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Salvador Perez
Salvador Perez
Kansas City Royals • Catcher
Age 35 • 6' 2" • 255 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2011-08-10
Born: Valencia • Venezuela
2025 Stats
G
155
AB
597
H
141
HR
30
RBI
100
R
54
SB
0
AVG
.236
OBP
.284
SLG
.446
OPS
.730
Career Stats
G
1707
AB
6477
H
1712
HR
303
RBI
1016
R
710
SB
6
AVG
.264
OBP
.301
SLG
.457
OPS
.758
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2011 KC 39 158 148 49 3 21 .331 .361 .473 .834
2012 KC 76 305 289 87 11 39 .301 .328 .471 .799
2013 KC 138 526 496 145 13 79 .292 .323 .433 .756 AS GG
2014 KC 150 606 578 150 17 70 1 .260 .289 .403 .692 AS GG
2015 KC 142 553 531 138 21 70 1 .260 .280 .426 .706 AS WS-MVP WS GG
2016 KC 139 546 514 127 22 64 .247 .288 .438 .726 AS GG SS
2017 KC 129 499 471 126 27 80 1 .268 .297 .495 .792 AS
2018 KC 129 544 510 120 27 80 1 .235 .274 .439 .713 AS GG SS
2020 KC 37 156 150 50 11 32 1 .333 .353 .633 .986 SS
2021 KC 161 665 620 169 48 121 1 .273 .316 .544 .860 AS SS
2022 KC 114 473 445 113 23 76 .254 .292 .465 .757
2023 KC 140 580 538 137 23 80 .255 .292 .422 .714 AS
2024 KC 158 652 590 160 27 104 .271 .330 .456 .786 AS SS
2025 KC 155 641 597 141 30 100 .236 .284 .446 .730
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2011 KC 718164 .250.333.313.646
2012 KC 81515 .000.000.000.000
2013 KC 19615822 212 .379.377.586.963
2014 KC 22615420 411 .370.410.6671.077
2015 KC 17555317 110 .321.345.472.817
2016 KC 19595616 314 .286.322.482.804
2017 KC 1235346 29 .176.200.412.612
2018 KC 16444014 611 .350.409.9001.309
2019 KC 131 .000.667.000.667
2020 KC 15433711 38 .297.372.568.940
2021 KC 17444014 38 .350.409.6501.059
2022 KC 11323111 25 .355.375.6451.020
2023 KC 1028267 251 .269.321.538.859
2024 KC 13404012 39 .300.300.575.875
2025 KC 17484613 28 .283.292.457.749
2026 KC 923217 35 .333.391.8571.248
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2014 KC 15605812 16 .207.233.276.509
2015 KC 16645815 48 .259.328.517.845
2024 KC 625245 11 .208.240.333.573
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2025-09-28 @ ATH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-09-27 @ ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2025-09-26 @ ATH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-25 @ LAA 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1
2025-09-24 @ LAA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-09-23 @ LAA 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
2025-09-21 vs TOR 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2025-09-20 vs TOR 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-19 vs TOR 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0
2025-09-18 vs SEA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-09-17 vs SEA 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0
2025-09-16 vs SEA 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-14 @ PHI 5 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 1
2025-09-13 @ PHI 4 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 1
2025-09-12 @ PHI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-11 @ CLE 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-09-10 @ CLE 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-09-09 @ CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-09-08 @ CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-09-07 vs MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-09-06 vs MIN 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 1
2025-09-05 vs MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-09-04 vs LAA 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2025-09-03 vs LAA 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-02 vs LAA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-31 vs DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-08-30 vs DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-08-29 vs DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-08-27 @ CWS 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0
2025-08-26 @ CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-25 @ CWS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-08-24 @ DET 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
2025-08-23 @ DET 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-22 @ DET 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
2025-08-21 vs TEX 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
2025-08-20 vs TEX 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-08-17 vs CWS 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
2025-08-16 vs CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-15 vs CWS 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
2025-08-13 vs WSH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-12 vs WSH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-08-11 vs WSH 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1
2025-08-10 @ MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2025-08-09 @ MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-08 @ MIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-08-06 @ BOS 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2025-08-05 @ BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-08-04 @ BOS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
2025-08-03 @ TOR 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-08-02 @ TOR 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2025-08-01 @ TOR 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
2025-07-30 vs ATL 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2025-07-29 vs ATL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-07-28 vs ATL 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-07-27 vs CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-07-26 vs CLE 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-07-26 vs CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2025-07-23 @ CHC 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
2025-07-22 @ CHC 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-21 @ CHC 5 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0
2025-07-20 @ MIA 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
2025-07-19 @ MIA 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2025-07-18 @ MIA 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
2025-07-13 vs NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2025-07-12 vs NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-07-11 vs NYM 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2025-07-09 vs PIT 4 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
2025-07-08 vs PIT 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2025-07-07 vs PIT 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0
2025-07-06 @ AZ 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2025-07-05 @ AZ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-04 @ AZ 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2025-07-03 @ SEA 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-02 @ SEA 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2025-07-01 @ SEA 5 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0
2025-06-30 @ SEA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-29 vs LAD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-28 vs LAD 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-06-27 vs LAD 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2025-06-25 vs TB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-24 vs TB 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-06-22 @ SD 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
2025-06-21 @ SD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-20 @ SD 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-06-19 @ TEX 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-18 @ TEX 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2025-06-17 @ TEX 4 3 1 0 2 4 2 0 1
2025-06-15 vs ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-06-14 vs ATH 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-13 vs ATH 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
2025-06-12 vs NYY 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-11 vs NYY 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
2025-06-10 vs NYY 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-08 @ CWS 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1
2025-06-07 @ CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2025-06-06 @ CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-06-05 @ STL 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2025-06-05 @ STL 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2025-06-03 @ STL 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2025-06-01 vs DET 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-31 vs DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-05-30 vs DET 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
2025-05-28 vs CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-27 vs CIN 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-26 vs CIN 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2025-05-25 @ MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-05-24 @ MIN 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
2025-05-21 @ SF 5 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 1
2025-05-20 @ SF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-05-19 @ SF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-05-18 vs STL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-17 vs STL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-05-16 vs STL 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-05-14 @ HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-05-13 @ HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-05-12 @ HOU 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2025-05-11 vs BOS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-10 vs BOS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-05-09 vs BOS 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-05-08 vs CWS 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2
2025-05-07 vs CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-06 vs CWS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2025-05-05 vs CWS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2025-05-04 @ BAL 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2025-05-01 @ TB 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-04-30 @ TB 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-04-29 @ TB 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-04-27 vs HOU 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-04-26 vs HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-04-24 vs COL 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 0
2025-04-24 vs COL 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0
2025-04-22 vs COL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-04-20 @ DET 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-04-19 @ DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-04-18 @ DET 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-04-17 @ DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2025-04-16 @ NYY 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-04-15 @ NYY 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-04-14 @ NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2025-04-13 @ CLE 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2025-04-12 @ CLE 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
2025-04-11 @ CLE 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-04-10 vs MIN 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-04-09 vs MIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-04-08 vs MIN 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
2025-04-07 vs MIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2025-04-06 vs BAL 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
2025-04-05 vs BAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-04-04 vs BAL 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
2025-04-02 @ MIL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-04-01 @ MIL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-03-31 @ MIL 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
2025-03-30 vs CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-03-29 vs CLE 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2025-03-27 vs CLE 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2025-04-16
C Salvador Perez changed number to 13.
2025-04-15
C Salvador Perez changed number to 42.
2024-07-15
C Salvador Perez assigned to American League All-Stars.
2023-09-24
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 7-day injured list.
2023-09-18
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 7-day injured list retroactive to September 17, 2023. Concussion.
2023-07-10
C Salvador Perez assigned to American League All-Stars.
2022-07-29
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2022-07-29
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2022-07-29
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2022-07-26
Kansas City Royals sent C Salvador Perez on a rehab assignment to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2022-07-26
Kansas City Royals sent C Salvador Perez on a rehab assignment to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2022-06-24
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 22, 2022. Left thumb surgery.
2022-05-28
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2022-05-17
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 10-day injured list. Left thumb sprain.
2021-07-12
American League All-Stars activated C Salvador Perez.
2020-09-11
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10 day injured list.
2020-09-11
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2020-09-11
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10 day injured list.
2020-09-11
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2020-09-11
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2020-08-21
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 18, 2020. Left eye central serous chorioretinopathy.
2020-07-14
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2020-07-04
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 10-day injured list.
2019-11-04
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 60-day injured list.
2019-03-11
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 60-day injured list. Ulnar collateral ligament surgery
2018-04-24
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day injured list.
2018-04-19
Kansas City Royals sent C Salvador Perez on a rehab assignment to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2018-04-15
Kansas City Royals sent C Salvador Perez on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2018-03-29
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2018. Left knee sprain.
2017-08-22
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 10-day disabled list.
2017-08-06
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to August 5, 2017. Right intercostal strain.
2013-08-11
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 7-day disabled list.
2013-08-04
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 7-day disabled list. Mild concussion.
2013-06-04
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the restricted list.
2013-06-02
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the restricted list.
2013-05-26
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the bereavement list.
2012-06-22
Kansas City Royals activated C Salvador Perez from the 60-day disabled list.
2012-03-20
Kansas City Royals placed C Salvador Perez on the 60-day disabled list. Recovering from March 2012 left knee surgery.
2011-08-10
Kansas City Royals selected the contract of C Salvador Perez from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2011-01-03
Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C Salvador Perez to spring training.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2025
Batting
xwOBA
92
0.357
xBA
88
0.269
xSLG
97
0.534
Avg EV
65
90.0
Barrel%
91
14.8%
HardHit%
79
46.7%
SweetSpot%
68
35.7%
Chase%
5
42.4%
Whiff%
46
26.9%
K%
72
19.5%
BB%
18
4.4%
Percentiles are computed within season pool • colors: blue (low) → gray (avg) → red (high).
Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: royals.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 644 28.4% 56.4% 22.8% .237 51.9%
Slider 383 16.9% 41.0% 31.8% .225 49.3%
Sinker 317 14.0% 59.6% 10.2% .258 53.8%
Sweeper 256 11.3% 32.0% 33.6% .263 33.3%
Changeup 221 9.8% 33.5% 25.9% .164 33.3%
Cutter 189 8.3% 50.3% 22.6% .311 42.1%
Curveball 137 6.1% 34.3% 30.1% .179 33.3%
Splitter 53 2.3% 41.5% 34.4% .125 64.3%
Knuckle Curve 47 2.1% 29.8% 30.0% .385 60.0%
Slurve 14 0.6% 57.1% 22.2% .400 25.0%
Eephus 2 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Forkball 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Total 2264 100.0% 46.4% 24.8% .237 46.8%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 1150 50.8% 56.3% 19.3% .254 51.2%
Breaking 837 37.0% 36.8% 31.8% .241 42.4%
Offspeed 277 12.2% 34.7% 27.6% .154 39.7%
Total 2264 100.0% 46.4% 24.8% .237 46.8%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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