Salvador Perez
- Kansas City’s roster as it stands bench · 198 PA · 0.3 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: 10-and-5 rights (14+ years of service, five straight seasons with KC): he can veto any trade.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 627 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 173 | .319 | .345 | 19% | 3% | 47% | −2.02 | +2.36 |
| RHP | 454 | .284 | .306 | 19% | 4% | 44% | −1.64 | +1.25 |
- Attack angle
- 11.5° (57% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.8°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 18%
- Pull-air %
- 20.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .229/.274/.383 · 77
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+4.1 vs. league per 100; 1.8 standard errors on 68 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-away (−2.6), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 138 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,019 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Perez: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Angel Martínez CLE · ’02 | .303 | 1.8 | 1.0 | Pre-arb |
| 61 | Daylen Lile WSH · ’02 | .322 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 54 | Jeremy Peña HOU · ’97 | .326 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Arb |
| 50 | Jackson Merrill SD · ’03 | .348 | 4.2 | 4.1 | Signed $7.1M |
| 49 | Casey Schmitt SF · ’99 | .353 | 1.9 | 1.4 | Arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | −3 | −2 | −0.5 | −2.5 | 940 |
| 2025 | 1B | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | −0.6 | 1,051 |
| 2024 | 1B | +5 | +4 | +0.3 | +4.3 | 1,630 |
| 2023 | 1B | 0 | 0 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 791 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−3 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 63 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | 1B | 70 | +1.4 |
| 2024 | 1B | 85 | +4.4 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
ABS challenges · 2026
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