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Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 14, 1999

Born January 7, 1976 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 23 NYY AL   9    8    2    1   0  0   1    1   0  1   0   3  .125  .125  .500   51    4   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 24 NYY AL  22   50    5    9   3  0   2    3   2  0   1  15  .180  .196  .360   38   18   2   0   0   0   0
 2001 25 NYY AL 158  574   77  154  34  3  18   73  43 14  29 125  .268  .304  .432   90  248   3   5   0   3   7 RoY-3
 2002 26 NYY AL 156  696  128  209  51  2  39  102  41 13  23 157  .300  .332  .547  129  381   1   7   1  14   8 SS,MVP-3,AS
 2003 27 NYY AL 156  682  114  198  36  5  38   91  35  8  38 130  .290  .338  .525  126  358   0   2   7  12   8 MVP-20,AS
 2004 28 TEX AL 145  608   77  170  32  4  28   91  18  5  33 121  .280  .324  .484  100  294   0   7   4  10   7 SS,AS
 2005 29 TEX AL 156  637  102  171  43  2  36  104  30  2  33 125  .268  .309  .512  109  326   0   5   3   7   6 SS,AS
 2006 30 WSN NL 159  647  119  179  41  2  46   95  41 17  67 160  .277  .351  .560  135  362   2   3  16   9   3 SS,MVP-6,AS
 2007 31 CHC NL 135  579   97  173  42  5  33   70  19  6  31 130  .299  .337  .560  123  324   0   3   4   4   9 MVP-12,AS
 2008 32 CHC NL  85  358   65  105  24  0  22   62  16  2  29  77  .293  .348  .545  127  195   0   4  10   3   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons         4839      1369     23      692     68    1043  .283  .328  .519  116        8  36  45  62  54
               1181       786      306    263      245    284                            2510
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        664  108  188  42  3  36   95  34  9  39 143  .283  .328  .519  116  344   1   5   6   9   7
 Career High    159  696  128  209  51  5  46  104  43 17  67 160  .300  .351  .560  135  381   3   7  16  14   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 23 NYY AL    8    8    0   0.0   112| .125  .273| .125  .345| .500  .436| .625  .781|  51  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 2000 24 NYY AL   53   43    4   2.5   114| .180  .275| .196  .348| .360  .442| .556  .790|  38  .188  -5.1  -0.5 100%
 2001 25 NYY AL  614  449   76   4.5   109| .268  .270| .304  .337| .432  .433| .736  .770|  90  .450  -9.8  -0.9  75%
 2002 26 NYY AL  741  516  126   6.5   105| .300  .264| .332  .332| .547  .425| .879  .757| 129  .624  26.7   2.5  75%
 2003 27 NYY AL  734  502  123   6.6   105| .290  .265| .338  .331| .525  .425| .863  .756| 126  .619  22.3   2.1  81%
 2004 28 TEX AL  658  457   97   5.7   116| .280  .280| .324  .349| .484  .449| .808  .798| 100  .542  -2.0  -0.2  78%
 2005 29 TEX AL  682  479  105   5.8   110| .268  .275| .309  .339| .512  .436| .821  .775| 109  .580   5.6   0.5  93%
 2006 30 WSN NL  728  493  130   7.1   107| .277  .265| .351  .335| .560  .430| .911  .765| 135  .645  32.7   3.0  70%
 2007 31 CHC NL  617  424  107   6.8   115| .299  .277| .337  .348| .560  .443| .897  .791| 123  .629  17.0   1.6  76%
 2008 32 CHC NL  394  265   69   7.0   111| .293  .271| .348  .343| .545  .433| .893  .776| 127  .658  13.4   1.3  88%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     5229 3636  837   6.2   110| .283  .271| .328  .339| .519  .434| .847  .773| 116  .592 100.2   9.3  78%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 23 NYY AL DH 6 SS 1 0 1 1 1 .500 1.000 1.00 4.20 1.12 4.73 1 8.0 2000 24 NYY AL 3B 10 11 11 4 2 .846 .948 2.20 2.31 3.05 2.67 8 65.0 SS 9 7 7 2 1 .875 .972 1.56 4.17 2.76 4.71 4 45.7 2B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 DH 1 2001 25 NYY AL 2B 156 319 366 19 93 .973 .981 4.39 4.44 4.45 4.87 156 1384.3 DH 2 2002 26 NYY AL 2B 155 300 402 23 86 .968 .979 4.53 4.36 4.55 4.90 154 1388.0 AS DH 1 AS 2003 27 NYY AL 2B 155 292 445 19 88 .975 .982 4.75 4.37 4.82 4.94 154 1376.0 AS 2004 28 TEX AL 2B 142 308 418 23 104 .969 .982 5.11 4.35 5.24 4.95 142 1248.0 AS DH 3 AS 2005 29 TEX AL 2B 153 284 447 21 101 .972 .983 4.78 4.48 4.87 4.96 153 1351.0 AS DH 2 AS 2006 30 WSN NL LF 158 326 22 11 9 .969 .982 2.20 1.54 2.28 1.97 158 1373.7 AS 2007 31 CHC NL OF 134 273 19 6 4 .980 .984 2.18 1.94 2.26 2.30 134 1164.3 AS LF 122 244 19 6 4 .978 .984 2.16 1.55 2.22 2.00 122 1064.0 AS CF 12 29 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.42 2.30 2.60 2.71 12 100.3 AS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 AS 2008 32 CHC NL LF 84 144 6 5 3 .968 .982 1.79 1.49 1.85 1.91 83 730.7 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.10 18.00 4.50 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 24 NYY AL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 2001 25 NYY AL 2B 156 319 366 19 93 .973 .981 4.39 4.44 4.45 4.87 156 1384.3 2002 26 NYY AL 2B 155 300 402 23 86 .968 .979 4.53 4.36 4.55 4.90 154 1388.0 2003 27 NYY AL 2B 155 292 445 19 88 .975 .982 4.75 4.37 4.82 4.94 154 1376.0 2004 28 TEX AL 2B 142 308 418 23 104 .969 .982 5.11 4.35 5.24 4.95 142 1248.0 2005 29 TEX AL 2B 153 284 447 21 101 .972 .983 4.78 4.48 4.87 4.96 153 1351.0 2007 31 CHC NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 2008 32 CHC NL 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.10 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 2000 24 NYY AL 3B 10 11 11 4 2 .846 .948 2.20 2.31 3.05 2.67 8 65.0 2007 31 CHC NL CF 12 29 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.42 2.30 2.60 2.71 12 100.3 1999 23 NYY AL DH 6 2000 24 NYY AL DH 1 2001 25 NYY AL DH 2 2002 26 NYY AL DH 1 2004 28 TEX AL DH 3 2005 29 TEX AL DH 2 2006 30 WSN NL LF 158 326 22 11 9 .969 .982 2.20 1.54 2.28 1.97 158 1373.7 2007 31 CHC NL LF 122 244 19 6 4 .978 .984 2.16 1.55 2.22 2.00 122 1064.0 2008 32 CHC NL LF 84 144 6 5 3 .968 .982 1.79 1.49 1.85 1.91 83 730.7 2006 30 WSN NL OF 158 326 22 11 9 .969 .984 2.20 1.88 2.28 2.22 158 1373.7 2007 31 CHC NL OF 134 273 19 6 4 .980 .984 2.18 1.94 2.26 2.30 134 1164.3 1999 23 NYY AL SS 1 0 1 1 1 .500 1.000 1.00 4.20 1.12 4.73 1 8.0 2000 24 NYY AL SS 9 7 7 2 1 .875 .972 1.56 4.17 2.76 4.71 4 45.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 764 1503 2080 106 472 .971 .981 4.69 4.40 4.78 4.92 759 6752.3 LF* 364 714 47 22 16 .972 .983 2.09 1.53 2.16 1.97 363 3168.3 OF* 292 599 41 17 13 .974 .984 2.19 1.91 2.27 2.26 292 2538.0 364 12 0# DH 15 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 12 29 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.42 2.30 2.60 2.71 12 100.3 3B* 10 11 11 4 2 .846 .948 2.20 2.31 3.05 2.67 8 65.0 SS* 10 7 8 3 2 .833 .974 1.50 4.17 2.51 4.71 5 53.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1076 2120 2140 130 489 .970 .982 3.96 3.70 4.07 4.19 1064 9409
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2001   ALDS  NYY OAK     W   5  18   2   4  0  0  0   3   1   5  .222  .263  .222   2  1   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY SEA     W   5  15   5   6  0  0  1   2   3   3  .400  .526  .600   2  0   0   0   1 
        WS    NYY ARI     L   7  25   1   6  0  0  1   2   0   7  .240  .240  .360   0  1   0   0   0 
 2002   ALDS  NYY ANA     L   4  17   2   2  1  0  1   2   1   4  .118  .211  .353   1  0   0   0   1 
 2003   ALDS  NYY MIN     W   4  19   2   7  1  0  0   4   0   6  .368  .368  .421   2  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY BOS     W   7  30   0   4  1  0  0   3   1  11  .133  .188  .167   2  0   0   0   1 
        WS    NYY FLA     L   6  22   2   5  0  0  1   2   2   9  .227  .292  .364   1  1   0   0   0 
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   3  14   0   2  0  0  0   0   1   4  .143  .200  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       2-2  16  68   6  15  2  0  1   9   3  19  .221  .264  .294   5  1   0   0   1 
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0  12  45   5  10  1  0  1   5   4  14  .222  .314  .311   4  0   0   0   2 
  2 World Series        0-2  13  47   3  11  0  0  2   4   2  16  .234  .265  .362   1  2   0   0   0 
  8 Postseason Series   4-4  41 160  14  36  3  0  4  18   9  49  .225  .279  .319  10  3   0   0   3 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2002   NYY AL   *   2   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 2003   NYY AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 2004   TEX AL   *   3   1   2  0  0  1   3   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 2005   TEX AL       1   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2006   WSN NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   1  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 2007   CHC NL       3   1   1  0  0  1   2   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 6/6      4  14   4   5  0  0  3   6   0   4   1  0   0   0   0  .357  .357 1.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

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

Awards
2004-ML-AS MVP

Silver Sluggers
2002-AL--2B
2004-AL--2B
2005-AL--2B
2006-NL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2002-AL-3-0.60
2003-AL-20-0.04
2006-NL-6-0.24
2007-NL-12-0.09
Car-244-0.97 shares

Slugging %
2002 AL-.547-9
2007 NL-.560-10
Act-.519-23
Car-.519-61

Games
2006 NL-159-6

At Bats
2002 AL-696-1
2003 AL-682-1
2005 AL-637-10
2006 NL-647-6

Plate Appearances (approx.)
2002 AL-741-1
2003 AL-734-2
2006 NL-728-5

Runs
2002 AL-128-1
2003 AL-114-6
2006 NL-119-5

Hits
2002 AL-209-1
2003 AL-198-5

Total Bases
2002 AL-381-2
2003 AL-358-3
2005 AL-326-7
2006 NL-362-2
2007 NL-324-8

Doubles
2002 AL-51-3
2005 AL-43-4

Home Runs
2002 AL-39-5
2003 AL-38-5
2005 AL-36-7
2006 NL-46-3
2007 NL-33-8

Strikeouts
2002 AL-157-2
2003 AL-130-4
2005 AL-125-8
2006 NL-160-4

Stolen Bases
2001 AL-43-3
2002 AL-41-1
2003 AL-35-4
2005 AL-30-6
2006 NL-41-6
Act-245-21

Singles
2003 AL-119-10

Adjusted OPS+
2006 NL-135-10

Runs Created
2002 AL-126-7
2003 AL-123-8
2006 NL-130-7

Extra-Base Hits
2002 AL-92-1
2003 AL-79-6
2005 AL-81-3
2006 NL-89-1
2007 NL-80-6

Hit By Pitch
2002 AL-14-5

Intentional Walks
2006 NL-16-6

Caught Stealing
2001 AL-14-2
2002 AL-13-2
2003 AL-8-9
2006 NL-17-2
Act-68-27

Power/Speed Number
2001 AL-25.4-8
2002 AL-40.0-1
2003 AL-36.4-1
2004 AL-21.9-4
2005 AL-32.7-1
2006 NL-43.4-1
2007 NL-24.1-8
2008 NL-18.5-9
Act-253.7-10
Car-253.7-43

At Bats per Home Run
2006 NL-14.1-8
2007 NL-17.5-10
Act-18.4-26
Car-18.4-74

Outs
2002 AL-516-1
2003 AL-502-2
2005 AL-479-10
2006 NL-493-4

         

Black Ink: Batting - 10 (229) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 60 (406) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 26.5 (365) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 75.5 (234) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

September 29, 1998: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the 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 Brad Wilkerson, Armando Galarraga, and Terrmel Sledge.

October 29, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

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


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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
Career (may be incomplete)$34,960,000

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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