	0.0%	28.6%	0.0%	84.1 mph	6.9°
Curveball	9	.250	.500	.322	22.2%	22.2%	57.1%	0.0%	91.0 mph	15.0°
Slider	16	.214	.286	.479	13.0%	6.3%	46.2%	15.4%	89.5 mph	26.8°
Four-seam	19	.235	.588	.436	25.0%	31.6%	75.0%	25.0%	98.7 mph	23.1°
Changeup	20	.158	.316	.184	22.9%	15.0%	47.1%	5.9%	88.1 mph	2.6°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
KC	3902	40	.254	—	.504
CLE	357	4	.229	—	.512
DET	335	2	.239	—	.447
CWS	323	5	.278	—	.590
MIN	304	3	.197	—	.418