Salvador Perez

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C/DH/1B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2011–PRESENT Birthdate: May 10, 1990 BORN: VALENCIA, VENEZUELA
Kansas City Royals
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All-Star ×9 Gold Glove ×5 Silver Slugger ×5 All-MLB ×3 WBC 2026
Career
1817 H · 320 HR · 1075 RBI · 7 SB
.261 AVG · .750 OPS · 1831 G
2026 Season
.221 AVG · 17 HR · 59 RBI · 1 SB
.266 OBP · .372 SLG · .638 OPS
Last 30 Days
.272 AVG · 2 HR · 15 RBI · 1 SB
.296 OBP · .402 SLG · .698 OPS
Salary / Contract
2026: $12.5M
$6.5M cash · $5M deferred
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2026 Salary Note Salvador Perez's 2026 salary is listed at $12.5M nominal, with $6.5M paid in-season and $5M deferred under the contract structure. Salary History →
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Salvador Perez is a catcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 1831 MLB games, he has a .261 batting average and 320 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary & contract info, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2011 KC 39 148 20 49 8 2 3 21 0 7 20 .331 .361 .473 .834
2012 KC 76 289 38 87 16 0 11 39 0 12 27 .301 .328 .471 .798
2013 KC 138 496 48 145 25 3 13 79 0 21 63 .292 .323 .433 .757
2014 KC 150 578 57 150 28 2 17 70 1 22 85 .260 .289 .403 .692
2015 KC 142 531 52 138 25 0 21 70 1 13 82 .260 .280 .426 .706
2016 KC 139 514 57 127 28 2 22 64 0 22 119 .247 .288 .438 .725
2017 KC 129 471 57 126 24 1 27 80 1 17 95 .268 .297 .495 .792
2018 KC 129 510 52 120 23 0 27 80 1 17 108 .235 .274 .439 .713
2020 KC 37 150 22 50 12 0 11 32 1 3 36 .333 .353 .633 .986
2021 KC 161 620 88 169 24 0 48 121 1 28 170 .273 .316 .544 .859
2022 KC 114 445 48 113 23 1 23 76 0 18 109 .254 .292 .465 .757
2023 KC 140 538 59 137 21 0 23 80 0 19 135 .255 .292 .422 .714
2024 KC 158 590 58 160 28 0 27 104 0 44 129 .271 .330 .456 .786
2025 KC 155 597 54 141 35 0 30 100 0 28 125 .236 .284 .446 .729
2026 KC 124 476 46 105 19 1 17 59 1 20 102 .221 .266 .372 .638
Career Totals 1831 6953 756 1817 339 12 320 1075 7 291 1405 .261 .298 .452 .750
Awards & Achievements
  • All-MLB Team - First Team (2): 2020, 2021
  • All-MLB Team - Second Team (1): 2024
  • Gold Glove (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
  • Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1): 2021
  • Player of the Week (1): 2021
  • Roberto Clemente Award (1): 2024
  • Silver Slugger (5): 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024
  • TSN All-Star (3): 2016, 2020, 2021
  • World Series MVP (1): 2015
All-Star Selections

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2012$750,000
2013$1,000,000
2014$1,500,000
2015$1,750,000
2016$2,000,000
2017$4,200,000
2018$8,700,000
2019$11,200,000
2020$14,200,000
2021$14,200,000
2022$18,000,000
2023$20,000,000
2024$20,000,000
2025$21,849,112
2026$12,500,000 *

Contract-Basis Total: $151,849,112 (15 seasons)

Contract-Basis Average: $10,123,274

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

* The 2026 salary includes deferred compensation. The displayed amount ($12.5M) is the contract salary for the season. Of this, $5M is deferred and scheduled for payment from 2030 through 2034. Current-year cash: $6.5M.

Career total is calculated from contract salary when available. For deferred contracts, current-year cash may be lower than the displayed contract salary.

Contract Detail

Contract

2yr/$25M (Extension)
Year 1 of 2
Contract Salary $12,500,000 Cash Paid $6,500,000 Deferred $5,000,000 Signing Bonus $7M

Salvador Perez signed a two-year, $25 million contract with the Kansas City Royals in November 2025.

Salary Note

Salvador Perez signed a two-year, $25 million contract with the Kansas City Royals in November 2025. The deal includes a $7 million signing bonus paid in five installments from 2030 through 2034. Annual salaries are $9 million each in 2026 and 2027. Deferred compensation from salary totals $5 million: $2.5 million from each season. For 2026, Perez's contract salary is $12.5 million including prorated bonus, with $6.5 million in current-year cash and the remainder deferred across salary and bonus installments.

Contract Detail

2026–2027: 2yr/$25M Extension (Current)

Salvador Perez signed a two-year, $25 million contract with the Kansas City Royals in November 2025. The deal includes a $7 million signing bonus paid in five installments from 2030 through 2034. Annual salaries are $9 million each in 2026 and 2027. Deferred compensation from salary totals $5 million: $2.5 million from each season. For 2026, Perez's contract salary is $12.5 million including prorated bonus, with $6.5 million in current-year cash and the remainder deferred across salary and bonus installments.

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Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result ABH2B3BHRRBIBBKSB
Aug 26 @ TOR 0-3 L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Aug 25 @ TOR 5-3 W 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Aug 23 vs DET 11-7 W 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
Aug 22 vs DET 3-1 W 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 21 vs DET 5-2 W 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 20 vs OAK 6-2 W 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Aug 19 vs OAK 9-7 W 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Aug 18 vs OAK 4-3 W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 17 vs OAK 9-5 W 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Aug 16 @ LAA 3-0 W 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Splits (2026)
SplitGABHHRRBIAVGOPS
vs LHP 0 137 34 4 0 .248 .713
vs RHP 0 315 66 13 0 .210 .620
Home 0 228 57 10 0 .250 .731
Away 0 252 51 8 0 .202 .582
Day 0 166 35 7 0 .211 .632
Night 0 314 73 11 0 .232 .664
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.