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Mario
Soto		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: July 12, 1956 in D.R., , BANI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
All-Star Selections 1979    1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 20 BOS AL   9 7 8 7 5 6 5 6 6 6
1978 21 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 7 8 7 5 6 5 6 6 6
1979 22 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 7 8 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1980 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 7 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1981 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 7 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1982 25 BOS AL $ 2,085,714 9 7 8 8 5 5 5 6 7 7
1983 26 BOS AL $ 2,539,286 9 7 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1984 27 BOS AL $ 2,539,286 9 7 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1985 28 BOS AL $ 3,010,000 9 7 8 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
1986 29 BOS AL $ 3,010,000 9 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 6 5
1987 30 BOS AL $ 3,010,000 9 7 8 8 4 5 5 5 6 5
1988 31 BOS AL $ 3,500,000 9 7 8 7 4 4 4 5 5 5
1989 32 BOS AL $ 3,500,000 9 7 8 7 3 4 4 5 5 5
1990 33 BOS AL $ 3,500,000 9 7 7 7 3 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 7 7 7 3 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 10 8 8 8 5 6 5 6 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 20 AAA   8 15 .348 30 30 5 2 0 217.0 167 76 12 81 200 3.15 .210 .283 .302 .585  
1978 21 BOS AL 8 4 .667 12 12 6 0 0 95.3 82 45 12 50 54 4.25 .236 .327 .399 .726 5.1
    AAA   8 6 .571 23 23 1 1 0 156.7 148 56 9 60 144 3.22 .246 .315 .348 .662  
1979 22 BOS AL 17 19 .472 36 36 16 4 0 271.0 253 126 21 116 153 4.18 .247 .324 .387 .711 13.6
1980 23 BOS AL 18 7 .720 30 30 9 1 0 239.0 208 90 22 113 140 3.39 .233 .321 .374 .694 18.8
1981 24 BOS AL 11 14 .440 31 31 5 1 0 217.3 233 101 24 76 132 4.18 .271 .330 .430 .761 9.8
1982 25 BOS AL 11 12 .478 30 30 1 1 0 175.3 156 75 18 71 106 3.85 .240 .315 .380 .695 11.7
1983 26 BOS AL 16 14 .533 32 32 9 3 0 243.0 225 116 20 97 158 4.30 .249 .320 .398 .718 14.2
1984 27 BOS AL 7 13 .350 30 30 4 2 0 210.3 196 109 26 100 160 4.66 .243 .326 .401 .728 7.3
1985 28 BOS AL 9 14 .391 26 26 7 1 0 195.3 206 104 27 103 129 4.79 .271 .358 .457 .814 6.5
1986 29 BOS AL 3 5 .375 40 1 0 0 1 89.0 88 35 6 36 59 3.54 .255 .326 .368 .694 5.4
1987 30 BOS AL 10 5 .667 68 0 0 0 1 135.3 127 72 16 73 118 4.79 .249 .340 .388 .728 6.1
1988 31 BOS AL 6 9 .400 54 3 0 0 4 130.0 109 54 11 63 90 3.74 .225 .313 .363 .676 7.6
1989 32 BOS AL 12 4 .750 70 0 0 0 4 149.0 140 84 19 85 121 5.07 .247 .343 .413 .756 5.7
1990 33 BOS AL 11 4 .733 60 6 0 0 1 92.0 95 61 9 72 70 5.97 .271 .393 .422 .815 2.1
13 Years Sim 139 124 .529 519 237 57 13 11 2242.0 2118 1072 231 1055 1490 4.30 .249 .331 .400 .731 114.0
2 Years AAA 16 21 .432 53 53 6 3 0 373.7 315 132 21 141 344 3.18 .226 .297 .322 .618  
Season Average 10 9 .526 39 18 4 1 0 172.5 162 82 17 81 114 4.30 .249 .331 .400 .731  
Career Highs 18 19 .750 70 36 16 4 4 271.0 253 126 27 116 160 5.97 .271 .393 .457 .815  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   946 499 103 420 831   .229 .300 .365 .665
vs LH   1172 573 128 635 659   .268 .361 .432 .794
Home 66 58 .532 263 119 22 5 5 1139.0 1111 554 115 489 747 4.38 .255 .331 .406 .737
Away 73 66 .525 256 118 35 8 7 1103.0 1007 518 116 566 743 4.23 .242 .333 .393 .726
Mar/Apr 22 18 .550 76 32 9 1 3 327.3 304 161 38 161 201 4.43 .246 .333 .409 .742
May 20 21 .488 80 37 12 4 2 361.3 342 149 34 131 253 3.71 .252 .318 .394 .712
June 26 18 .591 94 39 8 1 2 405.3 379 187 40 187 278 4.15 .245 .327 .378 .705
July 23 16 .590 78 35 9 3 0 347.3 323 143 32 150 228 3.71 .248 .326 .392 .718
August 28 24 .538 102 45 9 2 3 417.3 391 219 37 218 274 4.72 .247 .338 .393 .731
Sep/Oct 20 27 .426 89 49 10 2 2 383.3 379 213 50 208 256 5.00 .255 .347 .435 .781
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 21 BOS AL P 12 12 95.3 7 14 0 1 1.000 1.98    
1979 22 BOS AL P 36 36 271.0 14 36 3 3 .943 1.66    
1980 23 BOS AL P 30 30 239.0 15 39 0 4 1.000 2.03    
1981 24 BOS AL P 31 31 217.3 10 27 0 2 1.000 1.53    
1982 25 BOS AL P 30 30 175.3 10 23 1 3 .971 1.69    
1983 26 BOS AL P 32 32 243.0 15 27 1 4 .977 1.56    
1984 27 BOS AL P 30 30 210.3 8 29 0 2 1.000 1.58    
1985 28 BOS AL P 26 26 195.3 12 24 0 4 1.000 1.66    
1986 29 BOS AL P 40 1 89.0 2 13 1 2 .938 1.52    
1987 30 BOS AL P 68 0 135.3 9 21 1 1 .968 2.00    
1988 31 BOS AL P 54 3 130.0 8 18 0 2 1.000 1.80    
1989 32 BOS AL P 70 0 149.0 8 15 0 0 1.000 1.39    
1990 33 BOS AL P 60 6 92.0 8 11 1 2 .950 1.86    
Career Totals   519 237 2242.0 126 297 8 30 .981 1.70    
Career Highs   70 36 271.0 15 39 3 4 1.000 2.03    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 21 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 5 5 0 8 4 5.63 .185 .371 .259 .631
1979 22 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 7.3 6 2 0 5 6 2.46 .222 .344 .222 .566
1987 30 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 1 17.0 11 5 2 5 18 2.65 .180 .242 .311 .554
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 8 1 0 0 1 32.3 22 12 2 18 28 3.34 .191 .301 .278 .579
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1980-9-3.39
 Wins
1979-3-17
1980-5-18
1983-5-16
 Losses
1979-2-19
1981-9-14
 Winning Pct
1980-5-.720
1989-2-.750
 Games Pitched
1987-10-68
 Games Started
1979-1-36
Complete Games
1979-1-16
1980-10-9
1983-7-9
 Shutouts
1979-3-4
1983-2-3
1984-6-2
 Innings Pitched
1979-1-271.0
1983-10-243.0
 Hits Allowed
1979-10-253
 Homeruns Allowed
1981-8-24
1984-4-26
1985-4-27
 Strikeouts
1979-3-153
1983-2-158
Walks Allowed
1979-1-116
1980-3-113
1983-4-97
1984-6-100
1985-6-103
1989-8-85
 Hits per 9IP
1980-5-7.8
1982-10-8.0
1983-10-8.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1983-7-5.9
1984-10-6.8
 OAVG
1980-5-.233
1982-10-.240
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1977
Injured on 5/14/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/9/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 4/13/1978 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 8/3/1978
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,085,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/18/1982 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,539,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,539,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/16/1984 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
7/1/1984: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $3,010,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 9/29/1984 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
7/31/1987: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
9/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $410,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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