What years did Rafael Perez play?

Rafael Perez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012.

Was Rafael Perez a pitcher?

Yes. Rafael Perez pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 268 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rafael Perez hit?

Rafael Perez hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Rafael Perez play for?

Rafael Perez played for one team, the Cleveland Indians (2006–2012).

What were Rafael Perez's career stats?

In 338 games, Rafael Perez went 21-12 with a 3.64 ERA, 268 strikeouts, 329.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Rafael Perez's salary?

Rafael Perez's last recorded salary was $2,005,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $2,005,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $406,700, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.

What position did Rafael Perez play?

Rafael Perez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rafael Perez and how much did he weigh?

Rafael Perez was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Rafael Perez's career ERA?

Rafael Perez finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 21-12 with 268 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rafael Perez have?

Rafael Perez recorded 268 career strikeouts.

Is Rafael Perez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rafael Perez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rafael Perez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2012)

Rafael Perez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012 for the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 7 seasons. Across 338 career appearances, he went 21-12 with a 3.64 ERA and 268 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5390.8.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 21–12

ERA 3.64

WHIP 1.33

SO 268

Pitcher PIV 5390.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 5/15/1982 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2006-04-20
Last Game: 2012-04-25

Full name: Rafael Jerome Perez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rafael Perez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	12	338	0	0	0	3	329.0	320	133	26	117	268	3.64	5390.8

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 14.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rafael Perez — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	CLE	AL	0	0	18	0	12.1	10	6	6	15	4.38	4.53 (+3%)	75.7
2007	CLE	AL	1	2	44	1	60.2	41	12	15	62	1.78	4.47 (+60%)	2248.5
2008	CLE	AL	4	4	73	2	76.1	67	30	23	86	3.54	4.32 (+18%)	2132.3
2009	CLE	AL	4	3	54	0	48.0	66	39	25	32	7.31	4.32 (-69%)	-580.4
2010	CLE	AL	6	1	70	0	61.0	72	22	25	36	3.25	4.08 (+20%)	482.1
2011	CLE	AL	5	2	71	0	63.0	59	21	19	33	3.00	3.94 (+24%)	1032.5
2012	CLE	AL	1	0	8	0	7.2	5	3	4	4	3.52	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			21	12	338	3	329.0	320	133	117	268	3.64	—	5,391

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

Rafael Perez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
338	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rafael Perez — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	CLE	AL	18	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CLE	AL	44	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CLE	AL	73	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	54	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CLE	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CLE	AL	71	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CLE	AL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			338	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

Rafael Perez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rafael Perez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	ALCS	CLE	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	ALDS2	CLE	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rafael Perez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	6	0	0	7.0	10	6	3	6	7.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rafael Perez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	ALCS	CLE	0	0	3	0	0	1.0	7	5	2	0	45.00
2007	ALDS2	CLE	1	0	3	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	6	1.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rafael Perez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	167	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	171	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Rafael Perez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	167	162.0	159	62	48	144	3.44
Away	171	167.0	161	71	69	124	3.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rafael Perez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-04-25	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2012-04-22	CLE	OAK	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2012-04-17	CLE	SEA	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-04-15	CLE	KCR	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
2012-04-14	CLE	KCR	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-04-11	CLE	CHW	—	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1
2012-04-09	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-04-07	CLE	TOR	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-28	CLE	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-25	CLE	MIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rafael Perez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	338	0	18	57	9	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rafael Perez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2006	CLE	P	18	0	2	1	0
2007	CLE	P	44	4	5	2	0
2008	CLE	P	73	2	16	1	2
2009	CLE	P	54	1	9	1	0
2010	CLE	P	70	3	10	1	0
2011	CLE	P	71	6	15	3	1
2012	CLE	P	8	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rafael Perez — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	338

Salary History

Rafael Perez's recorded salaries total $4,973,000 over 5 seasons, 2008 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Perez's career ran from 2006 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2006 and 2007.

Rafael Perez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	CLE	AL	$2,005,000
2011	CLE	AL	$1,330,000
2010	CLE	AL	$795,000
2009	CLE	AL	$436,300
2008	CLE	AL	$406,700
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,973,000

Rafael Perez: the record in brief

Rafael Perez's major league career runs from a debut on April 20, 2006 to a final game on April 25, 2012. The team column never changes: it is the Cleveland Indians from 2006 to 2012. Listed as a pitcher, Perez both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 195 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The birth record reads May 15, 1982, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. Perez's full given name, per the bio, is Rafael Jerome Perez.

Perez pitched in 338 games, starting 0, and finished with a 21-12 record and 3.64 ERA. Also on Perez's record: 268 strikeouts. That 3.64 ERA compares with a 4.24 league average across the same seasons, 14.2% better. Perez won 6 games in 2010, the most of any season listed. Perez struck out 86 batters in 2008, a career high. In 2007, one of the busiest seasons, Perez posted a 1.78 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.47.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rafael Perez

What years did Rafael Perez play?: Rafael Perez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012.
Was Rafael Perez a pitcher?: Yes. Rafael Perez pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 268 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rafael Perez hit?: Rafael Perez hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Rafael Perez play for?: Rafael Perez played for one team, the Cleveland Indians (2006–2012).
What were Rafael Perez's career stats?: In 338 games, Rafael Perez went 21-12 with a 3.64 ERA, 268 strikeouts, 329.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Rafael Perez earn in his career?: Rafael Perez's recorded salaries total $4,973,000 over 5 seasons, 2008 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Perez's career ran from 2006 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2006 and 2007.
What was Rafael Perez's salary?: Rafael Perez's last recorded salary was $2,005,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $2,005,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $406,700, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.
What position did Rafael Perez play?: Rafael Perez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rafael Perez and how much did he weigh?: Rafael Perez was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Rafael Perez's career ERA?: Rafael Perez finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 21-12 with 268 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rafael Perez have?: Rafael Perez recorded 268 career strikeouts.
Is Rafael Perez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rafael Perez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.