Rafael Soriano Career Pitching Summary

Rafael Soriano played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015, appearing in 591 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 24 W and 28 L, an ERA of 2.89, 641 SO, a WHIP of 1.078, and a WAR of 13.8.

Rafael Soriano Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Rafael Soriano.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Rafael Soriano
    NameRafael Soriano
    Date of BirthDecember 19, 1979
    Nationality
    Dominican Republic
    MLB Debut2002

    📊 Career Summary

    Rafael Soriano appeared in 591 games over 14 MLB seasons from 2002 to 2015. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS8 (MLB Rank: 4,651)
    GF343 (MLB Rank: 95)
    W24 (MLB Rank: 2,606)
    L28 (MLB Rank: 2,570)
    SV207 (MLB Rank: 51)
    ERA2.89 (MLB Rank: 1,202)
    IP636.1 (MLB Rank: 2,074)
    SO641 (MLB Rank: 1,161)
    BB197 (MLB Rank: 2,443)
    H489 (MLB Rank: 2,565)
    HR62 (MLB Rank: 1,655)
    SO99.07 (MLB Rank: 927)
    BB92.79 (MLB Rank: 9,047)
    H96.92 (MLB Rank: 10,922)
    HR90.88 (MLB Rank: 4,769)
    WHIP1.078 (MLB Rank: 11,156)
    WAR13.8 (MLB Rank: 919)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2015)

    In his final season (2015), Rafael Soriano recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF3
    W2
    ERA6.35
    IP5.2
    SO4
    BB1
    H8
    HR2
    SO96.35
    BB91.59
    H912.71
    HR93.18
    WHIP1.588
    WAR−0.2

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2014, 4 W
    • Most SO: 2009, 102 SO
    • Most IP: 2009, 75.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2012, 2.6 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2003, 1.53 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Rafael Soriano appeared in 11 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.69, pitched 13.4 IP, struck out 8 batters, with 0 W and 1 L.

    Rafael Soriano Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2002
    0
    3
    4.56
    0
    1
    32
    47.1
    0.3
    1.289
    8
    45
    16
    25
    24
    94
    4.82
    6.1
    2
    8
    10
    1
    0
    0
    1.5
    8.6
    3
    0
    0
    1
    2
    202
    2003
    3
    0
    1.53
    1
    1
    68
    53
    1.9
    0.792
    2
    30
    12
    9
    9
    283
    1.8
    11.5
    5.67
    0
    40
    12
    0
    0
    0.3
    5.1
    2
    0
    3
    1
    0
    201
    2004
    0
    3
    13.5
    0
    0
    3
    3.1
    -0.5
    3.6
    0
    9
    3
    6
    5
    37
    3.95
    8.1
    1
    0
    6
    0
    0
    0
    0
    24.3
    8.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    23
    2005
    0
    0
    2.45
    0
    0
    9
    7.1
    0.2
    0.955
    0
    6
    1
    2
    2
    179
    1.38
    11
    9
    0
    7
    4
    0
    0
    0
    7.4
    1.2
    0
    1
    0
    0
    30
    2006
    1
    2
    2.25
    0.333
    2
    65
    60
    2
    1.083
    6
    44
    21
    15
    15
    198
    3.43
    9.8
    3.1
    0
    53
    14
    0
    0
    0.9
    6.6
    3.2
    0
    2
    0
    2
    241
    2007
    3
    3
    3
    0.5
    9
    70
    72
    1.3
    0.861
    12
    47
    15
    26
    24
    146
    4.17
    8.8
    4.67
    0
    71
    28
    0
    0
    1.5
    5.9
    1.9
    0
    2
    2
    0
    276
    2008
    0
    1
    2.57
    0
    3
    16
    14
    0.3
    1.143
    1
    7
    9
    5
    4
    166
    3.92
    10.3
    1.78
    0
    14
    5
    0
    0
    0.6
    4.5
    5.8
    0
    1
    2
    1
    57
    2009
    1
    6
    2.97
    0.143
    27
    102
    75.2
    1.9
    1.057
    6
    53
    27
    25
    25
    139
    2.54
    12.1
    3.78
    0
    77
    52
    0
    0
    0.7
    6.3
    3.2
    0
    1
    4
    0
    307
    2010
    3
    2
    1.73
    0.6
    45
    57
    62.1
    2.1
    0.802
    4
    36
    14
    14
    12
    226
    2.81
    8.2
    4.07
    0
    64
    56
    0
    0
    0.6
    5.2
    2
    0
    1
    2
    0
    237
    2011
    2
    3
    4.12
    0.4
    2
    36
    39.1
    0.4
    1.297
    4
    33
    18
    18
    18
    105
    3.97
    8.2
    2
    0
    42
    8
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.6
    4.1
    0
    1
    2
    0
    164
    2012
    2
    1
    2.26
    0.667
    42
    69
    67.2
    2.6
    1.167
    6
    55
    24
    17
    17
    187
    3.32
    9.2
    2.88
    0
    69
    54
    0
    0
    0.8
    7.3
    3.2
    0
    1
    4
    3
    279
    2013
    3
    3
    3.11
    0.5
    43
    51
    66.2
    0.8
    1.23
    7
    65
    17
    24
    23
    122
    3.65
    6.9
    3
    0
    68
    58
    0
    0
    0.9
    8.8
    2.3
    0
    0
    2
    3
    277
    2014
    4
    1
    3.19
    0.8
    32
    59
    62
    0.7
    1.129
    4
    51
    19
    23
    22
    118
    3.08
    8.6
    3.11
    0
    64
    48
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.4
    2.8
    0
    2
    0
    2
    252
    2015
    2
    0
    6.35
    1
    0
    4
    5.2
    -0.2
    1.588
    2
    8
    1
    4
    4
    64
    6.84
    6.4
    4
    0
    6
    3
    0
    0
    3.2
    12.7
    1.6
    0
    0
    0
    0
    25