Odalis Perez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2008)

Odalis Perez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2008 for 4 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 11 seasons. Across 252 career appearances, he went 73-82 with a 4.46 ERA and 920 strikeouts. He also batted .132 with 1 home runs. Odalis Perez was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7262.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 73–82
ERA 4.46
WHIP 1.35
SO 920
Pitcher PIV 7262.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 225 lb
Born
6/11/1978 in Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan, D.R.
Died
3/10/2022 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut
1998-09-01
Last Game
2008-09-28
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Odalis Amadol Perez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Odalis Perez — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
73 82 252 221 4 2 0 1335.0 1,409 661 162 388 920 4.46 7262.0

Career ERA 4.46 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Odalis Perez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1998 ATL NL 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 10.2 10 5 4 5 4.22 4.43 (+5%) -30.3
1999 ATL NL 4 6 18 17 0 0 0 93.0 100 62 53 82 6.00 4.71 (-27%) -189.3
2001 ATL NL 7 8 24 16 0 0 0 95.1 108 52 39 71 4.91 4.42 (-11%) 1566.5
2002 LAN NL 15 10 32 32 4 2 0 222.1 182 74 38 155 3.00 4.28 (+30%) 5322.6
2003 LAN NL 12 12 30 30 0 0 0 185.1 191 93 46 141 4.52 4.40 (-3%) 637.7
2004 LAN NL 7 6 31 31 0 0 0 196.1 180 71 44 128 3.25 4.46 (+27%) 1427.7
2005 LAN NL 7 8 19 19 0 0 0 108.2 109 55 28 74 4.56 4.29 (-6%) 846.2
2006 LAN NL 4 4 20 8 0 0 0 59.1 89 45 13 33 6.83 4.53 (-51%) -352.9
2006 KCA AL 2 4 12 12 0 0 0 67.0 80 42 18 48 5.64 4.53 (-25%) 366.6
2007 KCA AL 8 11 26 26 0 0 0 137.1 178 85 50 64 5.57 4.47 (-25%) -1165.0
2008 WAS NL 7 12 30 30 0 0 0 159.2 182 77 55 119 4.34 4.32 (avg) -1167.8
Career · 11 seasons 73 82 252 221 4 2 0 1,335.0 1,409 661 388 920 4.46 — 7,262

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Odalis Perez — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
254 340 25 45 10 0 1 12 0 6 85 .132 .150 .171 .320 -2,183

Career AVG .132 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 50.2% below league average.

Career OBP .150 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 55.2% below league average.

Career SLG .171 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 59.7% below league average.

Career OPS .320 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Odalis Perez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1998 ATL NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 ATL NL 18 30 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 .133 — — — — 0.0
2001 ATL NL 24 26 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 .192 — — — — 0.0
2002 LAN NL 32 64 5 10 5 0 1 4 0 1 13 .156 .261 (-40%) .331 (-49%) .416 (-32%) .747 (-40%) -436.3
2003 LAN NL 30 52 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .096 .264 (-64%) .332 (-66%) .422 (-77%) .754 (-72%) -617.3
2004 LAN NL 31 62 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 17 .113 .266 (-58%) .335 (-58%) .427 (-66%) .762 (-63%) -650.3
2005 LAN NL 19 33 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .121 — — — — 0.0
2006 LAN NL 21 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 — — — — 0.0
2006 KCA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 KCA AL 26 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2008 WAS NL 31 53 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 .151 .263 (-43%) .333 (-55%) .416 (-55%) .749 (-55%) -478.9
Career · 11 seasons 254 340 25 45 10 0 1 12 0 6 85 .132 — — — — -2,183

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Odalis Perez — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Odalis Perez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2004 NLDS1 LAN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLCS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Odalis Perez — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 5 2 0 6.0 13 10 9 4 15.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Odalis Perez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2004 NLDS1 LAN 0 1 2 2 0 5.0 8 8 7 3 14.40
1998 NLCS ATL 0 0 2 0 0 0.1 5 2 2 0 54.00
1998 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Odalis Perez — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12015791815.115
Away134183162707.148

Pitching — Home / Away

Odalis Perez — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home120678.06632851754943.78
Away132657.07463762134265.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Odalis Perez — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2008-09-28 WASPHIL 100000000
2008-09-21 WASSDPL 200000002
2008-09-16 WASNYNW 311100000
2008-09-10 WASNYNL 100000000
2008-09-07 WASATLW 100000000
2008-09-03 WASPHIW 200000000
2008-08-29 WASATLW 300000001
2008-08-23 WASCHCL 200000000
2008-08-17 WASCOLL 200000001
2008-08-12 WASNYNL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Odalis Perez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-09-28 WASPHI L 3.2843150
2008-09-21 WASSDP L 6.05331111
2008-09-16 WASNYN W 7.1400060
2008-09-10 WASNYN — 3.0876320
2008-09-03 WASPHI — 5.0433051
2008-08-29 WASATL W 6.1732231
2008-08-23 WASCHC L 4.11054441
2008-08-17 WASCOL L 6.0432431
2008-08-12 WASNYN — 6.0833150
2008-08-07 WASCOL W 6.0622111

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Odalis Perez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 252 221 65 245 5 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Odalis Perez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 ATL P 10 0 0 1 0 0
1999 ATL P 18 17 4 17 0 1
2001 ATL P 24 16 5 11 0 0
2002 LAN P 32 32 23 51 2 3
2003 LAN P 30 30 5 42 1 3
2004 LAN P 31 31 5 43 1 1
2005 LAN P 19 19 4 13 0 1
2006 LAN P 20 8 1 14 0 1
2006 KCA P 12 12 2 10 1 0
2007 KCA P 26 26 7 17 0 0
2008 WAS P 30 30 9 26 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Odalis Perez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 252

Awards & Honors

Odalis Perez — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-04-20

Salary History

Odalis Perez's recorded salaries total $31,515,000 over 10 seasons, 1999 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Perez's career ran from 1998 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 1998.

Odalis Perez — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2008 WAS NL $850,000
2007 KCA AL $7,750,000
2006 LAN NL $8,750,000
2005 LAN NL $4,500,000
2004 LAN NL $5,000,000
2003 LAN NL $3,400,000
2002 LAN NL $625,000
2001 ATL NL $220,000
2000 ATL NL $220,000
1999 ATL NL $200,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $31,515,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Odalis Perez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ivan Nova
    90-77, 4.38 ERA
  2. 86
    Cory Lidle
    82-72, 4.57 ERA
  3. 83
    Scott Feldman
    78-84, 4.43 ERA
  4. 79
    Bobby Jones
    89-83, 4.36 ERA
  5. 74
    Gavin Floyd
    74-76, 4.37 ERA
  6. 73
    John Danks
    79-104, 4.38 ERA

Odalis Perez: the record in brief

The profile opens with Odalis Perez's first major league game on September 1, 1998; the last one listed came on September 28, 2008. The team column moves through the Atlanta Braves (1998 to 2001), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002 through 2006), the Kansas City Royals (2006 through 2007), and the Washington Nationals (2008). Born on June 11, 1978, in Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan, D.R., Perez is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 225 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Perez's death is recorded on March 10, 2022, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. Perez's full given name, per the bio, is Odalis Amadol Perez.

Across 252 games (221 starts), Perez recorded 73 wins against 82 losses with a 4.46 ERA. Also on Perez's record: 920 strikeouts. Perez's 4.46 ERA was close to the 4.43 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 15, in 2002.

Frequently Asked Questions about Odalis Perez

What years did Odalis Perez play?
Odalis Perez played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2008.
Was Odalis Perez a pitcher?
Yes. Odalis Perez pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 920 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Odalis Perez hit?
Odalis Perez hit 1 career home run with 45 hits.
What teams did Odalis Perez play for?
Odalis Perez played for 4 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1998–1999, 2001), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2006), the Kansas City Royals (2006–2007), and the Washington Nationals (2008).
Did Odalis Perez win a Cy Young Award?
No. Odalis Perez did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Odalis Perez win?
Odalis Perez was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Odalis Perez's career stats?
In 252 games, Odalis Perez went 73-82 with a 4.46 ERA, 920 strikeouts, and 1,335.0 innings pitched. At the plate he had 45 hits and 1 home runs.
How much did Odalis Perez earn in his career?
Odalis Perez's recorded salaries total $31,515,000 over 10 seasons, 1999 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Perez's career ran from 1998 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 1998.
What was Odalis Perez's salary?
Odalis Perez's last recorded salary was $850,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $8,750,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2008.
What position did Odalis Perez play?
Odalis Perez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Odalis Perez and how much did he weigh?
Odalis Perez was listed at 6 feet and 225 pounds.
What was Odalis Perez's career ERA?
Odalis Perez finished with a 4.46 career ERA, going 73-82 with 920 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Odalis Perez have?
Odalis Perez recorded 920 career strikeouts.
Is Odalis Perez in the Hall of Fame?
No. Odalis Perez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.