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Mario Soto 2026 Season · CIN

Career: 100-92, 3.47 ERA, 1449 K in 1730.1 IP.

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Mario Soto

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+6.6Career NUT

+1.4 to Great

Career

3.47ERA1.19WHIP100W1449K1730.1IP4SV

R/R · 6' 0", 185 lb · b. Jul 12, 1956 · Bani, Dominican Republic · Signed International FA, 1977

Player Overview

Year by Year


1977	20	CIN	-0.9	2	6	5.34	12	10	2	1	1	0	0	266	60.2	60	36	26	3	44	1.42
1978	21	CIN	—	1	0	2.50	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	79	18.0	13	5	13	0	13	1.44
1979	22	CIN	-0.1	3	2	5.30	25	0	0	0	7	0	0	169	37.1	33	22	30	1	32	1.69
1980	23	CIN	+2.0	10	8	3.07	53	12	3	1	10	4	4	777	190.1	126	65	84	2	182	1.10
1981	24	CIN	+1.4	12	9	3.29	25	25	10	3	0	0	0	717	175.0	142	64	61	3	151	1.16
1982	25	CIN	+4.3	14	13	2.79	35	34	13	2	1	0	0	1033	257.2	202	80	71	4	274	1.06
1983	26	CIN	+1.4	17	13	2.70	34	34	18	3	0	0	0	1114	273.2	207	82	95	5	242	1.10
1984	27	CIN	+0.0	18	7	3.53	33	33	13	0	0	0	0	971	237.1	181	93	87	5	185	1.13
1985	28	CIN	+0.4	12	15	3.58	36	36	9	1	0	0	0	1055	256.2	196	102	104	2	214	1.17
1986	29	CIN	-0.9	5	10	4.71	19	19	1	1	0	0	0	461	105.0	113	55	46	1	67	1.51
1987	30	CIN	-0.7	3	2	5.12	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	138	31.2	34	18	12	0	11	1.45
1988	31	CIN	-0.5	3	7	4.66	14	14	3	1	0	0	0	367	87.0	88	45	28	2	34	1.33
Career	—	12 yrs	+6.6	100	92	3.47	297	224	72	13	20	4	4	7147	1730.1	1395	667	657	28	1449	1.19

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Soto's career NUT of +6.6

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

4.3

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NUT by Season

-0.9

-0.1

+2.0

+1.4

+4.3

+1.4

+0.0

+0.4

-0.9

-0.7

-0.5

Awards

1980Reds Johnny Vander Meer Award

1982Reds Johnny Vander Meer Award · NL All-Star · Reds Ernie Lombardi MVP Award

1983Reds Johnny Vander Meer Award · NL All-Star · Reds Ernie Lombardi MVP Award

1984Reds Johnny Vander Meer Award · NL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	31	A+	0	1	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3.0	7	3	2	0	2	3.00

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