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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.
High School: San Pedro de Marcoris (San Pedro de Marcoris, DO) (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 .897 122 324 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 .876 119 241 9 3 0 4 11 7/4 AS
2009 33 CHC NL 117 522 477 64 115 25 1 20 55 9 2 40 118 .241 .303 .423 .726 84 202 7 3 0 2 6 *7/45
11 Seasons 1322 5860 5411 861 1506 334 24 290 760 257 71 338 1187 .278 .326 .510 .836 113 2758 64 65 8 38 52
162 Game Avg. 162 718 663 106 185 41 3 36 93 31 9 41 145 .278 .326 .510 .836 113 338 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) 361 1642 1509 237 415 94 6 82 200 47 11 114 351 .275 .328 .508 .837 109 767 25 10 0 9 21
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) 520 2370 2156 356 594 135 8 128 295 88 28 181 511 .276 .335 .524 .859 117 1129 28 19 2 12 37

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 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 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 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 116 116 1004.1 219 201 7 11 2 .950 1.86 1.79 .983 1.93 1.52
2009 CHC NL 33 OF 116 116 1004.1 219 201 7 11 2 .950 1.86 1.79 .986 2.20 1.91
2009 CHC NL 33 2B 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.86 4.15
2009 CHC NL 33 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
9 Seasons 2B 766 759 6754.0 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 516 515 4479.2 1077 986 58 33 20 .969 28.1 7.5 21.1 12.1 9.0 7 2.10 2.02 .985 2.23 1.91
4 Seasons LF 504 503 4379.1 1048 957 58 33 20 .969 26.6 7.3 19.6 10.7 8.9 7 2.09 2.01 .983 1.95 1.52
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
2 Seasons 3B 11 8 65.1 26 11 11 4 2 .846 -1.3 -23.9 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 0 3.03 2.00 .954 2.67 2.30
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 1303 1287 11352.2 4810 2507 2157 146 496 .970 -52.8 -5.6 -54.8 -31.3 -23.4 7 -5 3.70 3.58 .951 3.74 3.25
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 (248th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2002 AL--.547--9th
2007 NL--.560--10th
Active--.510--27th
Career--.510--77th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
Career--.836--209th

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

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--861--45th

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--2758--38th

Doubles s c a p y
2002 AL--51--3rd
2005 AL--43--4th
Active--334--46th

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--290--26th
Career--290--134th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2002 AL--157--2nd
2003 AL--130--4th
2005 AL--125--8th
2006 NL--160--4th
Active--1187--26th
Career--1187--144th

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--257--19th
Career--257--210th

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--914--45th

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--648--34th
Career--648--219th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
Active--.581--48th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2002 AL--14--5th
Active--65--48th
Career--65--219th

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--21st

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--272.5--7th
Career--272.5--35th

AB per HR s c a p y
2006 NL--14.1--8th
2007 NL--17.5--10th
2008 NL--15.6--6th
Active--18.7--24th
Career--18.7--83rd

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

Salary s c a p y
2009 NL--$17,000,000--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 10 (230), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 60 (411), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 78 (227), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (518), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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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 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
2009Chicago Cubs$17,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$65,960,000
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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