His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perez's sinker averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 92.2.
767 thrown, 35% of his pitches.
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 43.9% with the bases empty.
120 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 369 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perez goes to the changeup: 44% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.9% the rest of the time.
570 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perez's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
767 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Perez averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
489 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 83.3 off his changeup.
99 and 687 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 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2192 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Perez's stuff spins at 1,976 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
489 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 501st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perez throws the sinker 52.8% of the time against left-handers and 27.3% against right-handers.
1529 pitches to right-handers, 663 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perez throws a fastball 69.3% of the time, against 54.7% when he is ahead.
655 pitches behind in the count, 567 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Perez puts 39.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
354 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .355 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Perez is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
489 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2062 tracked pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Perez works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
489 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Perez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
355 of 2192 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Perez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.9 against 76.8.
99 and 162 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perez lands 45.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 33.1% of his offspeed pitches.
51 of his breaking balls, 154 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perez puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
655 located pitches behind, 567 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perez works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball. The sinker is 35% of everything he throws.
2192 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Perez projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
489 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perez's curveball spins at 2,408 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
162 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Perez has thrown 99 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 89.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2192 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perez's sinker averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 92.2.
767 thrown, 35% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 83.3 off his changeup.
99 and 687 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perez throws the sinker 52.8% of the time against left-handers and 27.3% against right-handers.
1529 pitches to right-handers, 663 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Perez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.9 against 76.8.
99 and 162 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perez works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball. The sinker is 35% of everything he throws.
2192 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perez's curveball spins at 2,408 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
162 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Perez has thrown 99 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 89.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2192 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 43.9% with the bases empty.
120 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 369 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perez goes to the changeup: 44% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.9% the rest of the time.
570 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perez throws a fastball 69.3% of the time, against 54.7% when he is ahead.
655 pitches behind in the count, 567 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perez puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
655 located pitches behind, 567 ahead.
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 16.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
767 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Perez averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
489 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
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 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2192 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Perez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
355 of 2192 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Perez's stuff spins at 1,976 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
489 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 501st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Perez puts 39.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
354 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .355 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perez lands 45.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 33.1% of his offspeed pitches.
51 of his breaking balls, 154 of his offspeed pitches.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Perez is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
489 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Perez projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
489 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
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 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2062 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Perez works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
489 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
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