Alfonso Soriano

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2014)

AVG .270
HR 412
RBI 1,159
H 2,095
OPS .819
PIV 13,727
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
1/7/1976 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
MLB Debut
1999-09-14
Last Game
2014-07-05
Awards
7× All-Star · All-Star Game MVP · 4× Silver Slugger

Full name: Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,975 7,750 1,152 2,095 481 31 412 1,159 289 496 1,803 .270 .319 .500 .819 13,727

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — +20.0% above league average.

Career OPS .819 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1999 NYA AL 9 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .125 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYA AL 22 50 5 9 3 0 2 3 2 1 15 .180 .270 (-33%) .344 (-43%) .437 (-18%) .782 (-29%) -263.7
2001 NYA AL 158 574 77 154 34 3 18 73 43 29 125 .268 .263 (+2%) .332 (-8%) .426 (+1%) .758 (-3%) -414.0
2002 NYA AL 156 696 128 209 51 2 39 102 41 23 157 .300 .261 (+15%) .331 (avg) .416 (+31%) .747 (+18%) 2246.1
2003 NYA AL 156 682 114 198 36 5 38 91 35 38 130 .290 .264 (+10%) .332 (+2%) .422 (+24%) .754 (+14%) 1907.3
2004 TEX AL 145 608 77 170 32 4 28 91 18 33 121 .280 .266 (+5%) .335 (-3%) .427 (+13%) .762 (+6%) 555.9
2005 TEX AL 156 637 102 171 43 2 36 104 30 33 125 .268 .264 (+2%) .330 (-6%) .418 (+22%) .749 (+10%) 1003.3
2006 WAS NL 159 647 119 179 41 2 46 95 41 67 160 .277 .269 (+3%) .336 (+4%) .431 (+30%) .768 (+19%) 2516.3
2007 CHN NL 135 579 97 173 42 5 33 70 19 31 130 .299 .268 (+11%) .335 (avg) .422 (+32%) .758 (+18%) 1916.9
2008 CHN NL 109 453 76 127 27 0 29 75 19 43 103 .280 .263 (+6%) .333 (+3%) .416 (+28%) .749 (+17%) 1416.3
2009 CHN NL 117 477 64 115 25 1 20 55 9 40 118 .241 .262 (-8%) .332 (-9%) .417 (+1%) .750 (-3%) -319.7
2010 CHN NL 147 496 67 128 40 3 24 79 5 45 123 .258 .257 (avg) .325 (-1%) .402 (+23%) .728 (+12%) 1067.3
2011 CHN NL 137 475 50 116 27 1 26 88 2 27 113 .244 .255 (-4%) .320 (-10%) .399 (+18%) .719 (+5%) 332.0
2012 CHN NL 151 561 68 147 33 2 32 108 6 44 153 .262 .254 (+3%) .318 (+1%) .405 (+23%) .724 (+13%) 1402.9
2013 CHN NL 93 362 47 92 24 1 17 51 10 15 89 .254 .253 (avg) .317 (-10%) .396 (+18%) .714 (+6%) 205.9
2013 NYA AL 58 219 37 56 8 0 17 50 8 21 67 .256 .253 (+1%) .317 (+2%) .396 (+32%) .714 (+19%) 205.9
2014 NYA AL 67 226 22 50 15 0 6 23 1 6 71 .221 .251 (-12%) .313 (-22%) .386 (-5%) .700 (-13%) -541.0
Career · 17 seasons 1,975 7,750 1,152 2,095 481 31 412 1,159 289 496 1,803 .270 — — — — 13,238

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
44 174 14 37 3 0 4 18 9 53 .213

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 NLDS1 CHN 3 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071
2007 NLDS1 CHN 3 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143
2003 ALCS NYA 7 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 11 .133
2003 ALDS1 NYA 4 19 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 6 .368
2003 WS NYA 6 22 2 5 0 0 1 2 2 9 .227
2002 ALDS1 NYA 4 17 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 4 .118
2001 ALCS NYA 5 15 5 6 0 0 1 2 3 3 .400
2001 ALDS2 NYA 5 18 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 5 .222
2001 WS NYA 7 25 1 6 0 0 1 2 0 7 .240

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home98938055901035204595.272
Away98639455621060208564.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-07-05 NYYMINL 400000002
2014-07-02 NYYTBRL 411000002
2014-07-01 NYYTBRL 300000002
2014-06-28 NYYBOSL 300000001
2014-06-24 NYYTORL 401000000
2014-06-23 NYYTORL 100000000
2014-06-22 NYYBALL 100000000
2014-06-20 NYYBALW 101000000
2014-06-18 NYYTORW 301000101
2014-06-15 NYYOAKL 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 766 759 1503 2081 106 472
3B 11 8 11 11 4 2
OF 1092 1082 1935 98 56 30
SS 10 5 7 8 3 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 NYA SS 1 1 0 1 1 1
2000 NYA 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0
2000 NYA 3B 10 8 11 11 4 2
2000 NYA SS 9 4 7 7 2 1
2001 NYA 2B 156 156 318 366 19 93
2002 NYA 2B 155 154 300 402 23 86
2003 NYA 2B 155 154 293 445 19 88
2004 TEX 2B 142 142 308 418 23 104
2005 TEX 2B 153 153 284 448 21 101
2006 WAS OF 158 158 326 22 11 9
2007 CHN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 CHN OF 134 134 273 19 6 4
2008 CHN 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
2008 CHN OF 108 107 186 10 5 5
2009 CHN 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 CHN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 CHN OF 116 116 201 7 11 2
2010 CHN OF 134 133 204 6 7 0
2011 CHN OF 128 126 187 8 7 2
2012 CHN OF 145 143 253 12 1 6
2013 CHN OF 86 86 160 7 5 0
2013 NYA OF 48 48 106 5 1 2
2014 NYA OF 35 31 39 2 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 766
Third Base 11
Shortstop 10
Left Field 1056
Center Field 12
Right Field 26
Designated Hitter 63

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-08-18
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-05-17
2007 Player of the Month June
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-06-23
2006 Silver Slugger OF
2006 TSN All-Star OF
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-05-07
2005 Silver Slugger 2B
2004 All-Star Game MVP
2004 Silver Slugger 2B
2004 TSN All-Star 2B
2003 Player of the Month April
2003 Player of the Month September
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-04-05
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-09-20
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-06-22
2002 Silver Slugger 2B
2002 TSN All-Star 2B

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 NYA AL $18,000,000
2013 CHN NL $19,000,000
2012 CHN NL $19,000,000
2011 CHN NL $19,000,000
2010 CHN NL $19,000,000
2009 CHN NL $17,000,000
2008 CHN NL $14,000,000
2007 CHN NL $10,000,000
2006 WAS NL $10,000,000
2005 TEX AL $7,500,000
2004 TEX AL $5,400,000
2003 NYA AL $800,000
2002 NYA AL $630,000
2001 NYA AL $630,000
Total Career Earnings $159,960,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2012 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 8.0 448 0
2007 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 39.0 448 0
2006 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 106.0 448 0
2003 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 15.0 392 0
2002 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 234.0 392 2
2001 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 35.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Alfonso Soriano (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Torii Hunter
    .277 avg, 353 HR
  2. 97
    Joe Carter
    .259 avg, 396 HR
  3. 96
    Andruw Jones
    .254 avg, 434 HR
  4. 91
    Dale Murphy
    .265 avg, 398 HR
  5. 91
    Reggie Sanders
    .267 avg, 305 HR
  6. 90
    Matt Kemp
    .284 avg, 287 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfonso Soriano

What years did Alfonso Soriano play?
Alfonso Soriano played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2014.
Was Alfonso Soriano a pitcher?
No. Alfonso Soriano was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Alfonso Soriano hit?
Alfonso Soriano hit 412 career home runs with 2095 hits.