Geovany Soto
| 25-year-old Catcher |
| Chicago Cubs |
| Date of Birth: January 20, 1983 |
| Height: 6-1 Weight: 230 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 11 of 2001 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 22 | AAA | Iowa | 345 | 292 | 30 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 48 | 77 | .253 | .354 | .342 | 696 |
| 2006 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 391 | 342 | 34 | 93 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 74 | .272 | .350 | .386 | 736 |
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 26 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .231 | .240 | 471 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Iowa | 447 | 384 | 75 | 134 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 108 | 52 | 94 | .349 | .418 | .648 | 1066 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 60 | 54 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | .389 | .433 | .667 | 1100 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 563 | 494 | 66 | 141 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 86 | 62 | 121 | .285 | .364 | .504 | 868 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 22 | AAA | Iowa | 345 | 292 | .089 | 13.9% | 22.3% | .332 | .319 | ||||
| 2006 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 391 | 342 | .114 | 10.5% | 18.9% | .332 | 52% | 17% | .326 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 26 | 25 | .040 | 0.0% | 19.2% | .250 | 53% | 10% | .215 | ||
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Iowa | 447 | 384 | .299 | 11.6% | 21.0% | .409 | 40% | 20% | .444 | ||
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 60 | 54 | .278 | 8.3% | 23.3% | .486 | 41% | 19% | .462 | ||
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 563 | 494 | .219 | 11.0% | 21.5% | .337 | 39% | 21% | .366 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Soto: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
| Split Statistics with Chi Cubs in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 99 | 85 | .294 | 5 | 13.1% | 22.2% | .414 | 35% | 24% | .341 | .424 | .635 | .431 |
| May | 112 | 96 | .239 | 4 | 12.5% | 23.2% | .333 | 37% | 19% | .271 | .357 | .510 | .370 |
| June | 98 | 88 | .170 | 4 | 10.2% | 21.4% | .286 | 43% | 18% | .250 | .327 | .420 | .329 |
| July | 96 | 89 | .180 | 4 | 5.2% | 26.0% | .317 | 34% | 24% | .258 | .302 | .438 | .319 |
| August | 90 | 76 | .211 | 3 | 14.4% | 16.7% | .414 | 38% | 25% | .355 | .444 | .566 | .403 |
| September | 64 | 58 | .225 | 3 | 7.8% | 17.2% | .250 | 46% | 14% | .241 | .313 | .466 | .335 |
| AWAY | 281 | 251 | .231 | 12 | 10.0% | 22.1% | .322 | 32% | 24% | .275 | .352 | .506 | .364 |
| HOME | 282 | 243 | .206 | 11 | 12.1% | 20.9% | .353 | 45% | 17% | .296 | .376 | .502 | .368 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 26 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 22 | MLB | @ NY Mets | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 18 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| September 17 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 16 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 15 | MLB | @ Houston | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| September 14 | MLB | @ Houston | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 11 | MLB | @ St. Louis | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 10 | MLB | @ St. Louis | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Player Notes
November 2008
Batter's Box: Soto Beats Out Edinson "Not a Rookie" Volquez for NL ROY, Longoria Takes AL, Holliday Traded to A'sIn a result that I'm sure is surprising to nobody, Geovany Soto and Evan Longoria have won their respective Ro...
MLB.com: Cubs' Soto favorite to claim NL ROY
September 2008
MLB.com: Soto scratched from Friday's lineupJuly 2008
Baseball America: Cubs Midseason ReportDes Moines Register: Iowa Cubs: Rookie Soto playing with All-Star quality