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Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Guilleard Soriano
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 7, 1976 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1999
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 23 NYY AL 9 8 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 .125 .125 .500 .625 51 4 0 0 0 0 0 /D6
2000 24 NYY AL 22 53 50 5 9 3 0 2 3 2 0 1 15 .180 .196 .360 .556 38 18 0 0 2 0 0 5/64D
2001 25 NYY AL 158 614 574 77 154 34 3 18 73 43 14 29 125 .268 .304 .432 .736 90 248 7 3 3 5 0 *4/D RoY-3
2002 26 NYY AL 156 741 696 128 209 51 2 39 102 41 13 23 157 .300 .332 .547 .880 129 381 8 14 1 7 1 *4/D AS,MVP-3,SS
2003 27 NYY AL 156 734 682 114 198 36 5 38 91 35 8 38 130 .290 .338 .525 .863 126 358 8 12 0 2 7 *4 AS,MVP-20
2004 28 TEX AL 145 658 608 77 170 32 4 28 91 18 5 33 121 .280 .324 .484 .807 100 294 7 10 0 7 4 *4/D AS,SS
2005 29 TEX AL 156 682 637 102 171 43 2 36 104 30 2 33 125 .268 .309 .512 .821 109 326 6 7 0 5 3 *4/D AS,SS
2006 30 WSN NL 159 728 647 119 179 41 2 46 95 41 17 67 160 .277 .351 .560 .911 135 362 3 9 2 3 16 *7 AS,MVP-6,SS
2007 31 CHC NL 135 617 579 97 173 42 5 33 70 19 6 31 130 .299 .337 .560 .897 123 324 9 4 0 3 4 *78/4 AS,MVP-12
2008 32 CHC NL 109 503 453 76 127 27 0 29 75 19 3 43 103 .280 .344 .532 .876 121 241 9 3 0 4 11 7/4 AS
2009 33 CHC NL 76 356 326 47 75 18 0 14 32 7 2 26 80 .230 .292 .414 .706 81 135 4 3 0 1 5 *7/4
11 Seasons 1281 5694 5260 844 1466 327 23 284 737 255 71 324 1149 .279 .326 .512 .838 114 2691 61 65 8 37 51
162 Game Avg. 162 720 665 107 185 41 3 36 93 32 9 41 145 .279 .326 .512 .838 114 340 8 8 1 5 6
NYY (5 yrs) 501 2150 2010 326 571 124 10 98 270 121 36 91 430 .284 .322 .502 .824 114 1009 23 29 6 14 8
CHC (3 yrs) 320 1476 1358 220 375 87 5 76 177 45 11 100 313 .276 .329 .515 .844 112 700 22 10 0 8 20
TEX (2 yrs) 301 1340 1245 179 341 75 6 64 195 48 7 66 246 .274 .316 .498 .814 105 620 13 17 0 12 7
WSN (1 yr) 159 728 647 119 179 41 2 46 95 41 17 67 160 .277 .351 .560 .911 135 362 3 9 2 3 16
AL (7 yrs) 802 3490 3255 505 912 199 16 162 465 169 43 157 676 .280 .320 .500 .820 110 1629 36 46 6 26 15
NL (4 yrs) 479 2204 2005 339 554 128 7 122 272 86 28 167 473 .276 .336 .530 .866 120 1062 25 19 2 11 36

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 25 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 5 19 18 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 5 .222 .263 .222 .485 4 0 0 0 0 0
2001 25 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 5 19 15 5 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 .400 .526 .600 1.126 9 0 1 0 0 0
2001 25 NYY AL WS ARI L 7 25 25 1 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 7 .240 .240 .360 .600 9 0 0 0 0 0
2002 26 NYY AL ALDS ANA L 4 19 17 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 .118 .211 .353 .563 6 1 1 0 0 0
2003 27 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 4 19 19 2 7 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 6 .368 .368 .421 .789 8 0 0 0 0 0
2003 27 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 7 32 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 11 .133 .188 .167 .354 5 1 1 0 0 0
2003 27 NYY AL WS FLA L 6 24 22 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 9 .227 .292 .364 .655 8 1 0 0 0 0
2007 31 CHC NL NLDS ARI L 3 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 .200 .143 .343 2 0 0 0
2008 32 CHC NL NLDS LAD L 3 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 1 0 0 0
5 Seasons (9 Series) 44 186 174 14 37 3 0 4 18 10 3 9 53 .213 .263 .299 .562 52 3 3 0 0 0
3 ALDS 13 57 54 6 13 2 0 1 9 5 1 2 15 .241 .281 .333 .614 18 1 1 0 0 0
2 NLDS 6 29 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .107 .138 .107 .245 3 0 0 0
2 ALCS 12 51 45 5 10 1 0 1 5 4 0 4 14 .222 .314 .311 .625 14 1 2 0 0 0
2 WS 13 49 47 3 11 0 0 2 4 1 2 2 16 .234 .265 .362 .627 17 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 NYY AL 23 DH 6
1999 NYY AL 23 SS 1 1 8.0 2 0 1 1 1 .500 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 4.73 4.20
2000 NYY AL 24 3B 10 8 65.0 26 11 11 4 2 .846 -1.3 -24.0 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 0 3.05 2.20 .954 2.67 2.31
2000 NYY AL 24 SS 9 4 45.2 16 7 7 2 1 .875 -1.3 -34.2 -1.3 -1.2 -0.1 0 2.76 1.56 .975 4.71 4.17
2000 NYY AL 24 2B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.7 -280.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 5.10 4.30
2000 NYY AL 24 DH 1
2001 NYY AL 25 2B 156 156 1384.1 704 319 366 19 93 .973 -18.7 -16.2 -17.7 -8.4 -9.2 -1 4.45 4.39 .981 4.87 4.44 RoY-3
2001 NYY AL 25 DH 2 RoY-3
2002 NYY AL 26 2B 155 154 1388.0 725 300 402 23 86 .968 -12.8 -11.1 -10.8 -4.9 -5.9 -2 4.55 4.53 .979 4.90 4.36 AS,MVP-3,SS
2002 NYY AL 26 DH 1 AS,MVP-3,SS
2003 NYY AL 27 2B 155 154 1376.0 756 292 445 19 88 .975 -10.0 -8.7 -9.0 -4.8 -4.2 -1 4.82 4.75 .982 4.94 4.37 AS,MVP-20
2004 TEX AL 28 2B 142 142 1248.0 749 308 418 23 104 .969 -20.1 -19.3 -20.1 -14.4 -5.7 0 5.24 5.11 .982 4.95 4.35 AS,SS
2004 TEX AL 28 DH 3 AS,SS
2005 TEX AL 29 2B 153 153 1351.0 752 284 447 21 101 .972 -15.7 -13.9 -14.7 -7.9 -6.8 -1 4.87 4.78 .983 4.96 4.48 AS,SS
2005 TEX AL 29 DH 2 AS,SS
2006 WSN NL 30 LF 158 158 1373.2 359 326 22 11 9 .969 16.1 14.1 16.1 13.0 3.1 0 2.28 2.20 .982 1.97 1.54 AS,MVP-6,SS
2006 WSN NL 30 OF 158 158 1373.2 359 326 22 11 9 .969 16.1 14.1 16.1 13.0 3.1 0 2.28 2.20 .984 2.22 1.88 AS,MVP-6,SS
2007 CHC NL 31 OF 134 134 1164.1 298 273 19 6 4 .980 10.3 10.6 5.3 -0.2 5.5 5 2.26 2.18 .984 2.30 1.94 AS,MVP-12
2007 CHC NL 31 LF 122 122 1064.0 269 244 19 6 4 .978 8.8 9.9 3.8 -1.6 5.4 5 2.22 2.16 .984 2.00 1.55 AS,MVP-12
2007 CHC NL 31 CF 12 12 100.1 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 17.9 1.5 1.4 0.1 0 2.60 2.42 .986 2.71 2.30 AS,MVP-12
2007 CHC NL 31 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.20 AS,MVP-12
2008 CHC NL 32 LF 108 107 937.1 201 186 10 5 5 .975 1.7 2.2 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 2 1.88 1.81 .983 1.90 1.47 AS
2008 CHC NL 32 OF 108 107 937.1 201 186 10 5 5 .975 1.7 2.2 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 2 1.88 1.81 .985 2.21 1.91 AS
2008 CHC NL 32 2B 1 0 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.4 480.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 4.50 4.00 AS
2009 CHC NL 33 LF 76 76 668.2 150 139 4 7 1 .953 1.92 1.88 .981 1.97 1.56
2009 CHC NL 33 OF 76 76 668.2 150 139 4 7 1 .953 1.92 1.88 .987 2.24 1.96
2009 CHC NL 33 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.20
9 Seasons 2B 765 759 6753.1 3689 1503 2080 106 472 .971 -77.8 -13.8 -72.8 -41.1 -31.6 -5 4.77 4.68 .982 4.92 4.40
4 Seasons OF 476 475 4144.0 1008 924 55 29 19 .971 28.1 8.1 21.1 12.1 9.0 7 2.13 2.06 .985 2.24 1.92
4 Seasons LF 464 463 4043.2 979 895 55 29 19 .970 26.6 7.9 19.6 10.7 8.9 7 2.11 2.05 .983 1.96 1.53
6 Seasons DH 15
1 Season CF 12 12 100.1 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 17.9 1.5 1.4 0.1 0 2.60 2.42 .986 2.71 2.30
1 Season 3B 10 8 65.0 26 11 11 4 2 .846 -1.3 -24.0 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 0 3.05 2.20 .954 2.67 2.31
2 Seasons SS 10 5 53.2 18 7 8 3 2 .833 -1.8 -40.2 -1.8 -1.7 -0.1 0 2.52 1.50 .978 4.71 4.17
11 Seasons TOT 1261 1247 11016.0 4741 2445 2154 142 495 .970 -52.8 -5.8 -54.8 -31.3 -23.4 7 -5 3.76 3.65 .952 3.80 3.31
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2002 (2B)
2003 (2B)
2004 (2B)
2005 *
2006 (LF)
2007 *
2008

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2004-ML-AS MVP

Silver Sluggers
2002-AL-2B
2004-AL-2B
2005-AL-2B
2006-NL-OF
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2002-AL-3-60%
2003-AL-20-4%
2006-NL-6-24%
2007-NL-12-9%
0.97 Career Shares (245th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2002 AL--.547--9th
2007 NL--.560--10th
Active--.512--26th
Career--.512--75th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
Active--.838--48th
Career--.838--204th

Games Played s c a p y
2006 NL--159--6th

At Bats s c a p y
2002 AL--696--1st
2003 AL--682--1st
2005 AL--637--10th
2006 NL--647--6th
2009 NL--326--7th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2002 AL--741--1st
2003 AL--734--2nd
2006 NL--728--5th

Runs Scored s c a p y
2002 AL--128--1st
2003 AL--114--6th
2006 NL--119--5th
Active--844--44th

Hits s c a p y
2002 AL--209--1st
2003 AL--198--5th

Total Bases s c a p y
2002 AL--381--2nd
2003 AL--358--3rd
2005 AL--326--7th
2006 NL--362--2nd
2007 NL--324--8th
Active--2691--38th

Doubles s c a p y
2002 AL--51--3rd
2005 AL--43--4th
Active--327--44th

Home Runs s c a p y
2002 AL--39--5th
2003 AL--38--5th
2005 AL--36--7th
2006 NL--46--3rd
2007 NL--33--8th
Active--284--26th
Career--284--140th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2002 AL--157--2nd
2003 AL--130--4th
2005 AL--125--8th
2006 NL--160--4th
2009 NL--80--5th
Active--1149--27th
Career--1149--154th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2001 AL--43--3rd
2002 AL--41--1st
2003 AL--35--4th
2005 AL--30--6th
2006 NL--41--6th
Active--255--18th
Career--255--211th

Singles s c a p y
2003 AL--119--10th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2006 NL--135--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
2002 AL--126--7th
2003 AL--123--8th
2006 NL--130--7th
Active--892--44th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2002 AL--92--1st
2003 AL--79--6th
2005 AL--81--3rd
2006 NL--89--1st
2007 NL--80--6th
Active--634--34th
Career--634--235th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
Active--.582--46th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2002 AL--14--5th
Active--65--44th
Career--65--215th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2006 NL--16--6th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2001 AL--14--2nd
2002 AL--13--2nd
2003 AL--8--9th
2006 NL--17--2nd
Active--71--20th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2001 AL--25.4--8th
2002 AL--40.0--1st
2003 AL--36.4--1st
2004 AL--21.9--4th
2005 AL--32.7--1st
2006 NL--43.4--1st
2007 NL--24.1--8th
2008 NL--23.0--7th
Active--268.7--7th
Career--268.7--35th

AB per HR s c a p y
2006 NL--14.065--8th
2007 NL--17.545--10th
2008 NL--15.621--6th
Active--18.521--24th
Career--18.521--81st

Outs Made s c a p y
2002 AL--516--1st
2003 AL--502--2nd
2005 AL--479--10th
2006 NL--493--4th
2009 NL--258--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 10 (231), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 61 (403), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 78 (225), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (438), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 29, 1998: Purchased by the New York Yankees from Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).

February 16, 2004: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later, Alex Rodriguez and cash. The New York Yankees sent Joaquin Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

December 8, 2005: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Washington Nationals for Armando Galarraga, Terrmel Sledge and Brad Wilkerson.

October 29, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2001New York Yankees$630,000
2002New York Yankees$630,000
2003New York Yankees$800,000
2004Texas Rangers$5,400,000
2005Texas Rangers$7,500,000
2006Washington Nationals$10,000,000
2007Chicago Cubs$10,000,000
2008Chicago Cubs$14,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$48,960,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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