Drake Baldwin or Salvador Perez

Baseball Stats Comparison

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News & Notes
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Drake Baldwin or Salvador Perez Player Statistics
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
2026 Stats


At Bats	349	279

Runs	31	49

Hits	73	71

Singles	48	50

Doubles	14	6

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	11	15

RBI	37	46

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	13	32

Strikeouts	76	71

Batting Average	.209	.255

On Base Pct	.249	.345

Slugging Pct	.344	.437

On-base Plus Slugging	.593	.782

Drake Baldwin or Salvador Perez Player Projections
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
2026 Projections


At Bats	528	464

Runs	58	62

Hits	132	123

Singles	80	80

Doubles	25	22

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	26	19

RBI	85	73

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	30	47

Strikeouts	118	92

Batting Average	.251	.264

On Base Pct	.290	.330

Slugging Pct	.451	.443

On-base Plus Slugging	.742	.774

Drake Baldwin or Salvador Perez Player Notes
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
News
	Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 in win over the Phillies with a home run, a double, one run scored, one RBI, and one walk. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 7th	Drake Baldwin went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jul 6th
	Salvador Perez (elbow) will return to the Royals starting lineup Sunday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jul 5th	Drake Baldwin went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Giants. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 18th
	Salvador Perez is not in the Royals lineup on Saturday against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th	The Braves activated Drake Baldwin from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th
	Salvador Perez is dealing with a sore left elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Drake Baldwin (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jun 12th
	Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 in win over the Cardinals with a home run, a double, two runs scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Jun 19th	Drake Baldwin is scheduled to take live batting practice on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
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	Drake Baldwin broke out in 2025, finishing with a .274/.341/.469 slash line, 19 home runs and an .810 OPS (126 OPS+) across 446 plate appearances, good for 3.3 WAR and a runner-up Rookie of the Year finish. Baldwin is a clear riser at a thin catcher position. Catchers who combine above-average power (4.3% HR rate, .195 ISO) with strong contact skills are rare, and his everyday role in Atlanta further boosts counting-stat reliability. If the 2026 projections maintain anything close to his rookie rate production over a fuller workload, Baldwin profiles as a top-tier fantasy catcher with a stable floor and legitimate 20-25 home run upside. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Drake Baldwin or Salvador Perez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC			Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#376	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Tue, Mar 31st				vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#74
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#393	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#48	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#251
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#202	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#178
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#251
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#243	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#344
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#296
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#49
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#393	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#88
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#187
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#306
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#157	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#172
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#206
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#134	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#178	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#273
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 20th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#238
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	@ SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#170
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#318	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#70	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#67
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#67	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#132	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#308	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF			vs SD
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF			vs SD
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55	vs SD
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	vs SD
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET			@ BAL
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET			@ BAL
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET			@ BAL
Mon, Jul 27th				@ NYM
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN			vs WSH
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL			vs WSH
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN			vs MIA
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD			vs NYM
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH			@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET			@ MIL
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ MIA
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#158
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU