Salvador Perez stats
RoyalsDesignated Hitter · #13
Bio
- Age
- 36 yearsMay 10, 1990
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 255 lbs
- Experience
- 15 yearsDebut 2011
- Birthplace
- Valencia, Venezuela
- World Series MVP
- 2015
- AL Gold Glove
- 5x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 5x
Bio
- Age
- 36 yearsMay 10, 1990
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 255 lbs
- Experience
- 15 yearsDebut 2011
- Birthplace
- Valencia, Venezuela
- World Series MVP
- 2015
- AL Gold Glove
- 5x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 5x
Stats
Standard
Royals- GP
- 146
- AB · 39th
- 559
- R
- 48
- H
- 127
- HR
- 19
- RBI
- 73
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .227
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,853
- AB
- 7,036
- R
- 758
- H
- 1,839
- HR
- 322
- RBI
- 1,089
- SB
- 7
- AVG
- .261
Career Postseason
- GP
- 37
- AB
- 140
- R
- 15
- H
- 32
- HR
- 6
- RBI
- 15
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .229
Expanded
- PA
- 604
- TB
- 209
- XBH
- 43
- HBP · 16th
- 13
- IBB · 40th
- 3
- GIDP
- 20
- P/PA
- 3.71
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,508
- TB
- 3,172
- XBH
- 677
- HBP
- 109
- IBB
- 46
- GIDP
- 216
- P/PA
- 3.50
Advanced
- WAR
- -0.6
- RC
- 51.7
- RC/27
- 3.00
- ISOP
- .147
- SECA
- .190
- BB/K
- 0.20
- AB/HR
- 29.4
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- WAR
- 34.5
- RC
- 895.4
- RC/27
- 4.40
- ISOP
- .189
- SECA
- .232
- BB/K
- 0.21
- AB/HR
- 21.9
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Against other designated hitters
2026 regular season, 37 MLB designated hitters with 25+ games.
- Home Runs19
Higher than 75% of the other 36 MLB designated hitters.
- Batting Average.227
Higher than 39% of the other 36 MLB designated hitters.
- RBI73
Higher than 83% of the other 36 MLB designated hitters.
Latest performance
Salvador Perez
Sep 20 · @ PIT · L 4-3
- AB
- 4
- R
- 0
- H
- 2
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .227
Games
All gamesNext
vs CHWTue, Sep 22
vs CHW since 2022
- 61
- GP
- 236
- AB
- 23
- R
- 56
- H
- 8
- HR
- 35
- RBI
| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at PITL 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | atPITL 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | atPITL 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | at HOUL 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | atHOUW 5-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | atHOUL 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What are Salvador Perez's career stats?
Salvador Perez has played 15 seasons for the Royals. He is a career .261 hitter with 1,839 hits, 322 home runs and 1,089 RBI. His best season so far is 2020: a .333 batting average, 11 home runs and 32 RBI.
Best single games
- Hits: 5 @ MIN on May 23, 2016, W 10-4
- Home Runs: 2 @ MIN on Aug 28, 2013, W 8-1
- RBI: 6 @ CLE on Aug 26, 2024, W 9-4
- Runs: 3 vs DET on Jun 18, 2016, W 16-5
- Stolen Bases: 1 vs CHW on Apr 4, 2014, W 7-5
- Walks: 3 vs NYY on Jun 12, 2024, L 11-5
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2011.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2011 to 2026
Salvador Perez led MLB in home runs (2021) and RBI (2021); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships
- 2015 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×5: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
- World Series MVP: 2015
- AL Silver Slugger ×5: 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024
All-time career rank
- 135th in home runs (322)
- 202nd in rbi (1,089)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Salvador Perez
Playoff series
Salvador Perez played 6 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  BAL | Won 2-0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 |  NYY | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Salvador Perez against each club
- vs Chicago White Sox (61)
- vs Minnesota Twins (61)
- vs Detroit Tigers (59)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (56)
- vs New York Yankees (34)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (31)
- vs Boston Red Sox (31)
- vs Seattle Mariners (31)
- vs Athletics (28)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (28)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (28)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (25)
- vs Texas Rangers (25)
- vs Houston Astros (24)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (24)
- vs Colorado Rockies (15)
- vs San Diego Padres (15)
- vs San Francisco Giants (15)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (14)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (13)
- vs Miami Marlins (12)
- vs New York Mets (12)
- vs Washington Nationals (12)
- vs Atlanta Braves (11)
- vs Chicago Cubs (11)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (11)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (11)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (11)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (10)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Salvador Perez among MLB players at the same position.
- Eloy JimenezAlike in Home Runs, Slugging %, RBI76out of 100 on profile similarity
- Mike JacobsAlike in Home Runs, RBI, Slugging %75out of 100 on profile similarity
- C.J. CronAlike in Home Runs, RBI, Slugging %74out of 100 on profile similarity
- Christian Encarnacion-StrandBALAlike in RBI, Home Runs, Slugging %73out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jay GibbonsAlike in Slugging %, Home Runs, RBI72out of 100 on profile similarity
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