Austin Barnes or Salvador Perez

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Austin Barnes or Salvador Perez Player Statistics
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Austin Barnes C - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	562	‐

Runs	48	‐

Hits	128	‐

Singles	85	‐

Doubles	23	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	19	‐

RBI	74	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	23	‐

Strikeouts	117	‐

Batting Average	.228	‐

On Base Pct	.271	‐

Slugging Pct	.374	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.645	‐

Austin Barnes or Salvador Perez Player Projections
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Austin Barnes C - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	528	39

Runs	58	4

Hits	132	8

Singles	80	7

Doubles	25	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	26	0

RBI	85	3

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	30	4

Strikeouts	118	10

Batting Average	.251	.210

On Base Pct	.290	.278

Slugging Pct	.451	.270

On-base Plus Slugging	.742	.548

Austin Barnes or Salvador Perez Player Notes
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Austin Barnes C - FA
News
	Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 in loss to the Diamondbacks with a double, three RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Tue, Sep 8th	The Mets released C Austin Barnes. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in win over the Blue Jays with a home run, one walk, one run scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Mon, Sep 7th	The New York Mets have signed catcher Austin Barnes to a minor-league deal. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jan 29th
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Marlins with a home run, one walk, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 3rd
	Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 in an 11-7 win over the Tigers with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th
	Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 21st
Notes
	Sal Perez remained remarkably durable in 2025 with 155 games played, but the underlying production continued to slide as his batting average fell to .236 and his OBP dipped below .290. While the raw power is still intact, 30 homers and 100 RBI, the overall offensive efficiency has flattened to league-average levels, limiting his advantage over younger catching options. His aggressive approach and declining contact quality leave little margin for error, especially as age-related regression becomes harder to ignore. Perez is still a volume-driven fantasy catcher with counting-stat value, but he now profiles best as a mid-tier option rather than a clear positional edge. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Austin Barnes or Salvador Perez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC			Austin Barnes C - FA
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#164
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#185
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#104
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#110
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#154
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#115
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#27
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#65
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#50
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#211
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#205
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (1-0)	#226
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#296
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#216
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30