Baseball · All Baseball players
Salvador Perez
MLB
About Salvador Perez
Salvador Johan Perez Diaz (born May 10, 1990), nicknamed "El Niño" and "Salvy", is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher, designated hitter, and first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a nine-time MLB All-Star, five-time Gold Glove Award winner, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, three-time All-MLB selection, Roberto Clemente Award winner, and received the World Series Most Valuable Player Award when the Royals won the 2015 World Series. Perez has played his entire career with the Royals, and was named the team's captain in 2023.
Bio summary from Wikipedia.
Player Stats
| G | 152 | PA | 627 | AB | 580 | R | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 133 | 2B | 24 | 3B | 1 | HR | 21 |
| RBI | 78 | SB | 1 | CS | 0 | BB | 25 |
| SO | 119 | AVG | .229 | OBP | .274 | SLG | .383 |
| OPS | .656 | TB | 222 | WAR | -0.5 |
2026 batting — Baseball-Reference
Career — Lahman, through 2025
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | KCA | 39 | 148 | 20 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .331 |
| 2012 | KCA | 76 | 289 | 38 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 27 | .301 |
| 2013 | KCA | 138 | 496 | 48 | 145 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 21 | 63 | .292 |
| 2014 | KCA | 150 | 578 | 57 | 150 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 70 | 1 | 22 | 85 | .260 |
| 2015 | KCA | 142 | 531 | 52 | 138 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 13 | 82 | .260 |
| 2016 | KCA | 139 | 514 | 57 | 127 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 22 | 119 | .247 |
| 2017 | KCA | 129 | 471 | 57 | 126 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 80 | 1 | 17 | 95 | .268 |
| 2018 | KCA | 129 | 510 | 52 | 120 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 80 | 1 | 17 | 108 | .235 |
| 2020 | KCA | 37 | 150 | 22 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 36 | .333 |
| 2021 | KCA | 161 | 620 | 88 | 169 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 121 | 1 | 28 | 170 | .273 |
| 2022 | KCA | 114 | 445 | 48 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 18 | 109 | .254 |
| 2023 | KCA | 140 | 538 | 59 | 137 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 80 | 0 | 19 | 135 | .255 |
| 2024 | KCA | 158 | 590 | 58 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 44 | 129 | .271 |
| 2025 | KCA | 155 | 597 | 54 | 141 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 28 | 125 | .236 |
Season lines from the Lahman Baseball Database (Version 2025, via SABR), joined through the Chadwick Register ID crosswalk. The databank runs through the 2025 season — the current season is the 2026 line below, from the MLB Stats API.
2026 Season — MLB Stats API
Batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 627 | 580 | 50 | 133 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 119 | .229 | .274 | .383 | .656 |
2026 regular-season line from the MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com), pulled when this page was built. Multi-team stints are combined; rate stats are recomputed from the combined totals.
Watch Salvador Perez Highlights
“Salvador Perez 2026 MLB Highlights” · Open on YouTube · More Salvador Perez videos