What years did Rafael Soriano play?

Rafael Soriano played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015.

Was Rafael Soriano a pitcher?

Yes. Rafael Soriano pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 641 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rafael Soriano hit?

Rafael Soriano hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Rafael Soriano play for?

Rafael Soriano played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2002–2006), the Atlanta Braves (2007–2009), the Tampa Bay Rays (2010), the New York Yankees (2011–2012), the Washington Nationals (2013–2014), and the Chicago Cubs (2015).

Did Rafael Soriano win a Cy Young Award?

No. Rafael Soriano did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Rafael Soriano win?

Rafael Soriano was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Rafael Soriano's career stats?

In 591 games, Rafael Soriano went 24-28 with a 2.89 ERA, 641 strikeouts, 636.1 innings pitched, and 207 saves.

What was Rafael Soriano's salary?

Rafael Soriano's last recorded salary was $11,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $11,742,091, in 2013, and his lowest was $335,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2014.

What position did Rafael Soriano play?

Rafael Soriano played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rafael Soriano and how much did he weigh?

Rafael Soriano was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 230 pounds.

What was Rafael Soriano's career ERA?

Rafael Soriano finished with a 2.89 career ERA, going 24-28 with 641 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rafael Soriano have?

Rafael Soriano recorded 641 career strikeouts.

Is Rafael Soriano in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rafael Soriano has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rafael Soriano

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2015)

Rafael Soriano was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 14 seasons. Across 591 career appearances, he went 24-28 with a 2.89 ERA, 641 strikeouts, and 207 saves. Rafael Soriano was an All-Star and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13196.0.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 24–28

ERA 2.89

WHIP 1.08

SO 641

Pitcher PIV 13196.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 230 lb
Born: 12/19/1979 in San Jose, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2002-05-10
Last Game: 2015-07-30
Awards: All-Star · Reliever of the Year

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rafael Soriano — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	28	591	8	0	0	207	636.1	489	204	62	197	641	2.89	13196.0

Career ERA 2.89 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 31.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rafael Soriano Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	SEA	AL	0	3	10	8	1	47.1	45	24	16	32	4.56	4.28 (-7%)	-642.7
2003	SEA	AL	3	0	40	0	1	53.0	30	9	12	68	1.53	4.40 (+65%)	3475.3
2004	SEA	AL	0	3	6	0	0	3.1	9	5	3	3	13.50	—	0.0
2005	SEA	AL	0	0	7	0	0	7.1	6	2	1	9	2.45	—	0.0
2006	SEA	AL	1	2	53	0	2	60.0	44	15	21	65	2.25	4.53 (+50%)	1665.5
2007	ATL	NL	3	3	71	0	9	72.0	47	24	15	70	3.00	4.47 (+33%)	553.4
2008	ATL	NL	0	1	14	0	3	14.0	7	4	9	16	2.57	4.32 (+41%)	142.5
2009	ATL	NL	1	6	77	0	27	75.2	53	25	27	102	2.97	4.32 (+31%)	3419.1
2010	TBA	AL	3	2	64	0	45	62.1	36	12	14	57	1.73	4.08 (+58%)	2010.0
2011	NYA	AL	2	3	42	0	2	39.1	33	18	18	36	4.12	3.94 (-4%)	-23.2
2012	NYA	AL	2	1	69	0	42	67.2	55	17	24	69	2.26	4.01 (+44%)	1197.6
2013	WAS	NL	3	3	68	0	43	66.2	65	23	17	51	3.10	3.87 (+20%)	367.7
2014	WAS	NL	4	1	64	0	32	62.0	51	22	19	59	3.19	3.74 (+15%)	1031.0
2015	CHN	NL	2	0	6	0	0	5.2	8	4	1	4	6.35	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			24	28	591	8	207	636.1	489	204	197	641	2.89	—	13,196

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Rafael Soriano — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
592	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rafael Soriano Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	SEA	AL	11	4	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	40	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SEA	AL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SEA	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SEA	AL	53	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	71	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	ATL	NL	14	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	ATL	NL	77	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TBA	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYA	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	NYA	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	WAS	NL	68	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	WAS	NL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHN	NL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			592	4	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Rafael Soriano — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rafael Soriano — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2014	NLDS1	WAS	2	.000
2012	ALCS	NYA	1	.000
2012	ALDS1	NYA	2	.000
2011	ALDS1	NYA	3	.000
2010	ALDS1	TBA	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rafael Soriano — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	11	0	1	14.1	8	4	0	8	2.51

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rafael Soriano — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	SO	ERA
2014	NLDS1	WAS	0	2	0	2.1	1	0	1	0.00
2012	ALCS	NYA	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0.00
2012	ALDS1	NYA	0	2	0	3.1	2	0	2	0.00
2011	ALDS1	NYA	1	3	0	4.2	1	1	4	1.93
2010	ALDS1	TBA	0	3	1	3.0	4	3	1	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rafael Soriano — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	309	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	283	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Rafael Soriano — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	309	329.2	252	114	113	318	3.11
Away	282	306.2	237	90	84	323	2.64

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rafael Soriano — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2015-07-30	CHC	MIL	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2015-07-28	CHC	COL	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
2015-07-27	CHC	COL	W	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2015-07-24	CHC	PHI	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
2015-07-22	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2015-07-20	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2014-09-26	WAS	MIA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-21	WAS	MIA	SV	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2014-09-18	WAS	MIA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2014-09-15	WAS	ATL	—	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rafael Soriano — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	591	8	21	40	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rafael Soriano — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	SEA	P	10	8	2	4	1	0
2003	SEA	P	40	0	2	4	0	0
2004	SEA	P	6	0	0	0	1	0
2005	SEA	P	7	0	0	0	0	0
2006	SEA	P	53	0	2	3	0	0
2007	ATL	P	71	0	2	2	1	0
2008	ATL	P	14	0	1	1	0	0
2009	ATL	P	77	0	3	8	0	0
2010	TBA	P	64	0	3	0	1	0
2011	NYA	P	42	0	0	3	0	0
2012	NYA	P	69	0	1	4	1	0
2013	WAS	P	68	0	3	6	0	0
2014	WAS	P	64	0	2	4	0	1
2015	CHN	P	6	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rafael Soriano Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	591

Awards & Honors

Rafael Soriano — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	Reliever of the Month	August
2010	Reliever of the Month	July
2010	Reliever of the Month	May
2010	Reliever of the Year Award
2010	TSN Reliever of the Year
2003	Rookie of the Month	August
2003	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Rafael Soriano's recorded salaries total $62,317,091 over 11 seasons, 2004 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Soriano's career ran from 2002 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2003, and 2015.

Rafael Soriano — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	WAS	NL	$11,000,000
2013	WAS	NL	$11,742,091
2012	NYA	AL	$11,000,000
2011	NYA	AL	$10,000,000
2010	TBA	AL	$7,250,000
2009	ATL	NL	$6,350,000
2008	ATL	NL	$2,650,000
2007	ATL	NL	$1,200,000
2006	SEA	AL	$450,000
2005	SEA	AL	$340,000
2004	SEA	AL	$335,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$62,317,091

Award Voting History

Rafael Soriano — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2012	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	5.0	392
2010	Cy Young Award	AL	8th	5.0	196
2010	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	21.0	392

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Rafael Soriano: the record in brief

Rafael Soriano's major league career runs from a debut on May 10, 2002 to a final game on July 30, 2015. Soriano played for the Seattle Mariners (2002 to 2006), the Atlanta Braves (2007 through 2009), the Tampa Bay Rays (2010), the New York Yankees (2011 to 2012), the Washington Nationals (2013 to 2014), and the Chicago Cubs (2015). Soriano is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 4 inches and 230 pounds. Soriano batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Soriano was born on December 19, 1979, in San Jose, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.

Soriano went 24-28 with a 2.89 ERA in 591 games, 8 of them starts. The totals include 641 strikeouts and 207 saves. That 2.89 ERA compares with a 4.19 league average across the same seasons, 31.2% better. Soriano struck out 102 batters in 2009, a career high. The most saves in one season was 45, in 2010. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.53 in 2003, when the league's was 4.40.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rafael Soriano

What years did Rafael Soriano play?: Rafael Soriano played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015.
Was Rafael Soriano a pitcher?: Yes. Rafael Soriano pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 641 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rafael Soriano hit?: Rafael Soriano hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Rafael Soriano play for?: Rafael Soriano played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2002–2006), the Atlanta Braves (2007–2009), the Tampa Bay Rays (2010), the New York Yankees (2011–2012), the Washington Nationals (2013–2014), and the Chicago Cubs (2015).
Did Rafael Soriano win a Cy Young Award?: No. Rafael Soriano did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Rafael Soriano win?: Rafael Soriano was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Rafael Soriano's career stats?: In 591 games, Rafael Soriano went 24-28 with a 2.89 ERA, 641 strikeouts, 636.1 innings pitched, and 207 saves.
How much did Rafael Soriano earn in his career?: Rafael Soriano's recorded salaries total $62,317,091 over 11 seasons, 2004 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Soriano's career ran from 2002 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2003, and 2015.
What was Rafael Soriano's salary?: Rafael Soriano's last recorded salary was $11,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $11,742,091, in 2013, and his lowest was $335,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2014.
What position did Rafael Soriano play?: Rafael Soriano played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rafael Soriano and how much did he weigh?: Rafael Soriano was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 230 pounds.
What was Rafael Soriano's career ERA?: Rafael Soriano finished with a 2.89 career ERA, going 24-28 with 641 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rafael Soriano have?: Rafael Soriano recorded 641 career strikeouts.
Is Rafael Soriano in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rafael Soriano has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.