Mario Soto
1977–1988 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, NLS
303G
.132AVG
.152OBP
.166SLG
More career statistics
70H
1HR
24RBI
0SB
100–92W–L
1,730.1IP
1,449K
3.47ERA
224GS
4SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | 603 | 530 | 32 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 88 | .132 | .152 | .166 | .318 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,730.3 | 297 | 224 | 72 | 100 | 92 | 4 | 1,395 | 732 | 667 | 172 | 657 | 1,449 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 1.186 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1979-07-26 to 1979-09-05
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 1982-08-17 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1980-09-09 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1988-04-04 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 145 | 291 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 77 | .137 | .144 | .165 |
| Away | 158 | 312 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 89 | .127 | .125 | .167 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 40 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .108 | .137 | .133 |
| May | 59 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 32 | .147 | .146 | .202 |
| June | 42 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | .123 | .125 | .178 |
| July | 48 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .138 | .136 | .175 |
| August | 55 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | .169 | .163 | .193 |
| September | 55 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | .105 | .101 | .116 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .125 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 39 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | .085 | .107 | .085 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .140 | .164 | .211 |
| houston-astros | 32 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .097 | .088 | .113 |
| atlanta-braves | 30 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | .147 | .135 | .147 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 25 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | .184 | .158 | .245 |
| chicago-cubs | 25 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .071 | .118 | .071 |
| montreal-expos | 25 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .170 | .180 | .255 |
| new-york-mets | 25 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | .120 | .135 | .180 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 60 | 44 |
| 1978 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 18 | 13 |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 7 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .571 | 37 | 32 |
| 1980 | Cincinnati Reds | 54 | 46 | 2 | – | – | – | .043 | 190 | 182 |
| 1981 | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 59 | 4 | – | – | – | .068 | 175 | 151 |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 84 | 14 | – | 5 | – | .167 | 257 | 274 |
| 1983 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 88 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .125 | 273 | 242 |
| 1984 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 87 | 18 | 1 | 9 | – | .207 | 237 | 185 |
| 1985 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 83 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .133 | 256 | 214 |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 27 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 105 | 67 |
| 1987 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 31 | 11 |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 22 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .045 | 87 | 34 |