{"id":41458,"date":"2025-07-11T11:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T16:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=41458"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:28:58","slug":"is-salvador-perez-really-a-hall-of-famer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/is-salvador-perez-really-a-hall-of-famer\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Salvador Perez Really a Hall of Famer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"471\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41495 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min.png 876w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min-600x323.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41495 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min.png 876w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-salvador-perez-be-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame-min-600x323.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The term &#8220;sure fire Hall of Famer&#8221; and the name Salvador Perez, have been linked for years &#8211; but is that accurate? Should they be?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned in my previous article about <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/is-zack-greinke-really-a-hall-of-famer\/\">Zack Greinke making the Hall of Fame<\/a>, bad teams need to find a way to sell tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One popular way to do this for an MLB team to anchor their marketing efforts to their best player, and spew hyperbole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, this wouldn&#8217;t work if the player wasn&#8217;t good. But when a player gets longer in the tooth, has a prolonged run of success, or just plays for a really long time, &#8220;sure fire Hall of Famer\/or, &#8220;next stop, Cooperstown&#8221; practically roll off the tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like the weatherman in your neck of the woods, no one remembers his prediction from yesterday, let a lone a week ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because, who is going to fact check? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And that&#8217;s why this article exists &#8211; to explore the Baseball Hall of Fame candidacy of Royals catcher, Salvador Perez, aka SALVY.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be using the exact criteria the Baseball Hall of Fame uses. Here is the fine print from Baseball Hall of Fame website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Voting: Voting shall be based upon the player\u2019s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is definitely a nebulous definition. So let\u2019s break each one down in the case of Perez as best we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Player\u2019s Record<\/strong>:\u00a0As of this writing (8\/22\/25), Salvador Perez is playing in his 14th season (he missed all of 2020 due to injury, when people thought he was cooked).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During those 14 seasons, Perez has accumulated 295 home runs, 987 runs batted in, 1,687 hits, and a career .266 batting average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has more home runs than he does walks (266)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez appeared in the 2014 World Series where the Giants bested the Royals in seven games. The Royals won the World Series in 2015 and Salvy was named World Series MVP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how do you quantify his effect on games as a catcher? We will get into that later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Playing Ability<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; 9\u00d7 All-Star (2013\u20132018, 2021, 2023, 2024)<br>&#8211; World Series champion (2015)<br>&#8211; World Series MVP (2015)<br>&#8211; 2\u00d7 All-MLB First Team (2020, 2021)<br>&#8211; All-MLB Second Team (2024)<br>&#8211; 5\u00d7 Gold Glove Award (2013\u20132016, 2018)<br>&#8211; 5\u00d7 Silver Slugger Award (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024)<br>&#8211; AL Comeback Player of the Year (2020)<br>&#8211; Roberto Clemente Award (2024)<br>&#8211; MLB home run co-leader (2021)<br>&#8211; MLB RBI leader (2021)<br>&#8211; Most home runs by a catcher, single season (48 in 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Integrity, Sportsmanship, Character<\/strong>: I\u2019m lumping all of these together because it is a bunch of word-salad\/synonyms your third grade English teacher would be proud that you knew were synonyms.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever seen Salvy on the baseball diamond without a smile on his face? Gregarious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time he plays, looks like the best moment of his life. Pure joy. Laughing with teammates, coaches, opposing teams, and even the umpires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is really saying something because the Royals have had 5 seasons in his 14 where they finished at or above .500. And made the postseason just three times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further perspective, the Royals have lost 100+ games in three seasons during that same span. The Royals&#8217; combined record in 2018 and 2019 was 117-207.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he was ever going to complain, it would&#8217;ve already happened. He&#8217;s never complained about his contract or held out. He&#8217;s never gotten into any off-field trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nebulous as it may be, Salvy checks all the boxes in the &#8220;Integrity, Sportsmanship, Character&#8221; section. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contributions to the Team<\/strong>:&nbsp;Is there another MLB player more synonymous with his team? Salvy IS the Royals. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The only player that&#8217;s even close is Aaron Judge\/Yankees and that&#8217;s because of NYC&#8217;s standing as the largest media market. And he&#8217;s never once suffered through a sub-.500 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salvy has played in three postseasons, a total of 37 games. He&#8217;s accumulated 32 hits, 6 home runs, 15 RBI, and hit .229. Plus, the 2015 World Series MVP award in a winning effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His 295 career home runs are second in Royals&#8217; franchise history only to Hall of Famer George Brett (317). 987 RBIs are 4th behind Amos Otis (992), Hal McRae (1,012), and Brett (1,596).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His 20 multi-homerun games is a club record. 9 seasons of 20+ home runs is a club record. 28.6 offensive His WAR is 5th highest in franchise history. 699 runs scored is eighth most, 1 run behind Mike Sweeney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His 34.8 position player WAR is tied for 5th with Frank White. His defensive WAR of 13.7 is second only to Frank White (21.9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, how do you quantify his status as &#8220;The Captain?&#8221; How many pitchers has he made better &#8211; for one AB or for an entire career? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How many times has his baseball intelligence and attention to nuance led to a positive outcome that would not have otherwise occurred? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the effect a great catcher has above and beyond any other position on the baseball field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salvador Perez Hall of Fame Player Comparisons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point it is clear: Salvador Perez clearly a top-10 player in Royals history, and probably top-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how does he stack up historically, against the best catchers in MLB history? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; He is 8th all-time in home runs (295) and is 12 behind &#8220;The Kid&#8221; Gary Carter (307).<br>&#8211; He is 15th in RBI (987) and 3 RBIs behind Ernie Lombardi (990).<br>&#8211; He is 29th all-time in games (1,641).<br>&#8211; He is 22nd all-time in runs (699).<br>&#8211; He is 19th in hits (1,687).<br>&#8211; He is 15th in doubles (314).<br>&#8211; 11th in hit by pitches (92).<br>&#8211; 6th in strikeouts (1,252).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 20 catchers in the MLB Hall of Fame. Which is the second fewest by position players, second only to third basemen (19). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am going to use the next sentences to compare Salvy to the Twin&#8217;s Joe Mauer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mauer played 15 seasons &#8211; one more than Salvy&#8217;s current 14th\/2025 season. So about the most apt comparison we can get. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mauer was the most recent catcher inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (2024). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"571\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer.png\" alt=\"Is Salvador Perez really a hall of famer? Based on this graphic comparing him to the Twins Joe Mauer, YES. \" class=\"wp-image-41473 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer.png 674w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer-600x508.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer.png\" alt=\"Is Salvador Perez really a hall of famer? Based on this graphic comparing him to the Twins Joe Mauer, YES. \" class=\"wp-image-41473 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer.png 674w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-joe-mauer-600x508.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually I was wrong, all it took was one graphic. Is Salvador Perez really a Hall of Famer? Based on this graphic comparing him to Mauer, <em>YES<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to Mauer, Ted Simmons was inducted to the HOF in 2020. For Salvy fans this is a little more sobering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"529\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-ted-simmons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41481 lazyload\" style=\"width:667px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-ted-simmons.png 565w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-ted-simmons-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-ted-simmons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41481 lazyload\" style=\"width:667px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-ted-simmons.png 565w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-ted-simmons-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Simmons had an outstanding career that spanned 20 seasons. Not bad for a guy from Omaha, Nebraska who went to Millard South High School, which is about 1.5 miles from where I am typing this right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Salvy dropped <em>dead <\/em>right now, he&#8217;d have the edge on Simmons in the most important categories &#8211; dingers, slugging, team accomplishments, and success. I was joking about slugging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it stands, and you went Simmons vs. Salvy head to head with other Baseball Sickos, you&#8217;d probably see that vote split 50\/50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salvy has extended his career by becoming a legit first baseman. Watching him this season, it is easy to estimate he will play at least two more seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he does that, he will begin accumulating more and more offensive stats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which voters love and people can easily point to as another &#8220;yes&#8221; factor, thanks to catcher being viewed as historically low on offensive numbers in the context of other positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But when you lump in Mauer, who legitimately lowered the bat&#8230;err, bar for catcher Hall of Fame inclusion, that makes Salvy an absolute no doubt Hall of Famer.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want your mind completely blown apart, take a look at &#8220;Carlton&#8217;s Fisk&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"536\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-carlton-fisk.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41484 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-carlton-fisk.png 630w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-carlton-fisk-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-carlton-fisk-600x510.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-carlton-fisk.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41484 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/salvador-perez-hall-of-fame-vs-carlton-fisk.png 630w, 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