Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 36 |
| Height | 6' 2" |
| Weight | 255 lb |
| Debut | 2011-08-10 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Salvador Pérez
DH · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 2", 255 lb · Age 36
Club Kansas City Royals
Position DH
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 652 | 58 | 160 | 27 | 0 | .271 | .330 | .456 | .786 |
| 2025 | 641 | 54 | 141 | 30 | 0 | .236 | .284 | .446 | .730 |
| 2026 | 620 | 50 | 131 | 21 | 1 | .229 | .273 | .382 | .655 |
| 15 Seasons | 7524 | 760 | 1843 | 324 | 7 | .261 | .299 | .451 | .750 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
68
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.325 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.316 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.318 |
| Observed weight | 74% |
xwOBA
0.299
0.308
0.318
0.328
0.337
wOBA
0.282
0.293
0.305
0.318
0.329
ISO
0.148
0.158
0.169
0.180
0.189
K%
18.1%
19.0%
20.0%
21.0%
21.9%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%8.1%
88
Exit velocity89.3
69
Hard-hit%43.0%
73
xBA0.315
46
xSLG0.552
67
xwOBA0.316
65
-17 vs proj
BB%4.0%
8
Bat speed70.1
58
K%19.0%
72
+22 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs-1.1 · C
19
Catcher Throwing1.0 · C
70
Framing Runs-6.5 · C
5
Outs Above Avg-3.0 · C
5
Pop Time2.0 · C
28
Range Runs-2.4 · C
7
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-3.2 · DH
7
Sprint Speed23.7 · DH
1
SB Success Rate100.0% · DH
Small sample
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 54.2% · rebadged research
9
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 22.6% · rebadged research
77
Correct Decisions61.3% · rebadged research
12
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.255 · borderline
97
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline92
15
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.262 · insufficient sample
90
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.292 · validated thin sample
22
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.280 · insufficient sample
100
Resists FastballwOBA 0.333 · validated
60
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.384 · validated
9
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
300 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -0.018 |
| wOBA Δ | -0.028 |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Pérez’s wOBA sits at 0.305, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.316 — a gap of 0.010, 0.4 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 630 PA. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| France, Ty SD · R | 0.58 | Bat speedWhiff rate | Player · Projection |
| Basallo, Samuel BAL · L | 0.53 | Barrel rateHard-hit rate | Player · Projection |
| Ballesteros, Moisés CHC · L | 0.51 | Max exit velocityBat speed | Player · Projection |
| Burleson, Alec STL · L | 0.51 | Barrel rateSwing length | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 6 | 2026-08-29 | Impact contact carried uneven swing decisions |
| Fielding | 7 | 2026-09-13 | 3 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.654 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.334 xwOBA | 25 HR | Projection |
| 2026-08-15 @ LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | 2 K |
| 2026-05-20 vs BOS1 HR | 1 RBI / 5 Ch | 0 E | 3-4 | HR, RBI, R |
| 2026-04-20 vs BAL0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 3-6 | K, R |
| 2026-04-17 @ NYY0 HR | 0 RBI / 8 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | 2 K |
| 2026-04-15 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 10 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | 2 K |