Rafael Soriano

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
24 28 591 8 0 0 207 636.3 489 204 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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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2002 SEA AL 0 3 10 8 0 0 1 47.3 45 24 16 32 4.56 4.28 (-7%) -642.7
2003 SEA AL 3 0 40 0 0 0 1 53.0 30 9 12 68 1.53 4.40 (+65%) 3475.3
2004 SEA AL 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 3.3 9 5 3 3 13.50 — 0.0
2005 SEA AL 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7.3 6 2 1 9 2.45 — 0.0
2006 SEA AL 1 2 53 0 0 0 2 60.0 44 15 21 65 2.25 4.53 (+50%) 1665.5
2007 ATL NL 3 3 71 0 0 0 9 72.0 47 24 15 70 3.00 4.47 (+33%) 553.4
2008 ATL NL 0 1 14 0 0 0 3 14.0 7 4 9 16 2.57 4.32 (+41%) 142.5
2009 ATL NL 1 6 77 0 0 0 27 75.7 53 25 27 102 2.97 4.32 (+31%) 3419.1
2010 TBA AL 3 2 64 0 0 0 45 62.3 36 12 14 57 1.73 4.08 (+58%) 2010.0
2011 NYA AL 2 3 42 0 0 0 2 39.3 33 18 18 36 4.12 3.94 (-4%) -23.2
2012 NYA AL 2 1 69 0 0 0 42 67.7 55 17 24 69 2.26 4.01 (+44%) 1197.6
2013 WAS NL 3 3 68 0 0 0 43 66.7 65 23 17 51 3.10 3.87 (+20%) 367.7
2014 WAS NL 4 1 64 0 0 0 32 62.0 51 22 19 59 3.19 3.74 (+15%) 1031.0
2015 CHN NL 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 5.7 8 4 1 4 6.35 — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 24 28 591 8 0 0 207 636.1 489 204 197 641 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

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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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2002 SEA AL 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 SEA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 SEA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SEA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 SEA AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 ATL NL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 ATL NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 ATL NL 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TBA AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 NYA AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 NYA AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 WAS NL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 WAS NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 CHN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 592 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 NLDS1 WAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS1 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS1 TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 11 0 1 14.3 8 4 0 8 2.51

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 1 0.00
2012 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2012 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 3.3 2 0 0 2 0.00
2011 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 3 0 0 4.7 1 1 0 4 1.93
2010 ALDS1 TBA 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 4 3 0 1 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home30900000—
Away28340000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home309329.22521141133183.11
Away282306.223790843232.64

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-07-30 CHCMIL W 1.0100010
2015-07-28 CHCCOL — 1.0322000
2015-07-27 CHCCOL W 1.0111011
2015-07-24 CHCPHI — 0.2111011
2015-07-22 CHCCIN — 1.0100010
2015-07-20 CHCCIN — 1.0100100
2014-09-26 WASMIA — 1.0000000
2014-09-21 WASMIA SV 1.0111000
2014-09-18 WASMIA — 1.0000010
2014-09-15 WASATL — 0.2222110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 591 8 21 40 5 1

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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Position Games
Pitcher 591

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

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 Career Earnings $62,317,091

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 5.0 392 0
2010 Cy Young Award AL 8th 5.0 196 0
2010 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 21.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    J. J. Putz
    37-33, 3.08 ERA
  2. 85
    Joakim Soria
    36-45, 3.11 ERA
  3. 84
    Keith Foulke
    41-37, 3.33 ERA
  4. 80
    Mark Melancon
    37-40, 2.94 ERA
  5. 80
    Raisel Iglesias
    43-57, 2.89 ERA
  6. 73
    Huston Street
    42-34, 2.95 ERA

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.