Kansas City Royals#13 · DHActive

Salvador Perez

Age 36

Contract Value $11,300,000/yr

Size 6' 2" · 255

Bats Right

From Valencia, Venezuela

152G · 627 PA

.229

AVG

.274

OBP

.383

SLG

.657

OPS

RBI

-1.1

WAR

56H-ScoreAVERAGE

Volume leads the profile; production grades weak. 208th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 3, 3:32 AM ETLast game Sep 13 at BOS

Season overview

AVG

.229301st

OBP

.274391st

SLG

.383250th

OPS

.657320th

2179th

RBI

7854th

BB%

3.9%430th

18.9%130th

wOBA

.284351st

WAR

-1.1447th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production3350

WEAK

Contact Quality7150

STRONG

Plate Discipline4250

BELOW AVG

Volume9150

ELITE

Power7450

STRONG

Splits5050

AVERAGE

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 71.0121610.0%6.7%

Last 141.05321210.2%5.1%

Last 30.94332315.0%4.2%

Season.657197219.7%4.1%42.6%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity89.0 mph57th

Barrel rate10.1%75th

Hard-hit rate42.6%72nd

Launch angle15.6°

Pull / center / oppo40 / 34 / 25

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.25621.6%.421

Slider.18635.0%.256

Sweeper.22930.7%.371

Sinker.3618.6%.672

Cutter.19125.5%.213

Curveball.15334.0%.322

Changeup.24223.2%.468

Best production: sinker and changeup.

Highest whiff rate against: slider and curveball.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.628

AVG .215

vs LHP

.744

AVG .267

+.116 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.752

AVG .258

Away

.561

AVG .202

+.191 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep.821210

Aug.670217

Jul.854515

Jun.46215

May.649414

Apr.589410

Mar.56311

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Kansas City Royals152.229.274.383.6572178-1.1

2025Kansas City Royals155.236.284.446.73030100

2024Kansas City Royals158.271.330.456.78627104

2023Kansas City Royals140.255.292.422.7142380

2022Kansas City Royals114.254.292.465.7572376

2021Kansas City Royals161.273.316.544.86048121

2020Kansas City Royals37.333.353.633.9861132

2018Kansas City Royals129.235.274.439.7132780

2017Kansas City Royals129.268.297.495.7922780

2016Kansas City Royals139.247.288.438.7262264

2015Kansas City Royals142.260.280.426.7062170

2014Kansas City Royals150.260.289.403.6921770

2013Kansas City Royals138.292.323.433.7561379

2012Kansas City Royals76.301.328.471.7991139

2011Kansas City Royals39.331.361.473.834321

Frequently asked

What is Salvador Perez's 2026 batting line?+

.229/.274/.383 with 21 home runs and 78 RBI and 152 games — a .657 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

56 out of 100, which we label average. 208th among 459 qualified hitters. Volume leads the profile; production grades weak.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Left-handed: a .744 OPS versus a .628 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against slider and curveball. Best production against sinker and changeup.