One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .189 on his offspeed pitches.
295 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perez's curveball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 77.8 off his sweeper.
56 and 114 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Perez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.4% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 620 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Perez has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 423 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Perez's stuff spins at 2,483 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perez averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 95th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Perez gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Perez, 35th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
44.8% of the contact right-handers make against Perez is hit hard, against 41.2% of what left-handers make.
329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 473 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .189 on his offspeed pitches.
295 of his breaking balls thrown.
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 curveball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 77.8 off his sweeper.
56 and 114 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Perez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.4% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 620 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Perez has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 423 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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 2,483 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perez averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 95th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Perez gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Perez, 35th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
44.8% of the contact right-handers make against Perez is hit hard, against 41.2% of what left-handers make.
329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 473 to left-handed hitters.
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