MLB · AL Central

Salvador Perez

Kansas City RoyalsCBats: R · Throws: R
PowerAverage

At a glance

This season

BA

.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

BA

.154

HR

0

RBI

1

K

7

BB

0

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
20
Avg Exit V
88.8 mph
51
Barrel %
9.1%
61
Hard-Hit %
41.1%
53
Whiff %
24.2%
35
K %
19.6%
63
BB %
3.9%
7

Split by opposing hand

Hits lefties much harder than righties.

StatLeaguevs Leftiesvs Righties
BA.247.239.187
OBP.318.307.223
SLG.404.418.293
OPS.722.725.516
Sample75 PA211 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.

6 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPABASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Changeup10.100.100.05225.0%30.0%0.0%0.0%74.2 mph37.7°
Cutter19.210.263.25328.3%10.5%52.9%0.0%94.6 mph17.6°
Curveball22.136.409.18030.6%27.3%37.5%6.3%84.7 mph18.8°
Sinker29.333.750.4917.8%3.5%51.8%22.2%90.7 mph6.1°
Four-seam55.235.314.32021.9%25.4%51.3%15.4%92.4 mph20.8°
Slider76.125.125.19532.5%23.7%20.0%1.8%84.7 mph15.8°

Ballpark history

BallparkPAHRAVGSLGOPS
KC390240.254.504
CLE3574.229.512
DET3352.239.447
CWS3235.278.590
MIN3043.197.418