Salvador Perez
Salvador Johan Perez
Born: May 10, 1990
Valencia, Carabobo Venezuela
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 255
Career: 2011-2024
Minor League Statistics
Salvador Perez compiled a career batting average of .268 with 250 home runs and 827 RBI in his 1426-game career with the Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 2011 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 158 | 148 | 20 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .331 | .361 | .473 | .834 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 76 | 305 | 289 | 38 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | .301 | .328 | .471 | .798 | 136 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 138 | 526 | 496 | 48 | 145 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 63 | .292 | .323 | .433 | .757 | 215 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 150 | 606 | 578 | 57 | 150 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 85 | .260 | .289 | .403 | .692 | 233 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 142 | 553 | 531 | 52 | 138 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 82 | .260 | .280 | .426 | .706 | 226 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 139 | 546 | 514 | 57 | 127 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 119 | .247 | .288 | .438 | .725 | 225 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 129 | 498 | 471 | 57 | 126 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 95 | .268 | .297 | .495 | .792 | 233 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 129 | 544 | 510 | 52 | 120 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 108 | .235 | .274 | .439 | .713 | 224 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 37 | 156 | 150 | 22 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .333 | .353 | .633 | .986 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 161 | 665 | 620 | 88 | 169 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 170 | .273 | .316 | .544 | .859 | 337 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 114 | 473 | 445 | 48 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 109 | .254 | .292 | .465 | .757 | 207 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 140 | 578 | 538 | 59 | 137 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 135 | .255 | .292 | .422 | .714 | 227 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 16 | 65 | 62 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .339 | .369 | .565 | .934 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1410 | 5673 | 5352 | 606 | 1432 | 259 | 11 | 250 | 827 | 6 | 1 | 201 | 1060 | .268 | .301 | .460 | .761 | 2463 | 168 | 74 | 0 | 46 | 30 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 39 | 39 | 338.7 | 290 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .990 | 8.265 | 7.974 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 21.2 |
| 2012 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 74 | 74 | 653.7 | 522 | 53 | 4 | 4 | .993 | 7.917 | 7.770 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 41.9 |
| 2013 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 137 | 126 | 1115.3 | 930 | 71 | 7 | 4 | .993 | 8.077 | 7.307 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 25 | 35.2 |
| 2013 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 146 | 143 | 1248.7 | 1037 | 72 | 9 | 5 | .992 | 7.993 | 7.596 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 25 | 30.5 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 139 | 137 | 1192.3 | 974 | 90 | 4 | 10 | .996 | 8.031 | 7.655 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 29 | 30.5 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 128 | 128 | 1105.7 | 989 | 77 | 4 | 4 | .996 | 8.677 | 8.328 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 48.1 |
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 115 | 113 | 941.7 | 784 | 46 | 5 | 3 | .994 | 7.933 | 7.217 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 27.0 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 96 | 96 | 831.0 | 690 | 69 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 8.220 | 7.906 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 48.1 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 3 | 2 | 21.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.969 | 8.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 34 | 33 | 274.0 | 295 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.887 | 8.853 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 124 | 120 | 1002.7 | 975 | 61 | 2 | 12 | .998 | 9.299 | 8.355 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 43.9 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 77 | 74 | 621.7 | 548 | 30 | 3 | 3 | .995 | 8.368 | 7.506 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 34.5 |
| 2023 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 91 | 90 | 738.3 | 655 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .999 | 8.289 | 7.473 | 2 | 39 | 54 | 9 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 23 | 21 | 182.0 | 149 | 14 | 1 | 13 | .994 | 8.060 | 7.087 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 10 | 10 | 82.3 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.308 | 7.600 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Totals | 1242 | 1208 | 10379.3 | 8957 | 640 | 44 | 83 | .995 | 8.322 | 7.727 | 33 | 40 | 449 | 228 | 33.7 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALWC | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 7 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .360 | .500 | .860 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .444 | .714 | 1.159 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 6 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .136 | .174 | .455 | .628 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 5 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .391 | .455 | .846 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 124 | 116 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .233 | .282 | .397 | .679 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALWC | C | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.000 | 16.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | C | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.839 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | C | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.784 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.262 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | C | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.073 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | C | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.900 | 9.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 51.0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.941 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 31 | 283.0 | 266 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.095 | 9.226 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
2013 - AL Gold Glove C
2014 - AL Gold Glove C
2015 - AL Gold Glove C
2016 - AL TSN All-Star C
2016 - AL Silver Slugger C
2016 - AL Gold Glove C
2018 - AL Gold Glove C
2018 - AL Silver Slugger C
2020 - AL TSN All-Star C
2020 - AL Silver Slugger C
2021 - AL TSN All-Star C
2021 - AL Silver Slugger C
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