What years did Geovany Soto play?

Geovany Soto played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.

Was Geovany Soto a pitcher?

No. Geovany Soto was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Geovany Soto hit?

Geovany Soto hit 108 career home runs with 619 hits.

What teams did Geovany Soto play for?

Geovany Soto played for 5 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2005–2012), the Texas Rangers (2012–2014), the Oakland Athletics (2014), the Chicago White Sox (2015, 2017), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016).

Did Geovany Soto win an MVP award?

No. Geovany Soto did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Geovany Soto win?

Geovany Soto won the Rookie of the Year award (2008). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Geovany Soto's career stats?

In 797 games, Geovany Soto had 619 hits, 108 home runs, 361 RBI, 308 runs, and 3 stolen bases, with a .245 batting average.

What was Geovany Soto's salary?

Geovany Soto's last recorded salary was $2,800,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $401,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2016.

What position did Geovany Soto play?

Geovany Soto played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Geovany Soto and how much did he weigh?

Geovany Soto was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 225 pounds.

How many home runs did Geovany Soto hit each season?

Geovany Soto's home runs by season: 0 in 2005, 0 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 23 in 2008, 11 in 2009, 17 in 2010, 17 in 2011, 11 in 2012, 9 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 9 in 2015, 4 in 2016, and 3 in 2017. His most in one season was 23, in 2008.

What was Geovany Soto's career batting average?

Geovany Soto batted .245 over his career, with 619 hits in 2,522 at bats.

How many RBI did Geovany Soto have?

Geovany Soto drove in 361 runs in his career.

Geovany Soto

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2017)

Geovany Soto was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017 for 5 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 13 seasons. In 797 career games, he hit .245 with 619 hits, 108 home runs, and 361 RBI. Geovany Soto was an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,850.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .245

HR 108

RBI 361

H 619

OPS .765

PIV 2,850

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 225 lb
Born: 1/20/1983 in San Juan, P.R.
MLB Debut: 2005-09-23
Last Game: 2017-05-07
Awards: All-Star · Rookie of the Year

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Career Batting Statistics

Geovany Soto — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
797	2,522	308	619	146	4	108	361	3	311	673	.245	.330	.435	.765	2,850

Career AVG .245 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career OBP .330 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .435 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OPS .765 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Geovany Soto Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	CHN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHN	NL	11	25	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CHN	NL	18	54	12	21	6	0	3	8	0	5	14	.389	.268 (+45%)	.335 (+29%)	.422 (+58%)	.758 (+45%)	405.9
2008	CHN	NL	141	494	66	141	35	2	23	86	0	62	121	.285	.263 (+8%)	.333 (+9%)	.416 (+21%)	.749 (+16%)	1620.0
2009	CHN	NL	102	331	27	72	19	1	11	47	1	50	77	.218	.262 (-17%)	.332 (-3%)	.417 (-9%)	.750 (-6%)	-335.8
2010	CHN	NL	105	322	47	90	19	0	17	53	0	62	83	.280	.257 (+9%)	.325 (+21%)	.402 (+23%)	.728 (+22%)	1546.5
2011	CHN	NL	125	421	46	96	26	0	17	54	0	45	124	.228	.255 (-11%)	.320 (-3%)	.399 (+3%)	.719 (avg)	25.7
2012	CHN	NL	52	176	26	35	6	1	6	14	0	19	35	.199	.254 (-22%)	.318 (-11%)	.405 (-14%)	.724 (-13%)	-345.2
2012	TEX	AL	47	148	19	29	6	0	5	25	1	11	41	.196	.254 (-23%)	.318 (-21%)	.405 (-17%)	.724 (-18%)	-345.2
2013	TEX	AL	54	163	20	40	9	0	9	22	1	20	60	.245	.253 (-3%)	.317 (+3%)	.396 (+18%)	.714 (+11%)	322.2
2014	TEX	AL	10	38	5	9	2	0	1	3	0	0	11	.237	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	OAK	AL	14	42	3	11	4	0	0	8	0	6	8	.262	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHA	AL	78	187	20	41	8	0	9	21	0	21	63	.219	.254 (-14%)	.316 (-5%)	.404 (avg)	.721 (-2%)	-40.9
2016	LAA	AL	26	78	11	21	5	0	4	9	0	6	21	.269	.255 (+5%)	.321 (avg)	.417 (+17%)	.738 (+9%)	113.6
2017	CHA	AL	13	42	5	8	0	0	3	9	0	4	10	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			797	2,522	308	619	146	4	108	361	3	311	673	.245	—	—	—	—	2,967

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

Geovany Soto — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	20	1	3	1	0	1	2	3	6	.150

Playoff Batting by Year

Geovany Soto — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2014	ALWC	OAK	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2012	ALWC	TEX	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2008	NLDS1	CHN	3	11	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	.182
2007	NLDS1	CHN	2	6	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	.167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Geovany Soto — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	398	1223	164	306	58	191	.250
Away	399	1299	144	313	50	170	.241

Last 10 Games — Batting

Geovany Soto — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2017-05-07	CHW	BAL	L	4	0	0	0	0	1
2017-05-04	CHW	KCR	W	3	0	0	0	0	1
2017-05-02	CHW	KCR	W	3	1	2	2	0	0
2017-04-30	CHW	DET	L	3	1	0	0	1	0
2017-04-28	CHW	DET	W	4	0	1	2	0	1
2017-04-26	CHW	KCR	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
2017-04-24	CHW	KCR	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
2017-04-22	CHW	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
2017-04-11	CHW	CLE	L	4	0	1	0	0	2
2017-04-09	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Geovany Soto — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	2	1	1	0
3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
C	763	711	5504	363	47	42

Season-by-Season Fielding

Geovany Soto — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	CHN	C	7	7	66	4	1	0
2007	CHN	C	16	13	109	10	0	0
2008	CHN	C	136	131	1011	55	5	9
2009	CHN	C	96	92	720	50	5	9
2010	CHN	C	104	97	762	45	4	7
2011	CHN	C	122	119	899	82	13	7
2012	CHN	C	52	51	356	25	7	2
2012	TEX	C	44	41	358	12	1	1
2013	TEX	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2013	TEX	C	53	49	395	27	2	3
2014	TEX	C	10	10	91	2	0	0
2014	OAK	C	14	14	103	14	3	3
2015	CHA	C	73	53	398	24	5	1
2016	LAA	1B	1	0	2	1	1	0
2016	LAA	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2016	LAA	C	23	22	145	6	1	0
2017	CHA	C	13	12	91	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Geovany Soto Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	763
First Base	1
Third Base	2
Designated Hitter	9

Awards & Honors

Geovany Soto — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2008	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
2008	Rookie of the Month	April
2008	Rookie of the Month	August
2008	Rookie of the Year
2008	TSN Rookie of the Year

Salary History

Geovany Soto's recorded salaries total $18,951,000 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Soto's career ran from 2005 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Geovany Soto — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAA	AL	$2,800,000
2015	CHA	AL	$1,500,000
2014	TEX	AL	$3,050,000
2013	TEX	AL	$2,750,000
2012	CHN	NL	$4,300,000
2011	CHN	NL	$3,000,000
2010	CHN	NL	$575,000
2009	CHN	NL	$575,000
2008	CHN	NL	$401,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$18,951,000

Award Voting History

Geovany Soto — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2008	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	41.0	448	0
2008	Rookie of the Year	NL	1st	158.0	160	31

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Geovany Soto: the record in brief

The profile opens with Geovany Soto's first major league game on September 23, 2005; the last one listed came on May 7, 2017. By club, Soto's seasons break down as the Chicago Cubs (2005 to 2012), the Texas Rangers (2012 to 2014), the Oakland Athletics (2014), the Chicago White Sox (2015 through 2017), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016). Soto, a catcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'1" and 225 pounds. Soto was born on January 20, 1983, in San Juan, P.R.

The batting record for Soto: 797 games, 619 hits in 2,522 at bats, and a .245 average, adding 108 homers and 361 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .330 and .435 give Soto a career OPS of .765. Measured against the leagues Soto played in, the .245 career average compares with a .259 league average over the same seasons, 5.2% below the league. The home run peak was 23 in 2008 with the Chicago Cubs.

Frequently Asked Questions about Geovany Soto

What years did Geovany Soto play?: Geovany Soto played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.
Was Geovany Soto a pitcher?: No. Geovany Soto was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Geovany Soto hit?: Geovany Soto hit 108 career home runs with 619 hits.
What teams did Geovany Soto play for?: Geovany Soto played for 5 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2005–2012), the Texas Rangers (2012–2014), the Oakland Athletics (2014), the Chicago White Sox (2015, 2017), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016).
Did Geovany Soto win an MVP award?: No. Geovany Soto did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Geovany Soto win?: Geovany Soto won the Rookie of the Year award (2008). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Geovany Soto's career stats?: In 797 games, Geovany Soto had 619 hits, 108 home runs, 361 RBI, 308 runs, and 3 stolen bases, with a .245 batting average.
How much did Geovany Soto earn in his career?: Geovany Soto's recorded salaries total $18,951,000 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Soto's career ran from 2005 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005, 2006, and 2007.
What was Geovany Soto's salary?: Geovany Soto's last recorded salary was $2,800,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $401,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2016.
What position did Geovany Soto play?: Geovany Soto played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Geovany Soto and how much did he weigh?: Geovany Soto was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 225 pounds.
How many home runs did Geovany Soto hit each season?: Geovany Soto's home runs by season: 0 in 2005, 0 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 23 in 2008, 11 in 2009, 17 in 2010, 17 in 2011, 11 in 2012, 9 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 9 in 2015, 4 in 2016, and 3 in 2017. His most in one season was 23, in 2008.
What was Geovany Soto's career batting average?: Geovany Soto batted .245 over his career, with 619 hits in 2,522 at bats.
How many RBI did Geovany Soto have?: Geovany Soto drove in 361 runs in his career.