Kansas City Royals· #13· Designated Hitter
Salvador Perez “El Nino”
Bats R · Throws R·Age 36 (May 10, 1990)·6' 2", 255 lb·Valencia, Venezuela
2026 Batting
AVG
.222
OBP
.267
SLG
.373
OPS
.640
HR
17
RBI
61
R
46
H
109
SB
1
G
127
DiamondIQ WAR
531 PA · 2026
-1.1
-11.1 runs above replacement
Batting · wRAA (park 1.02)-17.4
Baserunning · 1 SB / 0 CS (v1: SB only)+0.2
Positional · DH 63, C 44, 1B 21-5.0
Replacement · 531 PA+17.5
Fielding · Framing -6.4 runs-6.4
Batting (park-adjusted wRAA) + baserunning + fielding (Statcast OAA / catcher framing) + positional + replacement. Baserunning is stolen-base runs only (v1). Full methodology.
Statcast by Pitch Type · vs pitch group
| Pitch | Seen | wOBA | xwOBA | Whiff | HardHit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam | 544 | .318 | .374 | 23% | 60% |
| Slider | 308 | .220 | .236 | 35% | 33% |
| Sweeper | 267 | .274 | .262 | 33% | 23% |
| Sinker | 217 | .440 | .503 | 10% | 50% |
| Cutter | 200 | .196 | .280 | 27% | 42% |
| Curveball | 175 | .221 | .189 | 35% | 37% |
| Changeup | 171 | .336 | .239 | 24% | 41% |
Season Statcast from our nightly Baseball Savant ingest.
Career Batting
| Yr | Tm | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 127 | 490 | 46 | 109 | 17 | 61 | 1 | 20 | 106 | .222 | .267 | .373 | .640 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 155 | 597 | 54 | 141 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 28 | 125 | .236 | .284 | .446 | .730 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 158 | 590 | 58 | 160 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 44 | 129 | .271 | .330 | .456 | .786 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 140 | 538 | 59 | 137 | 23 | 80 | 0 | 19 | 135 | .255 | .292 | .422 | .714 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 114 | 445 | 48 | 113 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 18 | 109 | .254 | .292 | .465 | .757 |
Recent Games
Aug 29 @ Cleveland GuardiansW
2-5, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Aug 28 @ Cleveland GuardiansW
1-4, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Aug 27 @ Toronto Blue JaysW
1-5, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 26 @ Toronto Blue JaysL
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 25 @ Toronto Blue JaysW
1-4, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Aug 23 vs Detroit TigersW
2-4, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Aug 22 vs Detroit TigersW
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Aug 21 vs Detroit TigersW
1-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 20 vs AthleticsW
3-5, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Aug 19 vs AthleticsW
1-3, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R