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Chris Pérez

Christopher Ralph Perez

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: July 1, 1985 in Bradenton, FL
High School: The Pendleton School (Bradenton, FL)
School: University of Miami
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 28, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 16, 2008
Teams (by GP): Indians/Cardinals 2008-2011
2012 Contract Status: 2nd Year Arb Eligible (Super 2), 1 yr/$2.23M (11), 1 yr/$4.5M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.136, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: CAA Sports (Nez Balelo) [*]
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Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2006	20	STL-min	A	2	0	1.000	1.84	25	0	21	0	0	12	29.1	20	9	6	0	19	0	32	4	0	9	126		1.330	6.1	0.0	5.8	9.8	1.68	DAV · MIDW
2007	21	STL-min	AA,AAA	2	1	.667	2.96	54	0	52	0	0	35	54.2	23	18	18	5	41	0	77	9	0	4	230		1.171	3.8	0.8	6.8	12.7	1.88	SPD,MEM · TL,PCL
2008	22	STL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.20	26	0	21	0	0	11	25.1	18	9	9	3	12	0	38	1	0	4	105		1.184	6.4	1.1	4.3	13.5	3.17	MEM · PCL
2008	22	STL	NL	3	3	.500	3.46	41	0	23	0	0	7	41.2	34	18	16	5	22	0	42	1	0	2	177	124	1.344	7.3	1.1	4.8	9.1	1.91
2009	23	STL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	3	0	3	0	0	2	4.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	14		0.750	0.0	0.0	6.8	9.0	1.33	MEM · PCL
2009	23	TOT	MLB	1	2	.333	4.26	61	0	16	0	0	2	57.0	41	28	27	8	27	0	68	6	0	8	239	99	1.193	6.5	1.3	4.3	10.7	2.52
2009	23	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	4.32	32	0	8	0	0	1	33.1	24	16	16	5	12	0	38	3	0	4	133	99	1.080	6.5	1.4	3.2	10.3	3.17
2009	23	STL	NL	1	1	.500	4.18	29	0	8	0	0	1	23.2	17	12	11	3	15	0	30	3	0	4	106	99	1.352	6.5	1.1	5.7	11.4	2.00
2010	24	CLE	AL	2	2	.500	1.71	63	0	37	0	0	23	63.0	40	15	12	4	28	3	61	5	0	4	260	231	1.079	5.7	0.6	4.0	8.7	2.18
2011	25	CLE	AL	4	7	.364	3.32	64	0	57	0	0	36	59.2	46	24	22	5	26	4	39	3	0	1	248	120	1.207	6.9	0.8	3.9	5.9	1.50	AS
4 Seasons				10	14	.417	3.13	229	0	133	0	0	68	221.1	161	85	77	22	103	7	210	15	0	15	924	131	1.193	6.5	0.9	4.2	8.5	2.04
162 Game Avg.				3	4	.417	3.13	68	0	39	0	0	20	66	48	25	23	7	31	2	62	4	0	4	274	131	1.193	6.5	0.9	4.2	8.5	2.04

CLE (3 yrs)				6	10	.375	2.88	159	0	102	0	0	60	156.0	110	55	50	14	66	7	138	11	0	9	641	140	1.128	6.3	0.8	3.8	8.0	2.09
STL (2 yrs)				4	4	.500	3.72	70	0	31	0	0	8	65.1	51	30	27	8	37	0	72	4	0	6	283	114	1.347	7.0	1.1	5.1	9.9	1.95

AL (3 yrs)			AL	6	10	.375	2.88	159	0	102	0	0	60	156.0	110	55	50	14	66	7	138	11	0	9	641	140	1.128	6.3	0.8	3.8	8.0	2.09
NL (2 yrs)			NL	4	4	.500	3.72	70	0	31	0	0	8	65.1	51	30	27	8	37	0	72	4	0	6	283	114	1.347	7.0	1.1	5.1	9.9	1.95

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary	Awards
2008	22	STL	NL	41.2	0	18	24	1	1.3	6	0.3	$
2009	23	STL	NL	23.2	0	12	13	0	.8	1	0.0	$
2009	23	CLE	AL	33.1	0	16	20	0	1.0	4	0.1	$
2010	24	CLE	AL	63.0	0	15	32	1	2.0	16	2.7	$423,800
2011	25	CLE	AL	59.2	0	24	31	1	2.1	7	1.2	$2,225,000	AS
4 Seasons				221.1	0	85	120	2	1.6	35	4.3	$2,648,800

CLE (3 yrs)				156.0	0	55	83	1	1.8	28	4.0	$2,648,800
STL (2 yrs)				65.1	0	30	37	1	1.1	7	0.3	$

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2006	20	STL-min	A	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	DAV · MIDW
2007	21	STL-min	AA,AAA	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	SPD,MEM · TL,PCL
2008	22	STL-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	MEM · PCL
2008	22	STL	NL	41	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	23	STL-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	MEM · PCL
2009	23	TOT	MLB	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	23	CLE	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	11
2009	23	STL	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	11
2010	24	CLE	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	25	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
4 Seasons				167	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE (3 yrs)				97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (2 yrs)				70	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				70	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2008	22	STL	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1

2010	24	CLE	AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			$423,800	1
2011	25	CLE	AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			$2,225,000	1	AS
3 Seasons				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$2,648,800

CLE (2 yrs)				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			$2,648,800
STL (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO	Awards
2008	STL	NL	22	P	41			41.2	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0	0	0.65	0.07	.960	1.73	1.72
2009	TOT	MLB	23	P	61			57.0	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.26	0.13	.954	1.61	1.60
2009	CLE	AL	23	P	32			33.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-6	0.27	0.03	.950	1.54	1.51
2009	STL	NL	23	P	29			23.2	7	2	5	0	0	1.000	1	8	2.66	0.24	.954	1.71	1.70
2010	CLE	AL	24	P	63			63.0	5	3	1	1	0	.800	-2	-6	0.57	0.06	.952	1.63	1.61
2011	CLE	AL	25	P	64	0	0	59.2	14	2	11	1	1	.929	-2	-7	1.96	0.20	.949	1.60	1.59	8	0	0%	0	AS
	4 Seasons			P	229	0	0	221.1	30	8	20	2	1	.933	-4	-3	1.14	0.12	.952	1.63	1.62	8	0	0%	0
	4 Seasons			TOT	229	0	0	221.1	30	8	20	2	1	.933	-4	-21	1.14	0.12	.952	1.63	1.62	8	0	0%	0

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games 2011 *	Saves s c a p y 2011 AL 36 (4th) Active 68 (37th) Career 68 (199th)	Games Finished s c a p y 2011 AL 57 (3rd)

All-Star Games
2011 *

Saves s c a p y
2011 AL  36 (4th)
Active  68 (37th)
Career  68 (199th)

Games Finished s c a p y
2011 AL 57 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 12 (868), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 6, 2006: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2006.
June 27, 2009: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Mark DeRosa. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jess Todd (July 26, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2010	24	Cleveland Indians	$423,800
2011	25	Cleveland Indians	$2,225,000

2012	26	Cleveland Indians	$4,500,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$2,648,800	Does not include future salaries

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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