1985
Born July 1, 1985
Bradenton, FL, USA
Chris Perez Notable
b. July 1, 1985 · St. Louis Cardinals 2008–2009, Cleveland Indians 2009–2013, Los Angeles Dodgers 2014
Chris Perez played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 2009 to 2013.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 133 games and appeared 393 times, with a 3.51 earned run average. He struck out 362. Across 393 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2011 to 2012.
He was born in Bradenton, FL, USA on July 1, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | STL | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | CLE/STL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | CLE | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | CLE | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | CLE | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | CLE | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | LAD | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 393 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | STL | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 41.2 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 3.46 |
| 2009 | CLE/STL | 1 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 57.0 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 4.26 |
| 2010 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 63.0 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 61 | 1.71 |
| 2011 | CLE | 4 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 36 | 59.2 | 46 | 22 | 26 | 39 | 3.32 |
| 2012 | CLE | 0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 39 | 57.2 | 49 | 23 | 16 | 59 | 3.59 |
| 2013 | CLE | 5 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 54.0 | 56 | 26 | 21 | 54 | 4.33 |
| 2014 | LAD | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 46.1 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 39 | 4.27 |
| Career | — | 16 | 24 | 393 | 0 | 133 | 379.1 | 304 | 148 | 165 | 362 | 3.51 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Chris Perez
Chris Perez made a major-league debut on May 16, 2008.
2014
Final major-league game: Chris Perez
Chris Perez played a final major-league game on September 21, 2014.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0