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Salvador

Perez

DHAge : 36Bats : R

#13

Salvador Perez

#13DHKansas City Royals

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 116 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2011-08-10

Born in : Valencia, Venezuela

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
2026Kansas City Royals1525801332178.229.657
2025Kansas City Royals15559714130100.236.730
2024Kansas City Royals15859016027104.271.786
2023Kansas City Royals1405381372380.255.714
2022Kansas City Royals1144451132376.254.757
2021Kansas City Royals16162016948121.273.860
2020Kansas City Royals37150501132.333.986
2018Kansas City Royals1295101202780.235.713
2017Kansas City Royals1294711262780.268.792
2016Kansas City Royals1395141272264.247.726
2015Kansas City Royals1425311382170.260.706
2014Kansas City Royals1505781501770.260.692
2013Kansas City Royals1384961451379.292.756
2012Kansas City Royals76289871139.301.799
2011Kansas City Royals3914849321.331.834
Career totals1859705718453241094.261.750

ContractKansas City Royals payroll →

Type
Extension
Length
2 yrs · 2026–2027
Total value
25.0 M$
AAV
11.32 M$

May block all trades (10-and-5 rights)

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

77

wOBA

.285

xwOBA

.316

OPS

.657

AVG

.229

OBP

.274

HR

21

RBI

78

SB

1

PA

627

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-1.1

Home runs

20

2026 WAR

-1.1

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

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-13)

  • 2023-0.3 WAR · -0.3 per full season
  • 20243.2 WAR · 2.9 per full season
  • 20250.5 WAR · 0.5 per full season
  • 2026-1.1 WAR · -1.1 per full season

Outlook, age included

-43 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

75

Established regular

CON
Contact
78
POW
Power
82
EYE
Eye
53
SPD
Speed
41
FLD
Fielding
—
DUR
Durability
89
EX
Experience
96
Why these ratings?
  • 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

-1.1

#267 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

3 / 100

#259 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

3 / 100

Surplus $-22.1M · salary $11.3M

PAL: dimensions

Offense11
Power60
Discipline11
Speed0
Defense25

WAR, in runs

Batting-17.0
Baserunning-3.9
Fielding-2.5
Positional-7.3
Replacement+19.1

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

89.2 mi/h

49th percentile

Max exit velocity

111.3 mi/h

57th percentile

Barrels

10.7 %

72th percentile

Hard-hit

42.7 %

63th percentile

xBA

.250

55th percentile

Bat speed

71.6 mi/h

45th percentile

Sprint speed

23.7 pi/s

0th percentile

Outs above average

-3

28th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026KC-1.137589.2111.310.742.7.250
2025KC0.5438090.0114.814.846.7.269
2024KC3.2818091.1113.312.244.8.271
2023KC-0.3187690.1113.18.844.0.262
2022KC0.8637691.4112.511.249.0.239
2021KC2.7868193.0114.416.356.2.269

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 27vs CLE310100.229
Sep 26vs CLE410000.229
Sep 25vs CLE411210.229
Sep 24vs CWS311111.228
Sep 23vs CWS410001.228
Sep 22vs CWS310101.228
Sep 20@ PIT420101.227
Sep 19@ PIT100001.225
Sep 18@ PIT400002.226
Sep 17@ HOU300000.227