Salvador Perez

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 255lb (190cm, 115kg)

Team: Kansas City Royals (majors)

Born: May 10, 1990 in Valencia, Venezuela ve

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 4 yrs/$82M (22-25) & 26 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 12.050 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council • Previously: Morgan Advisors

Full Name: Salvador Johan Perez

Nicknames: Salvy or El Nino

Pronunciation: \purr-ezz\

Twitter: @SalvadorPerez15

Instagram: @salvadorp13

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

2.6

35.5

590

5880

160

1571

273

.271

.267

656

RBI

104

916

OBP

.330

.303

SLG

.456

.459

OPS

.786

.762

OPS+

119

105

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2007	17	-3.0	Royals	ARIZ	Rk	KCR	30	99	86	10	21	3	0	0	10	1	1	5	10	.244	.320	.279	.599	24	1	5	2	1	0
2008	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	KCR	25	95	83	11	30	3	2	1	16	0	1	7	10	.361	.409	.482	.891	40	1	1	2	2	0
2008	18	-2.8	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	KCR	12	46	43	7	17	3	1	1	6	0	1	2	5	.395	.413	.581	.994	25	1	0	0	1	0
2008	18	-2.3	Burlington	APPY	Rk	KCR	13	49	40	4	13	0	1	0	10	0	0	5	5	.325	.404	.375	.779	15	0	1	2	1	0
2009	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	KCR	95	396	360	45	96	20	3	2	45	0	2	25	40	.267	.313	.356	.669	128	9	2	3	6	0
2009	19	-2.7	Burlington	MIDW	A	KCR	36	137	127	10	24	6	0	0	7	0	1	6	15	.189	.230	.236	.466	30	3	1	2	1	0
2009	19	-1.8	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	KCR	59	259	233	35	72	14	3	2	38	0	1	19	25	.309	.357	.421	.777	98	6	1	1	5	0
2010	20	-2.6	Wilmington	CARL	A+	KCR	99	396	365	35	106	21	1	7	53	1	1	18	38	.290	.322	.411	.733	150	13	3	1	9	1
2010	20	-2.5	Surprise	AZFL	Fal		11	41	38	4	8	2	0	1	10	0	0	2	4	.211	.250	.342	.592	13	0	0	1	0	0
2011	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	KCR	91	358	334	40	97	19	0	10	53	0	1	16	36	.290	.332	.437	.769	146	13	5	2	1	0
2011	21	-5.9	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	12	49	48	5	16	5	0	1	10	0	0	0	6	.333	.347	.500	.847	24	1	1	0	0	0
2011	21	-3.0	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	79	309	286	35	81	14	0	9	43	0	1	16	30	.283	.329	.427	.756	122	12	4	2	1	0
2011	21	-7.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	39	158	148	20	49	8	2	3	21	0	0	7	20	.331	.361	.473	.834	70	5	1	0	2	0
2012	22	-4.8	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	12	53	50	11	17	2	0	0	7	0	0	2	5	.340	.365	.380	.745	19	2	0	1	0	0
2012	22	-6.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	76	305	289	38	87	16	0	11	39	0	0	12	27	.301	.328	.471	.799	136	14	1	0	3	3
2012-13	22	-4.9	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		32	148	132	23	49	10	0	8	39	1	1	9	17	.371	.412	.629	1.041	83	5	3	0	4	1
2013	23	-5.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	138	526	496	48	145	25	3	13	79	0	0	21	63	.292	.323	.434	.757	215	13	4	0	5	2
2013-14	23	-4.4	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		31	144	135	17	39	8	1	1	17	0	0	5	12	.289	.319	.385	.705	52	3	2	0	2	0
2014	24	-4.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	150	606	578	57	150	28	2	17	70	1	0	22	85	.260	.289	.403	.692	233	22	3	0	3	2
2015	25	-3.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	142	553	531	52	138	25	0	21	70	1	0	13	82	.260	.280	.426	.706	226	23	4	0	5	4
2016	26	-2.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	139	546	514	57	127	28	2	22	64	0	0	22	119	.247	.288	.438	.725	225	12	8	0	2	3
2017	27	-1.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	129	498	471	57	126	24	1	27	80	1	0	17	95	.268	.297	.495	.792	233	23	5	0	5	3
2018	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	7	26	24	4	9	2	0	2	6	0	0	0	2	.375	.385	.708	1.093	17	0	1	0	1	0
2018	28	1.5	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	4	15	15	3	6	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.733	1.133	11	0	0	0	0	0
2018	28	4.1	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	3	11	9	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	.333	.364	.667	1.030	6	0	1	0	1	0
2018	28	-0.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	129	544	510	52	120	23	0	27	80	1	1	17	108	.235	.274	.439	.713	224	19	12	0	5	0

2020	30	2.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	37	156	150	22	50	12	0	11	32	1	0	3	36	.333	.353	.633	.986	95	0	2	0	1	0
2021	31	2.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	161	665	620	88	169	24	0	48	121	1	0	28	170	.273	.316	.544	.859	337	14	13	0	4	4
2022	32	5.6	Omaha	IL	AAA	KCR	3	9	8	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.500	.556	.625	1.181	5	0	0	0	0	0
2022	32	4.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	114	473	445	48	113	23	1	23	76	0	0	18	109	.254	.292	.465	.757	207	9	7	0	3	2
2022-23	32	3.7	Zulia	VEWL	FgW		7	27	22	5	7	1	0	2	7	0	0	4	6	.318	.444	.636	1.081	14	1	1	0	0	0
2023	33	5.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	140	578	538	59	137	21	0	23	80	0	0	19	135	.255	.292	.422	.714	227	11	13	0	8	6
2024	34	6.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	158	652	590	58	160	28	0	27	104	0	0	44	129	.271	.330	.456	.786	269	17	11	0	6	9
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1552	6260	5880	656	1571	285	11	273	916	6	1	243	1178	.267	.303	.459	.762	2697	182	84	0	52	38
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		362	1432	1310	157	380	71	6	22	190	2	6	74	144	.290	.332	.404	.735	529	39	17	11	20	1
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign		70	319	289	45	95	19	1	11	63	1	1	18	35	.329	.373	.516	.889	149	9	6	0	6	1
Other (1 season)					Other		11	41	38	4	8	2	0	1	10	0	0	2	4	.211	.250	.342	.592	13	0	0	1	0	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1995	8052	7517	862	2054	377	18	307	1179	9	8	337	1361	.273	.311	.451	.761	3388	230	107	12	78	40

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		31	126	121	20	43	10	0	2	20	0	0	3	14	.355	.376	.488	.864	59	3	1	1	0	0
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		82	320	295	36	84	14	0	10	46	0	1	16	32	.285	.330	.434	.764	128	12	5	2	2	0
A+ (1 season)					Minors		99	396	365	35	106	21	1	7	53	1	1	18	38	.290	.322	.411	.733	150	13	3	1	9	1
A (1 season)					Minors		36	137	127	10	24	6	0	0	7	0	1	6	15	.189	.230	.236	.466	30	3	1	2	1	0
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		114	453	402	56	123	20	5	3	64	1	3	31	45	.306	.359	.403	.762	162	8	7	5	8	0