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
.229
OBP
.274
SLG
.383
OPS
.657
HR
21
RBI
78
R
50
H
133
SB
1
G
152
DiamondIQ WAR
627 PA · 2026
-1.0
-10.1 runs above replacement
Batting · wRAA (park 1.04)-17.1
Baserunning · 1 SB / 0 CS (v1: SB only)+0.2
Positional · DH 82, C 44, 1B 25-7.4
Replacement · 627 PA+20.7
Fielding · Framing -6.5 runs-6.5
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 | 625 | .335 | .397 | 22% | 59% |
| Sweeper | 369 | .275 | .287 | 30% | 29% |
| Slider | 350 | .239 | .236 | 35% | 34% |
| Sinker | 278 | .418 | .452 | 10% | 44% |
| Cutter | 252 | .199 | .300 | 26% | 44% |
| Curveball | 194 | .211 | .207 | 34% | 41% |
| Changeup | 193 | .343 | .257 | 23% | 43% |
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 | 152 | 580 | 50 | 133 | 21 | 78 | 1 | 25 | 119 | .229 | .274 | .383 | .657 |
| 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
Sep 27 vs Cleveland GuardiansW
1-3, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Sep 26 vs Cleveland GuardiansL
1-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 25 vs Cleveland GuardiansL
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Sep 24 vs Chicago White SoxL
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Sep 23 vs Chicago White SoxW
1-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 22 vs Chicago White SoxL
1-3, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Sep 20 @ Pittsburgh PiratesL
2-4, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Sep 19 @ Pittsburgh PiratesL
0-1, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 18 @ Pittsburgh PiratesL
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 17 @ Houston AstrosL
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R