Oliver Perez
2002–2022 · P

Oliver Perez

6' 3", 225 lbs·Lived to 45·Bats L / Throws L
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Breaking-Ball FirstLeads with the slider, sweeper, or curve — spin over speed.2015–2022 · 3,631 pitches · 91.9 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.91
Best ERA · 2014
15
Most W · 2007
239
Most K · 2004
1.153
Best WHIP · 2004
Career Arc · OPS
10 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
19 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

20 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2002SD163000.133.26736
2003SD243904.179.37550
2004PIT315800.190.43257
2005PIT203303.182.38251
2006PIT233803.105.25533
2007NYM295601.161.32142
2008NYM345603.107.29239
2009NYM142200.273.57777
2010NYM17901.111.31143
2012SEA33000
2013SEA61000
2014AZ68000
2015AZ70000
2016WSH64300.6671.667226
2017WSH50000
2018CLE51000
2019CLE67000
2020CLE21000
2021CLE5000
2022AZ7000
Career705344015.163

Career · Pitching

20 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2002SD1690.0453.50122941.322
2003SD24126.74105.47801411.626
2004PIT30196.012102.981502391.153
2005PIT20103.0755.8573971.670
2006PIT22112.73136.55691021.749
2007NYM29177.015103.561251741.311
2008NYM34194.01074.221021801.402
2009NYM1466.0346.8263621.924
2010NYM1746.3056.8060372.072
2012SEA3329.7132.12189241.247
2013SEA6153.0333.74103741.434
2014AZ6858.7342.91129761.261
2015AZ7041.0244.1795511.317
2016WSH6440.0234.9584461.450
2017WSH5033.0004.6494391.333
2018CLE5132.3111.39298430.742
2019CLE6740.7243.98113481.230
2020CLE2118.0112.00222141.056
2021CLE53.7010.0041.636
2022AZ74.01115.752512.250
Career7031465.874941546
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 3,561 pitches · 2015–2022
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SLSIFF
SL · Slider44.5% · 78.9 mph
SI · Sinker29.3% · 91.5 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball26.2% · 92.2 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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