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Making a blockbuster move for the acquisition Juan Soto from Washington Nationals on Tuesday, San Diego Padres added one of baseball’s greatest players and a generational superstar.
At just 23 years old, Soto already has a World Series ring and a resume that is joined by several all-time greats at a similar age.
Let’s break down the numbers and examine just how good a player San Diego added in the biggest move at the MLB Trade Deadline:
1: Soto is the first player under 24 to be traded in his All-Star year. He is also the first player to make multiple All-Star games and be traded before turning 24.
The Nationals are reportedly trading Juan Soto in a blockbuster deal
Colin Cowherd and Joy Taylor react to one of the biggest major league blockbuster deals in MLB history as the Nationals dealt Juan Soto to San Diego.
3: Soto is one of only three players in MLB history to have at least 100 HR and 450 BB in his first 564 career games (Ted Williams, Frank Thomas).
565: Through his first 565 games, Soto has more homers and almost as many walks as Williams:
- Juan Soto: 2,439 PA, 119 HR, 464 BBs
- Ted Williams: 2,519 PA, 118 HR, 468 BBs
30: Soto has the most games with 3+ walks before turning 24 since at least 1901 with 30, surpassing Williams, who had 29 such games.
.427: Soto leaves the Nationals as the franchise’s all-time leader in on-base percentage at .427. He also ranks second in both slugging (.538) and OPS (.966).
160: Soto is the only Nationals player in franchise history to have an OPS+ over 150 (160) in his career with the team — the league average is 100.
75: This season, Soto became only the second active player to reach 75 hits and 75 walks before the All-Star break, joining Mike Trout. He is also only the third player to do so before turning 24, joining Adam Dunn in 2002 and Rickey Henderson in 1982.
4: In 2019, Soto became just the fourth player to record 100 extra-base hits before his 21st birthday, joining Tony Conigliaro, Mel Ott and former teammate Bryce Harper.
2: By winning the Home Run Derby this season, Soto became the second-youngest winner in the competition’s history, being just one day older than Juan Gonzalez, who won his in 1993.
400: Since entering the league in 2018, Soto is one of two players with at least 400 walks and 100 homers, the only other being Harper.
3: Soto currently leads the league in walks, as he has the last two seasons. He could join Barry Bonds as the only players in the last 30 years to top that category in three consecutive seasons.
.471: After leading MLB in on-base percentage in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Soto became just the second player in MLB history to lead the league in OBP through his age-22 season, joining Williams. Soto’s average OBP over the two years was .471.
145: Soto’s 145 walks in 2021 were the most in a season since Bonds’ 232 in 2004. Soto also led the NL with more than 40 walks – Harper finished second with 100 – making him just the sixth player in the live ball era that led the league in walks by a margin of 40 or more.
6: Soto is the sixth player in MLB history to finish as runner-up for both Rookie of the Year and MVP, with both seasons coming before he turned 23.
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