Oliver Perez has been in the league for 17 seasons–that is a long time for a pitcher. He has had a very nice late-career resurgence with the Indians. In the last couple of seasons, he has been one of the more dependable arms in the Tribe pen. Over the last two seasons, he has pitched 73 innings in relief, allowing only 55 hits while striking out 91. Good for a 2.84 ERA/161 ERA+/1.014 WHIP.
While he clearly still has something still left in the tank, he might not have a place in the game come 2020. Perez is very much a lefty specialist, and with the new three-batter rule he might not be able to be deployed as he has been in past seasons. Still, he can dial it in there and he might be a useful pitcher if he can be deployed properly.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | GF | IP | H | BB | SO | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | SDP | NL | 4 | 5 | 3.50 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 90.0 | 71 | 48 | 94 | 107 | 4.52 | 1.322 |
| 2003 | 21 | TOT | NL | 4 | 10 | 5.47 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 126.2 | 129 | 77 | 141 | 74 | 4.98 | 1.626 |
| 2004 | 22 | PIT | NL | 12 | 10 | 2.98 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 196.0 | 145 | 81 | 239 | 143 | 3.45 | 1.153 |
| 2005 | 23 | PIT | NL | 7 | 5 | 5.85 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 103.0 | 102 | 70 | 97 | 72 | 6.25 | 1.670 |
| 2006 | 24 | TOT | NL | 3 | 13 | 6.55 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 112.2 | 129 | 68 | 102 | 68 | 5.61 | 1.749 |
| 2007 | 25 | NYM | NL | 15 | 10 | 3.56 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 177.0 | 153 | 79 | 174 | 121 | 4.35 | 1.311 |
| 2008 | 26 | NYM | NL | 10 | 7 | 4.22 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 194.0 | 167 | 105 | 180 | 100 | 4.68 | 1.402 |
| 2009 | 27 | NYM | NL | 3 | 4 | 6.82 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 66.0 | 69 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 6.40 | 1.924 |
| 2010 | 28 | NYM | NL | 0 | 5 | 6.80 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 46.1 | 54 | 42 | 37 | 58 | 6.99 | 2.072 |
| 2012 | 30 | SEA | AL | 1 | 3 | 2.12 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 29.2 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 181 | 2.93 | 1.247 |
| 2013 | 31 | SEA | AL | 3 | 3 | 3.74 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 53.0 | 50 | 26 | 74 | 99 | 3.26 | 1.434 |
| 2014 | 32 | ARI | NL | 3 | 4 | 2.91 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 58.2 | 50 | 24 | 76 | 129 | 3.23 | 1.261 |
| 2015 | 33 | TOT | MLB | 2 | 4 | 4.17 | 70 | 0 | 15 | 41.0 | 39 | 15 | 51 | 99 | 3.30 | 1.317 |
| 2016 | 34 | WSN | NL | 2 | 3 | 4.95 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 40.0 | 38 | 20 | 46 | 87 | 4.17 | 1.450 |
| 2017 | 35 | WSN | NL | 0 | 0 | 4.64 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 33.0 | 32 | 12 | 39 | 97 | 3.82 | 1.333 |
| 2018 | 36 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | 1.39 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 32.1 | 17 | 7 | 43 | 313 | 1.74 | 0.742 |
| 2019 | 37 | CLE | AL | 2 | 4 | 3.98 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 40.2 | 38 | 12 | 48 | 119 | 3.56 | 1.230 |
| 17 Y | 17 Y | 17 Y | 17 Y | 72 | 91 | 4.38 | 670 | 195 | 78 | 1440.0 | 1310 | 754 | 1527 | 95 | 4.51 | 1.433 |