Mario Soto stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Reds, 1988

Starting Pitcher

Age 70 · 6' 0"

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Mario Soto played 12 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
297
W
100
L
92
ERA
3.47
IP
1,730.1
K
1,449
BB
657
WHIP
1.19

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1977CIN12265.3460.244261.42
1978CIN5102.5018.013131.44
1979CIN25325.3037.132301.69
1980CIN531083.07190.1182841.10
1981CIN251293.29175.0151611.16
1982CIN3514132.79257.2274711.06
1983CIN3417132.70273.2242951.10
1984CIN331873.53237.1185871.13
1985CIN3612153.58256.22141041.17
1986CIN195104.71105.067461.51
1987CIN6325.1231.211121.45
1988CIN14374.6687.034281.33

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
2.0
K
1
BB
0
WHIP
0.00

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
72
SHO
13
K/9
7.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1977CIN0216.50000
1978CIN0006.50000
1979CIN0007.70000
1980CIN0318.60000
1981CIN01037.80000
1982CIN01329.60000
1983CIN01838.00000
1984CIN01307.00000
1985CIN0917.50000
1986CIN0115.70000
1987CIN0003.10000
1988CIN0313.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
70 yearsJul 12, 1956
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Bani, Dominican Republic

What were Mario Soto's career stats?

Mario Soto played 12 seasons for the Reds. He had 100 wins and 1,449 strikeouts with a 3.47 ERA over 1,730.1 innings. His best season was 1984: 18 wins, a 3.53 ERA and 185 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1977 to 1988

Mario Soto finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

All-time career rank

  • 259th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,449)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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