When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perez throws a fastball 58.6% of the time, against 29.6% when he is ahead.
87 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Perez throws 32.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 212 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.0 mph, against 83.3 off his slurve.
65 and 61 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
295 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perez throws the curveball 59.3% of the time against right-handers and 0.8% against left-handers.
172 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perez's sinker moves 14.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
66 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.6% of the contact Perez gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 523rd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Perez puts 40.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
172 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.2 mph off the bat against Perez, 4th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perez's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perez releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
190 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perez's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.5.
66 thrown, 22.4% of his pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perez projects a .373 average, 11th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perez lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.6% of his breaking balls.
131 of his fastballs, 164 of his breaking balls.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perez goes to the slurve: 25.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.2% the rest of the time.
71 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Perez's stuff spins at 2,387 rpm, 74th percentile in the league.
295 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perez works with 4 pitches: Curveball, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Slurve. The curveball is 34.9% of everything he throws.
295 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perez's curveball spins at 2,628 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
103 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perez puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.7% when he is ahead.
87 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
295 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Perez's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 96.2 against 85.0.
65 and 61 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Perez throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
73 plate appearances started in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perez throws a fastball 58.6% of the time, against 29.6% when he is ahead.
87 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perez goes to the slurve: 25.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.2% the rest of the time.
71 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perez puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.7% when he is ahead.
87 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Perez throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
73 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Perez throws 32.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 212 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.0 mph, against 83.3 off his slurve.
65 and 61 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perez throws the curveball 59.3% of the time against right-handers and 0.8% against left-handers.
172 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perez's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.5.
66 thrown, 22.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perez works with 4 pitches: Curveball, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Slurve. The curveball is 34.9% of everything he throws.
295 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perez's curveball spins at 2,628 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
103 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Perez's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 96.2 against 85.0.
65 and 61 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
295 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perez's sinker moves 14.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
66 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perez's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.6% of the contact Perez gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 523rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.2 mph off the bat against Perez, 4th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perez projects a .373 average, 11th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Perez puts 40.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
172 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perez releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
190 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
295 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perez lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.6% of his breaking balls.
131 of his fastballs, 164 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Perez's stuff spins at 2,387 rpm, 74th percentile in the league.
295 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
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