#11 Vito Soto, Catcher, 32 yrs, Cleveland Indians Sunday, 10/6/2005 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vito Soto
4/7/1973 32 Las Cruces, NM 6"3 225
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent GREAT Durable 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service :
| Big League Contract $ 790,000 2006 10 Year(s), 56 Days (1776 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 5 7 3 2 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 8 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 8/26 | BAL | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 8/30 | WSH | L 5-10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/1 | TOR | W 8-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/3 | TOR | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 9/8 | CHA | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/14 | @MIL | W 14-9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/17 | OAK | W 7-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
| 9/20 | @DET | W 10-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/24 | @CHA | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
| 9/30 | DET | W 8-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 43 | 157 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 32 | .306 | .333 | .497 | .830 | .754 | .191 |
| Projected | 43 | 157 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 32 | .306 | .333 | .497 | .830 | .754 | .191 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 42 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 24.5 | 5.7 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 53 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .396 | .418 | .868 | 1.286 |
| vs. RHP | 104 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .291 | .308 | .599 |
| Close/Late | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .412 | .389 | .765 | 1.154 |
| Scoring Position | 46 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .435 | .440 | .630 | 1.070 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 21 | 71 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 16 | .268 | .312 | .408 | .720 |
| Road | 22 | 86 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 16 | .337 | .344 | .570 | .914 |
| This Week | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Last Week | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| March/April | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| May | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .261 | .250 | .565 | .815 |
| June | 9 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .382 | .389 | .676 | 1.065 |
| July | 8 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .241 | .290 | .414 | .704 |
| August | 9 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .394 | .412 | .576 | .988 |
| Sept/Oct | 8 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .250 | .323 | .321 | .644 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1995 | 32 | 112 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .336 | .366 | .702 | CLE |
| 1996 | 81 | 263 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .468 | .810 | CLE |
| 1997 | 131 | 459 | 123 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 61 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 3 | 2 | .268 | .316 | .375 | .691 | CLE |
| 1998 | 123 | 411 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 5 | .273 | .330 | .392 | .722 | CLE |
| 1999 | 44 | 150 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .267 | .309 | .307 | .615 | CLE |
| 2000 | 32 | 108 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .343 | .403 | .417 | .820 | CLE |
| 2001 | 64 | 226 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 3 | .323 | .387 | .482 | .870 | CLE |
| 2002 | 54 | 186 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 0 | .210 | .273 | .280 | .553 | CLE |
| 2003 | 59 | 208 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .304 | .298 | .602 | CLE |
| 2004 | 52 | 177 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .271 | .310 | .407 | .717 | CLE |
| 2005 | 43 | 157 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .333 | .497 | .830 | CLE |
| Total | 715 | 2457 | 676 | 109 | 10 | 52 | 304 | 318 | 194 | 10 | 16 | 425 | 23 | 14 | .275 | .329 | .391 | .720 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1994, A | 28 | 85 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | .471 | .664 | .918 | 1.582 |
| 1994, AA | 57 | 187 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 80 | 8 | 2 | .230 | .341 | .299 | .640 |
| 1994, AAA | 48 | 141 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 1 | .191 | .266 | .397 | .663 |
| 1995, A | 42 | 142 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 76 | 55 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .423 | .572 | .775 | 1.347 |
| 1995, AA | 37 | 131 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 4 | .260 | .338 | .420 | .758 |
| 1996, AA | 19 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .148 | .284 | .197 | .481 |
| 1996, AAA | 18 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .293 | .375 | .668 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 43 | 42 | 261 | 18 | 0 | 283 | 4 | .986 | 379.2 | 6.71 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 36.8 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1938... Injured on 6/22/1939 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 4/15/1942, off Joe Saint (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1942, off Merlin Noseworthy (CIN)... Traded from Brooklyn to Detroit on 3/2/1946 (Going to BRO: 2B Rudy Rucker, 1B Steve Holt, P Dan Burpo, P Mark Snodgrass, CF Bill Nicodemus. Going to DET: SS Willie Grumbacher)... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland on 5/22/1946... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (N) on 10/4/1947... Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1947... Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1948... Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Traded from Detroit to Chicago (A) on 7/16/1951 (Going to CHA: SS Willie Grumbacher, P Lemuel Sixsmith. Going to DET: 1B Gary Argento, RF Vito Corleone, 2B Lou Chadwick)... Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (A) in 1951... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 4/23/1952... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (A), driving in 6 runs on 4/23/1952... Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 3/1/1953 (Going to PHI: C Maximilian Arturo, P Darren Reed, 2B Willie Grumbacher. Going to CHA: SS Jack Blazejowski)... Released by Philadelphia (N) on 7/1/1954... Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1963... Injured on 4/26/1967 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Injured on 6/9/1968 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 7/12/1968, off Fredrick Reed (NYA)... Hit first career homerun on 8/4/1970, off Orson Krueger (NYA)... Injured on 8/1/1971 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days... Injured on 6/5/1972 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Montreal in 1978... Traded from Montreal to New York (N) on 3/3/1978 (Going to NYN: P Jose Aldo, P Rick Vaughn. Going to MON: P Garth Ennis)... Earned first career win on 8/29/1978... Had first career hit on 4/24/1979, off Chuck Noblet (SDP)... Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game... Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 3/2/1984 (Going to NYN: P Ernest Lapointe. Going to DET: P Rick Vaughn, SS David Caldwell, P George Dahl)... Injured on 9/11/1985 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game... Injured on 5/22/1989 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks... Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1989... Injured on 4/30/1992 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks... Injured on 8/15/1992 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season... Released by Detroit on 7/16/1993... Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1994... Injured on 4/24/1995 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 7/21/1995, off Roberto Durango (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 7/21/1995, off Roberto Durango (DET)... Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 7/31/2004...
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