Detroit Tigers 3-year MLB outfielder has stats so bad they’re hard to comprehend originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Detroit Tigers are not living up to their preseason expectations this season. Detroit sits at 21-33, and is in the cellar of the AL Central (fifth place).
A large reason for the recent struggles (2-8 in last 10 games) is due to being without Tarik Skubal, but Skubal can’t hit, and with Gleyber Torres sidelined, the Tigers are having a hard time generating any offense.
Tigers’ outfielder Wenceel Perez had a solid 2025 season over 100 games (OPS+ of 104 in 344 at-bats). However, 2026 has not been so kind to Perez, who has arguably the worst stats of any qualified MLB player this season.
Tigers’ Wenceel Perez’s 2026 season, by the numbers
According to Ben Bosscher, Wenceel Perez’s -1.1 WAR is the worst of 1125 players to suit up in a major league baseball game this year, per Fangraphs.
Wenceel Perez is hitting .162 this season over 117 at-bats, with two home runs, 19 total hits, and an OPS+ of 29.
The weird thing, too, is that he only has 20 strikeouts in 125 plate appearances, but Perez has walked just eight times and carries an on-base percentage of .216. He’s definitely a candidate to be optioned by the Tigers soon, as they just can’t keep slotting him in the lineup with the expectation that he will turn things around.
Perez is a 26-year-old outfielder out of the Dominican Republic who has played in parts of three MLB seasons. He has 24 total home runs in 250 games played in his career, and carries an OPS+ of 88 across 850 total at-bats.