Geovany Soto was born on Thursday, January 20, 1983, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Soto was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 23, 2005, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Geovany Soto baseball stats page.
"He's (Geovany Soto) going to be great. He's going to show he belongs here for a lot of years and he's going to carry this team all the way. He's taking things the way he's supposed to take them, and he's taken all the responsibility for the pitching staff, which is good, and he's going to keep getting better." - Chicago Cubs Catcher Henry Blanco on MLB.com (Carrie Muskat, 05/01/2008)
Geovany Soto Autograph on a 2009 Topps 206 (#35)
Geovany SotoGeovany Soto Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Geovany SotoGeovany Soto Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2005 | 22 | Cubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2006 | 23 | Cubs | 11 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .231 | .240 |
2007 | 24 | Cubs | 18 | 54 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .433 | .667 |
2008 | 25 | Cubs | 141 | 494 | 66 | 141 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 86 | 62 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .285 | .364 | .504 |
2009 | 26 | Cubs | 102 | 331 | 27 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .218 | .321 | .381 |
2010 | 27 | Cubs | 105 | 322 | 47 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 62 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .280 | .393 | .497 |
2011 | 28 | Cubs | 125 | 421 | 46 | 96 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 54 | 45 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .228 | .310 | .411 |
2012 | 29 | Cubs | 52 | 176 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .199 | .284 | .347 |
2012 | 29 | Rangers | 47 | 148 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .196 | .253 | .338 |
2013 | 30 | Rangers | 54 | 163 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .328 | .466 |
2014 | 31 | Rangers | 10 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 | .237 | .368 |
2014 | 31 | Athletics | 14 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .354 | .357 |
2015 | 32 | White Sox | 78 | 187 | 20 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .219 | .301 | .406 |
2016 | 33 | Angels | 26 | 78 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .321 | .487 |
2017 | 34 | White Sox | 13 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .190 | .271 | .405 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 797 | 2,522 | 308 | 619 | 146 | 4 | 108 | 0 | 361 | 311 | 17 | 673 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 73 | .245 | .330 | .435 |
Geovany SotoGeovany Soto Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2006 Cubs | C | 7 | 7 | 165 | 71 | 10.1 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .986 | 11.45 |
2007 Cubs | C | 16 | 13 | 366 | 119 | 7.4 | 119 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.78 |
2008 Cubs | C | 136 | 131 | 3,450 | 1,071 | 7.9 | 1,066 | 1,011 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 69 | 25 | .995 | 8.34 |
2009 Cubs | C | 96 | 92 | 2,433 | 775 | 8.1 | 770 | 720 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 23 | .994 | 8.55 |
2010 Cubs | C | 104 | 97 | 2,541 | 811 | 7.8 | 807 | 762 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 21 | .995 | 8.57 |
2011 Cubs | C | 122 | 119 | 3,123 | 994 | 8.1 | 981 | 899 | 82 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 85 | 36 | .987 | 8.48 |
2012 Cubs | C | 52 | 51 | 1,334 | 388 | 7.5 | 381 | 356 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 14 | .982 | 7.71 |
2012 Rangers | C | 44 | 41 | 1,086 | 371 | 8.4 | 370 | 358 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | .997 | 9.20 |
2013 Rangers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2013 Rangers | C | 53 | 49 | 1,293 | 424 | 8.0 | 422 | 395 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | .995 | 8.81 |
2014 Rangers | C | 10 | 10 | 264 | 93 | 9.3 | 93 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.51 |
2014 Athletics | C | 14 | 14 | 351 | 120 | 8.6 | 117 | 103 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .975 | 9.00 |
2015 White Sox | C | 73 | 53 | 1,462 | 425 | 5.8 | 419 | 395 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 9 | .986 | 7.74 |
2016 Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 9.00 |
2016 Angels | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2016 Angels | C | 23 | 22 | 567 | 152 | 6.6 | 151 | 145 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | .993 | 7.19 |
2017 White Sox | C | 13 | 12 | 326 | 98 | 7.5 | 98 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.12 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 763 | 711 | 18,761 | 5,912 | 7.7 | 5,864 | 5,501 | 363 | 48 | 42 | 24 | 458 | 166 | .992 | 8.44 | |
3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 9.00 | |
12 Years | 766 | 711 | 18,776 | 5,917 | 7.7 | 5,868 | 5,503 | 365 | 49 | 42 | 24 | 458 | 166 | .992 | 8.44 |
Geovany SotoGeovany Soto Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2005 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
2006 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
2007 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 3.9 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
2008 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
2009 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 4.3 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
2010 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.9 | 3.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2011 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.8 | 3.4 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
2012 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 5.0 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
2012 Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29.6 | 3.6 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
2013 Rangers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 2.7 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
2014 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 3.5 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
2014 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
2015 White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20.8 | 3.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
2016 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
2017 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 3 | 5 | .375 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 23.4 | 3.7 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Geovany SotoGeovany Soto Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2005 Chicago Cubs | 58 | $316,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Chicago Cubs | 58 | $327,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Chicago Cubs | 58 | $380,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Chicago Cubs | 18 | $401,000.00 | Stats | - |
2009 Chicago Cubs | 18 | $575,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Chicago Cubs | 18 | $575,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Chicago Cubs | 18 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Chicago Cubs | 18 | $4,300,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Texas Rangers | 8 | " " | - | - |
2013 Texas Rangers | 8 | $2,750,000.00 | - | - |
2014 Texas Rangers | 8 | $3,050,000.00 | - | - |
2014 Oakland Athletics | 17 | " " | - | - |
2015 Chicago White Sox | 58 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
2016 Los Angeles Angels | 18 | $2,800,000.00 | - | - |
2017 Chicago White Sox | 18 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
Geovany Soto Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Geovany Soto won the first ever N.L. Rookie of the Month Award ? In April 2008 Soto hit .341 with five home runs, stroked eight doubles, added 20 RBIs while posting a most impressive OPS of 1.059 (highest by any catcher during the month).
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