Rafael Pérez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 15, 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

Debut: April 20, 2006 (Age 23-340d, 18,839th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 25, 2012 (Age 29-346d)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Drew Seccafico

Full Name: Rafael Jerome Pérez

Pronunciation: \PEHR-ez\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

ERA

3.64

338

329.0

268

WHIP

1.328

Summary of 26 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 2 go ahead

1 Tm
CLE	26

Platoon
vs RHB	15
vs LHB	11

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	12

Outs
2	10
0	9
1	7

13 Opps
TEX	5
OAK	4
KCR	2
TBD	2
BOS	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
CHW	2
ATL	1
LAA	1
SEA	1
DET	1
MIL	1

26 Batters
Prince Fielder	1
Jody Gerut	1
Austin Kearns	1
Orlando Cabrera	1
Marlon Byrd	1
Brent Lillibridge	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Jack Cust	1
Miguel Olivo	1
A.J. Pierzynski	1
Josh Hamilton	1
David Murphy	1
Howie Kendrick	1
Bobby Crosby	1
Russell Branyan	1
Édgar Rentería	1
Nick Swisher	1
J.D. Drew	1
Mitch Maier	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Kevin Kouzmanoff	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Kevin Youkilis	1
Milton Bradley	1
Dustan Mohr	1
Raúl Casanova	1

8 Parks
Progressive (CLE)	12
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	5
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	14
89	5
9	5
8	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
1	6
6	4
3	4
4	2
7+	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	6
12-	3
123	1
-2-	1

42 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	15
1 on	7
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
6	3
7	9
8	9
9	4
Extra	1

4-6	3
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	6
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	1
-1	2
-3	6
-4..	5

Ahead	12
Tied	1
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
0-1	6
3-2	4
0-2	2
1-0	2
1-1	2
1-2	1
2-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	8
C	3
LF	3
SS	3
1B	2
2B	2
CF	2
3B	2
DH	1

OrderPos
3rd	5
5th	4
6th	4
7th	3
4th	3
1st	2
9th	2
2nd	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2006-07-01	Austin Kearns	CIN		CLE	behind 4-10	b 7	2	1--	3,(2-0) B*BX	2	5	9	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Aurilia Scores
2	2	2	1	2006-09-19	Nick Swisher	OAK		CLE	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Chavez Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2007-06-09	Ken Griffey Jr.	CIN		CLE	ahead 5-4	b 7	2	---	8,(2-2) CSFBFBFX	1	3	9	11%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
4	4	2	1	2007-06-16	Édgar Rentería	ATL	@	CLE	ahead 5-2	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	6	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	3	1	2007-06-30	Raúl Casanova	TBD	@	CLE	behind 3-8	t 9	1	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	8	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Wilson Scores
6	6	4	2	2007-06-30	Dustan Mohr	TBD	@	CLE	behind 5-8	t 9	1	---	5,(0-2) SCFFX	1	9	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	5	1	2007-09-21	Jack Cust	OAK	@	CLE	behind 1-4	t 7	1	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	3	9	14%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Barton Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2008-04-12	Bobby Crosby	OAK	@	CLE	ahead 4-2	t 7	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	6	10%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Sweeney Scores; E. Brown Scores
9	9	2	1	2008-04-24 (1)	Miguel Olivo	KCR		CLE	behind 4-9	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	2	6%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Gordon Scores
10	10	3	1	2008-06-03	Milton Bradley	TEX		CLE	ahead 9-6	b 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	4	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	4	1	2008-06-13	Kevin Kouzmanoff	SDP	@	CLE	behind 4-7	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	5	5%	10%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
12	12	5	1	2008-06-14	Jody Gerut	SDP	@	CLE	behind 2-3	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	1	8	24%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	6	1	2008-07-21	Howie Kendrick	LAA		CLE	behind 1-5	b 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
14	14	7	1	2008-08-22	Marlon Byrd	TEX		CLE	behind 1-5	b 8	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	9	18%	32%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); J. Ellison Scores; H. Blalock Scores
15	15	8	1	2008-09-20	Curtis Granderson	DET	@	CLE	behind 1-4	t 7	2	1--	6,(3-2) .BBSBF>X	2	1	8	15%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Ryan Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2009-04-08	Nelson Cruz	TEX		CLE	ahead 7-4	b 7	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFSBX	1	5	9	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	2	1	2009-06-15	Prince Fielder	MIL	@	CLE	behind 9-12	t 8	1	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	4	3	52%	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); C. Counsell Scores; C. McGehee Scores; R. Braun Scores
18	18	3	1	2009-07-05	Orlando Cabrera	OAK	@	CLE	ahead 4-2	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	6	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
19	19	4	1	2009-08-25	Mitch Maier	KCR		CLE	ahead 4-1	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	9	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. DeJesus Scores
20	20	5	1	2009-10-04	J.D. Drew	BOS		CLE	ahead 7-6	b 6	0	---	6,(3-2) .BBCBCX	1	7	9	10%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2010-07-06	David Murphy	TEX		CLE	ahead 11-1	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..CX	1	5	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	2	1	2010-08-30	Brent Lillibridge	CHW	@	CLE	tied 6-6	t 11	2	---	4,(1-2) SBFX	1	9	4	42%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	2010-09-04	Russell Branyan	SEA		CLE	behind 1-4	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .SX	1	3	DH	7%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2011-08-02	Kevin Youkilis	BOS		CLE	behind 1-2	b 6	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBCX	1	4	5	18%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	2	1	2011-09-15	Josh Hamilton	TEX		CLE	ahead 6-1	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) .SX	1	3	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2012-04-11	A.J. Pierzynski	CHW	@	CLE	ahead 7-4	t 6	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	5	2	10%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Morel Scores; P. Konerko Scores