What years did Salvador Perez play?

Salvador Perez played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2026.

Was Salvador Perez a pitcher?

No. Salvador Perez was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Salvador Perez hit?

Salvador Perez hit 320 career home runs with 1822 hits.

Salvador Perez

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2026)

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AVG .261

HR 320

RBI 1,078

H 1,822

OPS .750

PIV 4,622

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 255 lb
Born: 5/10/1990 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2011-08-10
Awards: 9× All-Star · World Series MVP · 5× Gold Glove · 5× Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Salvador Johan Perez

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,835	6,971	756	1,822	341	12	320	1,078	7	291	1,409	.261	.299	.451	.750	4,622

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .299 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career SLG .451 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	KCA	AL	39	148	20	49	8	2	3	21	0	7	20	.331	.255 (+30%)	.320 (+13%)	.399 (+19%)	.719 (+16%)	363.4
2012	KCA	AL	76	289	38	87	16	0	11	39	0	12	27	.301	.254 (+18%)	.318 (+3%)	.405 (+16%)	.724 (+10%)	460.5
2013	KCA	AL	138	496	48	145	25	3	13	79	0	21	63	.292	.253 (+15%)	.317 (+2%)	.396 (+9%)	.714 (+6%)	455.2
2014	KCA	AL	150	578	57	150	28	2	17	70	1	22	85	.260	.251 (+3%)	.313 (-8%)	.386 (+4%)	.700 (-1%)	-234.8
2015	KCA	AL	142	531	52	138	25	0	21	70	1	13	82	.260	.254 (+2%)	.316 (-12%)	.404 (+5%)	.721 (-2%)	-329.1
2016	KCA	AL	139	514	57	127	28	2	22	64	0	22	119	.247	.255 (-3%)	.321 (-11%)	.417 (+5%)	.738 (-2%)	-264.8
2017	KCA	AL	129	471	57	126	24	1	27	80	1	17	95	.268	.254 (+5%)	.324 (-8%)	.425 (+16%)	.750 (+6%)	322.4
2018	KCA	AL	129	510	52	120	23	0	27	80	1	17	108	.235	.247 (-5%)	.318 (-14%)	.409 (+7%)	.727 (-2%)	-310.7
2020	KCA	AL	37	150	22	50	12	0	11	32	1	3	36	.333	.244 (+36%)	.321 (+10%)	.417 (+52%)	.739 (+33%)	780.2
2021	KCA	AL	161	620	88	169	24	0	48	121	1	28	170	.273	.243 (+12%)	.317 (avg)	.410 (+32%)	.727 (+18%)	2081.1
2022	KCA	AL	114	445	48	113	23	1	23	76	0	18	109	.254	.242 (+5%)	.311 (-6%)	.394 (+18%)	.706 (+7%)	429.8
2023	KCA	AL	140	538	59	137	21	0	23	80	0	19	135	.255	.248 (+3%)	.320 (-9%)	.414 (+2%)	.734 (-3%)	-356.9
2024	KCA	AL	158	590	58	160	28	0	27	104	0	44	129	.271	.243 (+11%)	.312 (+6%)	.399 (+14%)	.711 (+11%)	1224.0
2025	KCA	AL	155	597	54	141	35	0	30	100	0	28	125	.236	.245 (-4%)	.315 (-10%)	.403 (+10%)	.718 (+1%)	1.6
2026	KC	AL	128	494	46	110	21	1	17	62	1	20	106	.223	.243 (-9%)	.318 (-16%)	.399 (-7%)	.718 (-11%)	0
Career · 15 seasons			1,835	6,971	756	1,822	341	12	320	1,078	7	291	1,409	.261	—	—	—	—	4,622

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
37	140	15	32	4	0	6	15	5	26	.229

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2024	ALDS2	KCA	4	16	1	3	0	1	1	0	4	.188
2024	ALWC2	KCA	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.250
2015	ALCS	KCA	6	22	4	3	1	2	2	1	4	.136
2015	ALDS1	KCA	5	14	3	4	0	2	4	2	3	.286
2015	WS	KCA	5	22	3	8	2	0	2	1	2	.364
2014	ALCS	KCA	4	15	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.067
2014	ALDS1	KCA	3	13	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	.154
2014	ALWC	KCA	1	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.167
2014	WS	KCA	7	24	3	8	1	1	4	0	2	.333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	844	3122	356	843	132	505	.270
Away	863	3355	354	869	171	511	.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2025-09-28	KCR	OAK	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-27	KCR	OAK	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2025-09-26	KCR	OAK	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-09-25	KCR	LAA	W	4	1	1	1	0	3	0	1
2025-09-24	KCR	LAA	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2025-09-23	KCR	LAA	W	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	1
2025-09-21	KCR	TOR	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
2025-09-20	KCR	TOR	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2025-09-19	KCR	TOR	W	4	1	2	0	1	3	0	0
2025-09-18	KCR	SEA	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	111	97	751	57	3	61
C	1383	1352	10082	676	47	70

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2011	KCA	C	39	39	290	21	3	2
2012	KCA	C	74	74	522	53	4	4
2013	KCA	1B	1	1	2	0	1	0
2013	KCA	C	137	126	930	71	7	4
2014	KCA	C	146	143	1037	72	9	5
2015	KCA	1B	1	0	2	0	0	1
2015	KCA	C	139	137	974	90	4	10
2016	KCA	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
2016	KCA	C	128	128	989	77	4	4
2017	KCA	C	115	113	784	46	5	3
2018	KCA	1B	3	2	25	1	0	2
2018	KCA	C	96	96	690	69	0	11
2020	KCA	1B	3	1	15	0	0	4
2020	KCA	C	34	33	295	6	0	1
2021	KCA	C	124	120	975	61	2	12
2022	KCA	C	77	74	548	30	3	3
2023	KCA	1B	23	21	149	14	1	13
2023	KCA	C	91	90	655	25	1	2
2024	KCA	1B	49	44	334	25	0	31
2024	KCA	C	91	90	730	25	5	7
2025	KCA	1B	30	28	221	17	1	10
2025	KCA	C	92	89	663	30	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	1383
First Base	111
Designated Hitter	232

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2024	All-MLB Team - Second Team	C
2024	Roberto Clemente Award
2024	Silver Slugger	C
2021	All-MLB Team - First Team	C
2021	Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-08-28
2021	Silver Slugger	C
2021	TSN All-Star	C
2020	All-MLB Team - First Team	C
2020	Silver Slugger	C
2020	TSN All-Star	C
2018	Gold Glove	C
2018	Silver Slugger	C
2016	Gold Glove	C
2016	Silver Slugger	C
2016	TSN All-Star	C
2015	Gold Glove	C
2015	World Series MVP
2014	Gold Glove	C
2013	Gold Glove	C

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$2,000,000
2015	KCA	AL	$1,750,000
2014	KCA	AL	$1,500,000
2013	KCA	AL	$1,000,000
2012	KCA	AL	$750,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,000,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2021	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	103.0	420
2020	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	1.0	420
2013	Most Valuable Player	AL	22th	1.0	420

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Frequently Asked Questions about Salvador Perez

What years did Salvador Perez play?: Salvador Perez played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2026.
Was Salvador Perez a pitcher?: No. Salvador Perez was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Salvador Perez hit?: Salvador Perez hit 320 career home runs with 1822 hits.