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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-21-1991
Height6' 0"
Weight240 lbs
Age32 years, 10 months, 29 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-1.52015
0.32016
2017
2018
0.62019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2015 ATL MLB 23 20 116.7 7 6 1 130 51 73 13 90 10.0 3.9 1.0 5.6 0% .318 1.55 4.90 4.78 119 6.12 143.0 -1.5
2016 ATL MLB 11 11 53.7 2 3 0 57 15 27 7 87 9.6 2.5 1.2 4.5 59% .275 1.34 4.82 6.04 104 4.95 109.6 0.3
CareerMLB3431170.39911876610020899.93.51.15.359%.2751.494.875.181145.75132.5-1.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2010 BRA Rk GCL 12 11 54.3 0 6 0 66 8 43 3 104 10.9 1.3 0.5 7.1 0% .360 1.36 3.68 5.64 0 0.00 0.0
2011 BRA Rk GCL 6 2 15.0 2 0 0 16 3 11 1 106 9.6 1.8 0.6 6.6 0% .288 1.27 3.40 1.80 94 5.16 105.4
2011 DNV Rk APP 7 4 24.3 2 0 0 24 14 27 1 95 8.9 5.2 0.4 10.0 0% .359 1.56 4.52 3.33 102 5.74 117.3
2012 DNV Rk APP 13 9 56.3 4 3 1 54 9 54 5 101 8.6 1.4 0.8 8.6 0% .303 1.12 3.61 4.15 88 3.32 69.0
2012 ORI Wnt VWL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 6.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0% .222 1.67 4.23 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2013 ROM A SAL 14 13 70.0 5 4 0 73 18 59 5 86 9.4 2.3 0.6 7.6 0% .329 1.30 3.61 4.24 96 5.09 110.7
2013 LYN A+ CAR 9 9 55.0 6 2 0 50 18 47 4 106 8.2 2.9 0.7 7.7 0% .286 1.24 3.67 2.62 92 3.90 84.7
2014 MIS AA SOU 26 25 133.0 7 6 0 119 39 94 4 93 8.1 2.6 0.3 6.4 0% .283 1.19 3.28 2.91 94 3.93 83.1
2015 ATL MLB NL 23 20 116.7 7 6 1 130 51 73 13 90 10.0 3.9 1.0 5.6 0% .318 1.55 4.90 4.78 119 6.12 143.0
2015 GWN AAA INT 8 8 38.7 3 1 0 32 10 36 1 91 7.4 2.3 0.2 8.4 0% .293 1.09 2.48 1.16 81 3.34 73.2
2016 ATL MLB NL 11 11 53.7 2 3 0 57 15 27 7 87 9.6 2.5 1.2 4.5 59% .275 1.34 4.82 6.04 104 4.95 109.6
2016 ROM A SAL 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 7 2 2 0 99 21.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 50% .500 3.00 6.06 18.00 113 7.88 174.1
2016 GWN AAA INT 4 4 24.3 1 2 0 15 7 24 2 109 5.5 2.6 0.7 8.9 63% .224 0.90 3.25 2.59 85 2.64 58.3
2016 BRA Rk GCL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 95 6.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 50% .250 0.67 2.30 0.00 84 2.93 64.8
2017 IOW AAA PCL 23 23 120.3 7 10 0 122 51 102 8 103 9.1 3.8 0.6 7.6 51% .320 1.44 4.33 5.01 97 4.36 92.8
2018 ARK AA TEX 13 13 79.0 6 1 0 69 13 68 5 101 7.9 1.5 0.6 7.7 54% .279 1.04 3.15 2.28 89 3.45 73.0
2018 TAC AAA PCL 4 4 20.0 2 1 0 22 3 22 1 103 9.9 1.4 0.5 9.9 53% .356 1.25 2.79 3.15 72 3.47 73.4
2018 LAR Wnt VWL 12 12 60.7 6 1 0 57 11 37 1 100 8.5 1.6 0.1 5.5 60% .319 1.12 2.86 2.67 0 0.00 0.0
2019 PMB A+ FSL 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 2.3 0.0 0.0 13.5 43% .143 0.25 0.31 0.00 71 2.79 57.5
2019 SFD AA TEX 13 13 67.3 6 3 0 77 28 70 10 108 10.3 3.7 1.3 9.4 55% .358 1.56 4.63 5.61 105 6.16 126.7
2019 CRD Rk GCL 3 3 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 111 6.8 4.5 0.0 11.3 60% .300 1.25 2.50 0.00 87 3.28 67.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 1861 0.5099 0.4197 0.8464 0.5975 0.2346 0.9012 0.7009 0.1536
2016 847 0.5455 0.4416 0.8529 0.6190 0.2286 0.8741 0.7841 0.1471
Career27080.52100.42650.84840.60420.23270.89270.72690.1516

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 STL $
2018 CHN $
2017 CHN $
2016 ATL $511,250
2015 ATL $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$511,250
1 yrTotal$511,250

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 140 d1 year (2019)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/14/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago Cubs 4/23/18. Signed by Seattle as a free agent (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/4/17 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$511,250 (2016). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/16. Released by Atlanta 12/8/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Atlanta 11/20/14. Re-signed by Atlanta 3/2/15.
  • Signed by Atlanta 1/12/09 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 8.9 0 20 20 103.6 86 28 76 9 .255 1.10 3.19 3.63 -4.8 -0.5
80o 0 8.9 0 19 19 97.1 86 28 72 9 .268 1.17 3.52 3.99 -8.2 -0.9
70o 0 8.9 0 18 18 92.6 86 28 68 9 .278 1.23 3.76 4.26 -10.5 -1.1
60o 0 8.8 0 17 17 88.8 86 28 66 9 .286 1.28 3.97 4.5 -12.3 -1.3
50o 0 8.8 0 17 17 85.3 86 28 63 9 .294 1.33 4.17 4.72 -13.8 -1.5
40o 0 8.7 0 16 16 81.9 85 28 60 9 .301 1.38 4.37 4.94 -15.1 -1.6
30o 0 8.6 0 15 15 78.2 85 27 58 9 .309 1.43 4.58 5.19 -16.5 -1.8
20o 0 8.5 0 14 14 74.1 84 27 55 9 .319 1.50 4.84 5.47 -17.9 -1.9
10o 0 8.4 0 13 13 68.5 83 27 51 9 .332 1.60 5.20 5.88 -19.5 -2.1
Weighted Mean08.70161684.98527639.2921.324.144.69-13.4-1.5

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Williams Pérez threw 2,691 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2016, including pitches thrown in . In 2016, he relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph), Change (80mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph).