Cionel

Pérez

PAge : 30Throws : L

#52

Cionel Pérez

#52PNew York Mets

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 79 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2018-07-11

Born in : Matanzas, Cuba

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026		40	4	3	4.76	45.1	44	1.46
2026	New York Mets	24	2	0	3.99	29.1	35	1.33
2026	Washington Nationals	16	2	3	6.19	16.0	9	1.69
2025	Baltimore Orioles	19	0	0	8.31	21.2	21	2.12
2024	Baltimore Orioles	62	2	0	4.53	53.2	46	1.40
2023	Baltimore Orioles	65	4	2	3.54	53.1	44	1.56
2022	Baltimore Orioles	66	7	1	1.40	57.2	55	1.16
2021	Cincinnati Reds	25	1	2	6.38	24.0	25	1.71
2020	Houston Astros	7	0	0	2.84	6.1	8	2.05
2019	Houston Astros	5	1	1	10.00	9.0	7	1.44
2018	Houston Astros	8	0	0	3.97	11.1	12	1.15
Career totals		297	19	9	4.30	282.1	262	1.48

ContractWashington Nationals payroll →

Type: Free Agent/Arb
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 0.4 M$
AAV: 0.40 M$

2026
0.40 M$
Not 40 man
2027
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.76

FIP

4.42

xFIP

3.62

ERA-

114

WHIP

1.46

22.2 %

BB%

9.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

45.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.1

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

-0.1

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

20230.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season
20240.7 WAR · 0.8 per full season
2025-0.2 WAR · -0.6 per full season
2026-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season

Outlook, age included

+3 · 30 y.o. · prime years

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

Replacement or prospect

VEL: Velocity; 81
STF: Stuff; 63
CTL: Control; 65
CNT: Contact allowed; 60
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 73
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
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

-0.1

#207 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

25 / 100

#197 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

32 / 100

Surplus $-1.4M · salary $0.4M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention30

Stuff44

Command46

Contact allowed2

Velocity75

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.42 · RA9-WAR: -0.2

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.

Fastball

96.7 mi/h

75th percentile

22.2 %

43th percentile

BB%

9.6 %

47th percentile

xERA

5.19

10th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.346

10th percentile

Barrels allowed

11.9 %

4th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	NYM	-0.1	25	58	96.7	22.2	9.6	5.19	.346
2025	BAL	-0.2	8	65	95.6	19.1	16.4	3.93	.308
2024	BAL	0.7	33	68	96.5	19.3	11.8	3.57	.297
2023	BAL	0.4	30	67	96.8	17.8	10.9	3.87	.304
2022	BAL	1.0	73	72	97.0	23.5	9.0	3.62	.299
2021	CIN	-0.3	8	61	96.0	22.5	18.0	4.27	.317

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	@ WSH	1.0	0	0	1	2	4.76
Sep 25	@ WSH	1.0	1	1	1	0	4.87
Sep 23	@ TEX	1.0	1	0	0	0	4.78
Sep 19	vs PHI	0.2	1	0	1	1	4.89
Jul 29	vs ATL	1.0	0	0	0	1	4.97
Jul 26	vs LAD	2.0	0	0	0	3	5.09
Jul 24	vs LAD	1.0	1	0	0	2	5.35
Jul 22	@ MIL	0.2	2	0	0	1	5.50
Jul 19	@ PHI	1.0	1	0	0	2	5.59
Jul 10	vs BOS	0.2	2	2	3	1	5.75