Eduardo Perez

Born: 9/11/1969 in Cincinnati, OH, USA

MLB Debut: 1993-07-27 | Final Game: 2006-09-29

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 215 lbs

Full name: Eduardo Atanacio Perez

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Biography

Eduardo Perez was a professional baseball player who made his mark in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2006. Born in 1969, Perez played primarily as a position player and appeared in a total of 754 games over the course of his career. He was known for his power hitting, amassing 79 home runs and driving in 294 runs, while maintaining a career batting average of .247. His versatility allowed him to contribute to various teams throughout his tenure in the league. Throughout his career, Perez showcased not only his offensive capabilities but also his tenacity on the base paths, accumulating 19 stolen bases. He played during a transformative time in baseball, witnessing the game's evolution in the late 1990s and early 2000s, an era marked by significant offensive production and the emergence of new training and conditioning methods. After retiring in 2006, Perez's legacy continued beyond his playing days, as he transitioned into coaching and broadcasting, helping to share his insights and appreciation for the game with future generations of players and fans.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
754	1800	238	445	88	3	79	294	19	194	393	0.247	0.326	0.431	0.757	46.6

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 7.4% below league average.

Career OBP .326 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .431 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS 0.757 vs. league average 0.760 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	LAA	AL	52	180	16	45	6	2	4	30	5	9	39	0.250	.265 (-6%)	.332 (-12%)	.403 (-8%)	.735 (-10%)	-341.8
1994	LAA	AL	38	129	10	27	7	0	5	16	3	12	29	0.209	.269 (-22%)	.338 (-19%)	.424 (-10%)	.763 (-14%)	-356.4
1995	LAA	AL	29	71	9	12	4	1	1	7	0	12	9	0.169	.266 (-37%)	.337 (-11%)	.417 (-29%)	.755 (-21%)	-251.4
1996	CIN	NL	18	36	8	8	0	0	3	5	0	5	9	0.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CIN	NL	106	297	44	75	18	0	16	52	5	29	76	0.253	.266 (-5%)	.336 (-5%)	.419 (+13%)	.756 (+5%)	253.2
1998	CIN	NL	84	172	20	41	4	0	4	30	0	21	45	0.238	.266 (-10%)	.335 (-3%)	.420 (-21%)	.755 (-13%)	-385.3
1999	STL	NL	21	32	6	11	2	0	1	9	0	7	6	0.344	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	STL	NL	35	91	9	27	4	0	3	10	1	5	19	0.297	.270 (+10%)	.344 (+1%)	.437 (+1%)	.782 (+1%)	19.4
2002	STL	NL	96	154	22	31	9	0	10	26	0	17	36	0.201	.261 (-23%)	.331 (-13%)	.416 (+9%)	.747 (avg)	-61.0
2003	STL	NL	105	253	47	72	16	0	11	41	5	29	53	0.285	.264 (+8%)	.332 (+10%)	.422 (+13%)	.754 (+12%)	625.1
2004	TBR	AL	13	38	2	8	2	0	1	7	0	4	9	0.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TBR	AL	77	161	23	41	6	0	11	28	0	26	30	0.255	.264 (-4%)	.330 (+12%)	.418 (+19%)	.749 (+15%)	541.6
2006	CLE	AL	37	99	16	30	9	0	8	22	0	5	11	0.303	.269 (+13%)	.336 (+2%)	.431 (+47%)	.768 (+27%)	429.0
2006	SEA	AL	43	87	6	17	1	0	1	11	0	13	22	0.195	.269 (-27%)	.336 (-10%)	.431 (-44%)	.768 (-29%)	429.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0.200

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2002	NLCS	SLN	3	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0.250
2002	NLDS2	SLN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	296	235	1902	156	13	187
3B	104	83	54	165	16	12
OF	141	99	211	8	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	CAL	3B	45	45	24	101	5	7
1994	CAL	1B	38	35	305	15	1	30
1995	CAL	3B	23	21	16	37	7	3
1996	CIN	1B	8	6	56	7	0	6
1996	CIN	3B	3	3	3	4	0	0
1997	CIN	1B	67	58	489	35	2	37
1997	CIN	3B	8	7	6	14	0	1
1997	CIN	OF	12	9	11	0	0	0
1998	CIN	1B	51	36	290	45	5	35
1998	CIN	3B	1	0	0	2	0	0
1998	CIN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1999	SLN	1B	5	2	18	2	1	2
1999	SLN	OF	6	6	11	1	0	1
2000	SLN	1B	24	19	156	13	0	18
2000	SLN	3B	2	1	0	0	0	0
2000	SLN	OF	4	3	11	0	0	0
2002	SLN	1B	10	4	52	1	0	5
2002	SLN	3B	6	0	0	0	1	0
2002	SLN	OF	35	21	50	4	1	1
2003	SLN	1B	5	0	9	2	0	1
2003	SLN	3B	12	6	3	7	3	1
2003	SLN	OF	71	51	113	1	4	0
2004	TBA	1B	5	5	43	2	0	6
2004	TBA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004	TBA	OF	3	3	5	0	0	0
2005	TBA	1B	49	42	264	18	2	22
2005	TBA	3B	3	0	2	0	0	0
2005	TBA	OF	4	2	5	0	0	0
2006	CLE	1B	29	27	210	14	2	23
2006	CLE	OF	5	4	4	2	0	0
2006	SEA	1B	5	1	10	2	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position	Games
First Base	296
Third Base	104
Left Field	44
Right Field	101
Designated Hitter	53

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	CLE	AL	$1,750,000
2005	TBA	AL	$950,000
2004	TBA	AL	$750,000
2003	SLN	NL	$500,000
2002	SLN	NL	$450,000
1998	CIN	NL	$300,000
1997	CIN	NL	$180,000
1996	CIN	NL	$140,000
1995	CAL	AL	$135,000
1994	CAL	AL	$135,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,290,000