MLB Player Profile
Salvador Perez
Official MLB ID: 521692
Team
Kansas City Royals
Primary Position
DH
Role
hitter
Age
36
Handedness
B/T: R/R
Height
6' 2"
Weight
255
Debut
2011
Batting — Actual
| Season | Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Kansas City Royals | 152 | 627 | 580 | 50 | 133 | 21 | 78 | 25 | 119 | 1 | 0.229 | 0.274 | 0.383 | 0.657 | -1.12 |
Actual completed-season results. The WAR column is the WAR figure stored on the season record — projected WAR is listed separately on the WAR Trend and Diamond Projections panels.
Actual Results
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Catcher Defense
Defensive grade from the audited weighting — throwing 45% / framing 30% / blocking 25%. A component the source could not measure is held neutral at 50, so 3 of 3 components are observed here and the grade is provisional, not verified full coverage.
Throwing runs above average
Framing runs above average
Blocking runs above average
2026 Positional Usage
Primary
DH
Secondary (regular)
C, 1B
Also played
Not Available
Defensive innings
578.1
Designated role: DH — it has no defensive location, so the field highlights C (Catcher), the position with the most recorded innings.
82 games started at designated hitter (not defensive innings).
Audit flag: Existing differs; DH primary
DPH 2026 Master v17 (2026 Position Profiles) · DH: 82 GS | C: 377.1 IP, 44 GS | 1B: 201.0 IP, 24 GS