Mario Soto

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 174lb (183cm, 78kg)

Born: July 12, 1956 in Bani, Dominican Republic do

Last Game: June 16, 1988 (Age 31-340d)
vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Mario Melvin Soto

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

100

ERA

3.47

297

224

1730.1

1449

WHIP

1.186

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1975	18	-3.3	Eugene	NORW	A-	CIN	2	3	.400	4.20	6.30	5	5		2	0	0	30.0	33	21	14	4	18	0	11	1	0	4		1.700	9.9	1.2	5.4	3.3	0.61
1976	19	-1.8	Tampa	FLOR	A	CIN	13	7	.650	1.87	2.47	26	25		13	3	0	197.0	142	54	41	6	80	11	124	1	6	13		1.127	6.5	0.3	3.7	5.7	1.55
1977	20	-5.1	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	11	5	.688	3.07	3.73	18	18		4	0	0	123.0	100	51	42	6	61	1	109	4	1	10		1.309	7.3	0.4	4.5	8.0	1.79
1977	20	-7.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	2	6	.250	5.34	5.64	12	10	1	2	1	0	60.2	60	38	36	12	26	4	44	3	0	4	266	1.418	8.9	1.8	3.9	6.5	1.69
1978	21	-3.6	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	9	12	.429	5.01	5.74	26	24		6	0	0	160.0	129	102	89	27	95	3	121	6	6	5		1.400	7.3	1.5	5.3	6.8	1.27
1978	21	-7.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	0	1.000	2.50	2.50	5	1	1	0	0	0	18.0	13	5	5	1	13	3	13	0	0	0	79	1.444	6.5	0.5	6.5	6.5	1.00
1979	22	-2.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	1	1	.500	3.96	3.96	15	0		0	0	2	25.0	20	11	11	3	18	2	38	2	1	3		1.520	7.2	1.1	6.5	13.7	2.11
1979	22	-6.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	2	.600	5.30	6.03	25	0	7	0	0	0	37.1	33	25	22	2	30	2	32	1	0	0	169	1.688	8.0	0.5	7.2	7.7	1.07
1980	23	-5.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	8	.556	3.07	3.40	53	12	10	3	1	4	190.1	126	72	65	11	84	10	182	2	4	6	777	1.103	6.0	0.5	4.0	8.6	2.17
1981	24	-4.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	12	9	.571	3.29	3.55	25	25	0	10	3	0	175.0	142	69	64	13	61	3	151	3	3	4	717	1.160	7.3	0.7	3.1	7.8	2.48
1982	25	-3.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	14	13	.519	2.79	3.07	35	34	1	13	2	0	257.2	202	88	80	19	71	3	274	4	1	6	1033	1.060	7.1	0.7	2.5	9.6	3.86
1983	26	-2.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	17	13	.567	2.70	3.16	34	34	0	18	3	0	273.2	207	96	82	28	95	6	242	5	2	2	1114	1.104	6.8	0.9	3.1	8.0	2.55
1984	27	-1.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	18	7	.720	3.53	3.87	33	33	0	13	0	0	237.1	181	102	93	26	87	6	185	5	0	3	971	1.129	6.9	1.0	3.3	7.0	2.13
1985	28	-0.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	12	15	.444	3.58	3.82	36	36	0	9	1	0	256.2	196	109	102	30	104	3	214	2	2	8	1055	1.169	6.9	1.1	3.6	7.5	2.06
1986	29	0.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	10	.333	4.71	5.23	19	19	0	1	1	0	105.0	113	61	55	15	46	6	67	1	0	3	461	1.514	9.7	1.3	3.9	5.7	1.46
1987	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	CIN	0	3	.000	7.15	9.53	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.2	28	24	18	3	10	0	13	0	0	1		1.676	11.1	1.2	4.0	5.2	1.30
1987	30	3.5	Nashville	AA	AAA	CIN	0	2	.000	11.91	12.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	17	16	15	3	8	0	8	0	0	1		2.206	13.5	2.4	6.4	6.4	1.00
1987	30	10.0	Reds	GULF	Rk	CIN	0	1	.000	2.38	6.35	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	11	8	3	0	2	0	5	0	0	0		1.147	8.7	0.0	1.6	4.0	2.50
1987	30	1.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	2	.600	5.12	5.12	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.2	34	18	18	7	12	1	11	0	0	1	138	1.453	9.7	2.0	3.4	3.1	0.92
1988	31	8.2	Bakersfield	CALL	A	LAD	0	1	.000	9.00	18.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	7	6	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	2		3.000	21.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	1.00
1988	31	2.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	7	.300	4.66	5.07	14	14	0	3	1	0	87.0	88	49	45	8	28	3	34	2	8	0	367	1.333	9.1	0.8	2.9	3.5	1.21
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		100	92	.521	3.47	3.81	297	224	20	72	13	4	1730.1	1395	732	667	172	657	50	1449	28	20	37	7147	1.186	7.3	0.9	3.4	7.5	2.21
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		36	32	.529	3.50	4.32	95	77	0	25	3	2	560.2	459	269	218	49	284	17	418	14	14	38		1.325	7.4	0.8	4.6	6.7	1.47
All Levels (14 Seasons)							136	124	.523	3.48	3.93	392	301	20	97	16	6	2291.0	1854	1001	885	221	941	67	1867	42	34	75	7147	1.220	7.3	0.9	3.7	7.3	1.98

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		21	20	.512	4.42	5.07	61	44	0	10	0	2	319.1	266	180	157	39	182	6	276	12	8	19		1.403	7.5	1.1	5.1	7.8	1.52
A (2 seasons)					Minors		13	8	.619	1.98	2.70	27	26	0	13	3	0	200.0	149	60	44	6	82	11	126	1	6	15		1.155	6.7	0.3	3.7	5.7	1.54
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	4.20	6.30	5	5		2	0	0	30.0	33	21	14	4	18	0	11	1	0	4		1.700	9.9	1.2	5.4	3.3	0.61
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	2.38	6.35	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	11	8	3	0	2	0	5	0	0	0		1.147	8.7	0.0	1.6	4.0	2.50