Joakim Soria
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2021)
Joakim Soria was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2021 for 9 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 15 seasons. Across 773 career appearances, he went 36-45 with a 3.11 ERA, 831 strikeouts, and 229 saves. Joakim Soria was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 21162.1.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
W–L
36–45
ERA
3.11
WHIP
1.13
SO
831
Pitcher PIV
21162.1
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 205 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2007-04-04
- Last Game
- 2021-09-15
- Awards
- 2× All-Star
Full name: Joakim Agustin Soria
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KCA | AL | 2 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 69.0 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 75 | 2.48 | 4.47 (+45%) | 3451.1 |
| 2008 | KCA | AL | 2 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 67.3 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 1.60 | 4.32 (+63%) | 1831.2 |
| 2009 | KCA | AL | 3 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 53.0 | 44 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 2.21 | 4.32 (+49%) | 2120.6 |
| 2010 | KCA | AL | 1 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 65.7 | 53 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 1.78 | 4.08 (+56%) | 2577.3 |
| 2011 | KCA | AL | 5 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 60.3 | 60 | 27 | 17 | 60 | 4.03 | 3.94 (-2%) | 691.7 |
| 2013 | TEX | AL | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 3.80 | 3.87 (+2%) | 109.3 |
| 2014 | TEX | AL | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33.3 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 2.70 | 3.74 (+28%) | 2247.3 |
| 2014 | DET | AL | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4.91 | 3.74 (-31%) | -407.7 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 3 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 41.0 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 2.85 | 3.96 (+28%) | -926.4 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.7 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 2.02 | 3.96 (+49%) | 1359.3 |
| 2016 | KCA | AL | 5 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.7 | 70 | 30 | 27 | 68 | 4.05 | 4.19 (+3%) | -286.1 |
| 2017 | KCA | AL | 4 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.0 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 64 | 3.70 | 4.36 (+15%) | 3014.8 |
| 2018 | CHA | AL | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38.7 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 2.56 | 4.15 (+38%) | 1945.6 |
| 2018 | MIL | NL | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 4.09 | 4.15 (+1%) | 671.5 |
| 2019 | OAK | AL | 2 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69.0 | 51 | 33 | 20 | 79 | 4.30 | 4.51 (+4%) | 1548.6 |
| 2020 | OAK | AL | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.3 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 2.82 | 4.45 (+37%) | 833.3 |
| 2021 | ARI | NL | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29.3 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 4.30 | 4.27 (-1%) | 380.6 |
| 2021 | TOR | AL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7.88 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 18 seasons | 36 | 45 | 773 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 763.0 | 633 | 264 | 231 | 831 | 3.11 | — | 21,162 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KCA | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2008 | KCA | AL | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | KCA | AL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010 | KCA | AL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | KCA | AL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | TEX | AL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | TEX | AL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | DET | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | KCA | AL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | KCA | AL | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CHA | AL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | MIL | NL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | OAK | AL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | OAK | AL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ARI | NL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | TOR | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 18 seasons | 773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ALDS2 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALWC4 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NLCS | MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NLDS1 | MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | NLWC | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | ALDS2 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10.12 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ALDS2 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 2020 | ALWC4 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 2018 | NLCS | MIL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18.00 |
| 2018 | NLDS1 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | NLWC | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | ALDS2 | DET | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 45.00 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1542 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 404 | 402.0 | 323 | 131 | 108 | 440 | 2.93 |
| Away | 367 | 360.1 | 310 | 133 | 123 | 390 | 3.32 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-15 | TOR | TBR | — | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-09-11 | TOR | BAL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-09-09 | TOR | NYY | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-09-07 | TOR | NYY | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-09-04 | TOR | OAK | — | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-09-01 | TOR | BAL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-08-30 | TOR | BAL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-08-28 | TOR | DET | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-08-26 | TOR | CHW | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-08-02 | TOR | CLE | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KCA | P | 62 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | KCA | P | 63 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | KCA | P | 47 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | KCA | P | 66 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | KCA | P | 60 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | TEX | P | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | TEX | P | 35 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | DET | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DET | P | 43 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | PIT | P | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | KCA | P | 70 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | KCA | P | 59 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | CHA | P | 40 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIL | P | 26 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | OAK | P | 71 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | OAK | P | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | P | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TOR | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 773 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Reliever of the Month | September |
| 2008 | Reliever of the Month | September |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KCA | AL | $7,000,000 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | $7,000,000 |
| 2013 | TEX | AL | $2,000,000 |
| 2012 | KCA | AL | $6,000,000 |
| 2011 | KCA | AL | $4,000,000 |
| 2010 | KCA | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2009 | KCA | AL | $1,000,000 |
| 2008 | KCA | AL | $426,500 |
| 2007 | KCA | AL | $380,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $30,806,500 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cy Young Award | AL | 10th | 2.0 | 196 | 0 |
| 2010 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 19th | 1.0 | 392 | 0 |
| 2007 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 7th | 1.0 | 140 | 0 |
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Frequently Asked Questions about Joakim Soria
- What years did Joakim Soria play?
- Joakim Soria played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2021.
- Was Joakim Soria a pitcher?
- Yes. Joakim Soria pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 831 strikeouts.
- What was Joakim Soria's career ERA?
- Joakim Soria finished with a 3.11 career ERA, going 36-45 with 831 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Joakim Soria have?
- Joakim Soria recorded 831 career strikeouts.
- Is Joakim Soria in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Joakim Soria has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Joakim Soria play for?
- Joakim Soria played for the Kansas City Royals, the Texas Rangers, the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, among 9 clubs in all.