Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 36 |
| Height | 6' 2" |
| Weight | 255 lb |
| Debut | 2011-08-10 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Salvador Pérez
C · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 2", 255 lb · Age 36
Club Kansas City Royals
Position C
Roster Active
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 | 379 | 32 | 74 | 11 | 0 | .210 | .253 | .344 | .597 |
| 15 Seasons | 7283 | 742 | 1786 | 314 | 6 | .262 | .299 | .452 | .751 |
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.
52
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 | 0.286 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.300 |
| Observed weight | 64% |
xwOBA
0.278
0.289
0.300
0.312
0.323
wOBA
0.253
0.267
0.282
0.298
0.312
ISO
0.136
0.149
0.163
0.176
0.189
K%
18.7%
19.8%
21.1%
22.3%
23.4%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%7.6%
83
Exit velocity89.5
66
Hard-hit%43.7%
70
xBA0.291
22
xSLG0.497
45
xwOBA0.286
28
-45 vs proj
BB%3.4%
6
Bat speed70.4
61
K%20.1%
64
+18 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs-0.6 · C
23
Catcher Throwing0.2 · C
61
Framing Runs-5.5 · C
4
Outs Above Avg-5.0 · C
6
Pop Time2.0 · C
29
Range Runs-3.4 · C
8
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed23.9 · C
1
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 54.9% · rebadged research
11
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 21.1% · rebadged research
83
Correct Decisions62.9% · rebadged research
20
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline95
22
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.247 · borderline
99
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.277 · insufficient sample
58
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.276 · validated thin sample
66
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.306 · insufficient sample
97
Resists FastballwOBA 0.315 · validated
89
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.380 · validated
11
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
200 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 | -0.047 |
| wOBA Δ | -0.052 |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Pérez’s wOBA sits at 0.282, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.286 — a gap of 0.004, 0.2 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 383 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vientos, Mark NYM · R | 0.61 | Hard-hit rateBarrel rate | Player · Projection |
| Bell, Josh MIN · L | 0.53 | Avg exit velocityBat speed | Player · Projection |
| France, Ty SD · R | 0.52 | Barrel rateWhiff rate | Player · Projection |
| Naylor, Josh SEA · L | 0.51 | Pull ratexwOBA on contact | 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 | 5 | 2026-07-06 | Disciplined swing decisions drove the score |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.334 xwOBA | 25 HR | Projection |
| 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 |
| 2026-04-14 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 |