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Rafael Soriano

Rafael Soriano

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: December 19, 1979 in San Jose, San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
High School: Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo, DO)
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 2002
Teams (by GP): Braves/Mariners/Rays/Yankees 2002-2011
2012 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 3 yrs/$35M (11-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 9.057, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Peter Greenberg [*]
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 12:20AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #850. Allan Sothoron… #851. Eddie Guardado… #852. Eddie Fisher… #853. RAFAEL SORIANO… #854. Elam Vangilder… #855. Bobby Witt… #856. Lloyd Brown… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2002 22 SEA AL 0 3 .000 4.56 10 8 1 0 0 1 47.1 45 25 24 8 16 1 32 0 0 2 202 94 1.289 8.6 1.5 3.0 6.1 2.00
2003 23 SEA AL 3 0 1.000 1.53 40 0 12 0 0 1 53.0 30 9 9 2 12 1 68 3 0 0 201 283 0.792 5.1 0.3 2.0 11.5 5.67
2004 24 SEA AL 0 3 .000 13.50 6 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 9 6 5 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 23 37 3.600 24.3 0.0 8.1 8.1 1.00
2005 25 SEA AL 0 0 2.45 7 0 4 0 0 0 7.1 6 2 2 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 30 179 0.955 7.4 0.0 1.2 11.0 9.00
2006 26 SEA AL 1 2 .333 2.25 53 0 14 0 0 2 60.0 44 15 15 6 21 0 65 2 0 2 241 198 1.083 6.6 0.9 3.2 9.8 3.10
2007 27 ATL NL 3 3 .500 3.00 71 0 28 0 0 9 72.0 47 26 24 12 15 2 70 2 0 0 276 146 0.861 5.9 1.5 1.9 8.8 4.67
2008 28 ATL NL 0 1 .000 2.57 14 0 5 0 0 3 14.0 7 5 4 1 9 2 16 1 0 1 57 168 1.143 4.5 0.6 5.8 10.3 1.78
2009 29 ATL NL 1 6 .143 2.97 77 0 52 0 0 27 75.2 53 25 25 6 27 4 102 1 0 0 307 139 1.057 6.3 0.7 3.2 12.1 3.78
2010 30 TBR AL 3 2 .600 1.73 64 0 56 0 0 45 62.1 36 14 12 4 14 2 57 1 0 0 237 226 0.802 5.2 0.6 2.0 8.2 4.07 AS,CYA-8,MVP-12
2011 31 NYY AL 2 3 .400 4.12 42 0 8 0 0 2 39.1 33 18 18 4 18 2 36 1 0 0 164 108 1.297 7.6 0.9 4.1 8.2 2.00
10 Seasons 13 23 .361 2.86 384 8 180 0 0 90 434.1 310 145 138 43 136 14 458 12 0 5 1738 149 1.027 6.4 0.9 2.8 9.5 3.37
162 Game Avg. 2 4 .361 2.86 67 1 31 0 0 16 75 54 25 24 7 24 2 79 2 0 1 301 149 1.027 6.4 0.9 2.8 9.5 3.37
SEA (5 yrs) 4 8 .333 2.89 116 8 31 0 0 4 171.0 134 57 55 16 53 2 177 6 0 4 697 151 1.094 7.1 0.8 2.8 9.3 3.34
ATL (3 yrs) 4 10 .286 2.95 162 0 85 0 0 39 161.2 107 56 53 19 51 8 188 4 0 1 640 144 0.977 6.0 1.1 2.8 10.5 3.69
TBR (1 yr) 3 2 .600 1.73 64 0 56 0 0 45 62.1 36 14 12 4 14 2 57 1 0 0 237 226 0.802 5.2 0.6 2.0 8.2 4.07
NYY (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.12 42 0 8 0 0 2 39.1 33 18 18 4 18 2 36 1 0 0 164 108 1.297 7.6 0.9 4.1 8.2 2.00
AL (7 yrs) AL 9 13 .409 2.81 222 8 95 0 0 51 272.2 203 89 85 24 85 6 270 8 0 4 1098 153 1.056 6.7 0.8 2.8 8.9 3.18
NL (3 yrs) NL 4 10 .286 2.95 162 0 85 0 0 39 161.2 107 56 53 19 51 8 188 4 0 1 640 144 0.977 6.0 1.1 2.8 10.5 3.69

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
2002 22 SEA AL 47.1 8 25 27 0 .9 2 0.2 $
2003 23 SEA AL 53.0 0 9 32 2 .8 23 1.7 $
2004 24 SEA AL 3.1 0 6 2 0 1.5 -4 -0.5 $335,000
2005 25 SEA AL 7.1 0 2 5 0 .5 3 0.2 $340,000
2006 26 SEA AL 60.0 0 15 39 0 1.3 24 2.1 $450,000
2007 27 ATL NL 72.0 0 26 44 0 1.1 18 1.3 $1,200,000
2008 28 ATL NL 14.0 0 5 9 0 1.7 4 0.4 $2,650,000
2009 29 ATL NL 75.2 0 25 43 1 1.7 18 1.8 $6,350,000
2010 30 TBR AL 62.1 0 14 30 1 1.8 16 2.5 $7,250,000 AS,CYA-8,MVP-12
2011 31 NYY AL 39.1 0 18 24 0 1.6 6 0.7 $10,000,000
10 Seasons 434.1 8 145 255 4 1.3 110 10.4 $28,575,000
SEA (5 yrs) 171.0 8 57 105 2 1.0 48 3.7 $1,125,000
ATL (3 yrs) 161.2 0 56 96 1 1.4 40 3.5 $10,200,000
TBR (1 yr) 62.1 0 14 30 1 1.8 16 2.5 $7,250,000
NYY (1 yr) 39.1 0 18 24 0 1.6 6 0.7 $10,000,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2010 30 TBR AL ALDS L TEX 0 0 9.00 3 0 3 0 0 1 3.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1.333 12.0 6.0 0.0 3.0
2011 31 NYY AL ALDS L DET 0 1 .000 1.93 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 14 0.214 1.9 1.9 0.0 7.7
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 1 .000 4.70 6 0 3 0 0 1 7.2 5 4 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 27 0.652 5.9 3.5 0.0 5.9
2 ALDS 0 1 .000 4.70 6 0 3 0 0 1 7.2 5 4 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 27 0.652 5.9 3.5 0.0 5.9

Standard Batting

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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
2002 22 SEA AL 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 23 SEA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 24 SEA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2005 25 SEA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2006 26 SEA AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 27 ATL NL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 28 ATL NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 29 ATL NL 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 30 TBR AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-8,MVP-12
2011 31 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 345 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (5 yrs) 117 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (3 yrs) 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBR (1 yr) 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 183 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2002 22 SEA AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
2010 30 TBR AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $7,250,000 1 AS,CYA-8,MVP-12
2011 31 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $10,000,000 1
3 Seasons 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $17,250,000
TBR (1 yr) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $7,250,000
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $10,000,000
SEA (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
2002 SEA AL 22 P 10 47.1 7 2 4 1 0 .857 1.14 0.60 .957 1.69 1.67
2003 SEA AL 23 P 40 53.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.02 0.15 .957 1.73 1.71
2004 SEA AL 24 P 6 3.1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0.00 0.00 .950 1.62 1.65
2005 SEA AL 25 P 7 7.1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -27 0.00 0.00 1.72 1.69
2006 SEA AL 26 P 53 60.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 -1 -3 0.75 0.09 .958 1.56 1.54
2007 ATL NL 27 P 71 72.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 -1 -3 0.50 0.06 .964 1.68 1.67
2008 ATL NL 28 P 14 14.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.29 0.14 .960 1.74 1.72
2009 ATL NL 29 P 77 75.2 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1 3 1.31 0.14 .955 1.72 1.70
2010 TBR AL 30 P 64 62.1 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -1 -3 0.43 0.05 .952 1.63 1.61 AS,CYA-8,MVP-12
2011 NYY AL 31 P 42 0 0 39.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 -1 -5 0.69 0.07 .950 1.60 1.59 6 2 25% 0
10 Seasons P 384 0 0 434.1 44 15 25 4 0 .909 -4 -2 0.83 0.10 .956 1.67 1.65 6 2 25% 0
10 Seasons TOT 384 0 0 434.1 44 15 25 4 0 .909 -4 -12 0.83 0.10 .956 1.67 1.65 6 2 25% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2010 *

Awards (yr lg award)
2010 AL Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2010 AL (12, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
2010 AL (8, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (239th)

Games Played s c a p y
2009 NL  77 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
2009 NL  27 (10th)
2010 AL  45 (1st)
Active  90 (23rd)
Career  90 (147th)

Games Finished s c a p y
2009 NL  52 (8th)
2010 AL  56 (2nd)
Active  180 (36th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
Active  73 (41st)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
Active  7.2 (41st)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
Active  95.52 (33rd)
Career  95.52 (182nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2010 AL  4.3 (3rd)
Active  12.2 (32nd)
Career  12.2 (138th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
Active  7.9 (36th)
Career  7.9 (192nd)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
Active  9.7 (34th)
Career  9.7 (188th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
2006 AL  1.000 (1st)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 7 (1666), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 19 (638), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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  10. Ken Tatum (932)
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  8. Kerry Ligtenberg (938)
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  5. Luke Gregerson (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  7. Greg McMichael (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tom Henke (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Doug Corbett (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200424Seattle Mariners$335,0004/7/04 AP
200525Seattle Mariners$340,000
200626Seattle Mariners$450,000
200727Atlanta Braves$1,200,000
200828Atlanta Braves$2,650,000
200929Atlanta Braves$6,350,000
201030Tampa Bay Rays$7,250,000
201131New York Yankees$10,000,000
201232New York Yankees$11,000,000
201333New York Yankees$14,000,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$28,575,000Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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