This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perez goes to the changeup: 46.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.1% the rest of the time.
143 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perez's sinker averages 90.0 mph, and has touched 92.2.
142 thrown, 29% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perez's sinker moves 17.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 90.0 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 curveball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 80.8 off his changeup.
51 and 154 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perez throws the sinker 56.3% of the time against left-handers and 18.6% against right-handers.
354 pitches to right-handers, 135 to left-handers.
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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
489 located pitches in 2026.
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.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perez throws a fastball 66.4% of the time, against 53.8% when he is ahead.
143 pitches behind in the count, 130 ahead.
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 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.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perez works with 5 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The changeup is 31.5% of everything he throws.
489 classified pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perez releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
359 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Perez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
83 of 489 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perez puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
143 located pitches behind, 130 ahead.
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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.8 mph separates Perez's sinker from his curveball, 90.0 against 77.2.
142 and 51 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perez's cutter carries 9.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 86.4 mph.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Perez's fastball averages 88.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.5 past his 75th.
94 early fastballs, 36 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
489 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Perez throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
125 plate appearances started 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 2,426 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perez goes to the changeup: 46.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.1% the rest of the time.
143 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perez throws a fastball 66.4% of the time, against 53.8% when he is ahead.
143 pitches behind in the count, 130 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perez puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
143 located pitches behind, 130 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Perez throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
125 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 43.9% with the bases empty.
120 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 369 with the bases empty.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perez's sinker averages 90.0 mph, and has touched 92.2.
142 thrown, 29% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perez's curveball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 80.8 off his changeup.
51 and 154 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perez throws the sinker 56.3% of the time against left-handers and 18.6% against right-handers.
354 pitches to right-handers, 135 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perez works with 5 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The changeup is 31.5% of everything he throws.
489 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.8 mph separates Perez's sinker from his curveball, 90.0 against 77.2.
142 and 51 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perez's curveball spins at 2,426 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown 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 17.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 90.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perez's cutter carries 9.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 86.4 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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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 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 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
489 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Perez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
83 of 489 located pitches.
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 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.
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 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
359 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Perez's fastball averages 88.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.5 past his 75th.
94 early fastballs, 36 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
489 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
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