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Bill
Castro		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 13, 1953 in D.R., , SANTIAGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 20 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1975 21 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 8 8
1976 22 SDP NL   7 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1977 23 SDP NL   7 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7
1978 24 BAL AL   7 4 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6
1979 25 BAL AL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1980 26 BAL AL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1981 27 BAL AL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1982 28 BAL AL   6 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
1983 29 BAL AL   6 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 6
1984 30 BAL AL   5 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 5
1985 31 BAL AL   5 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 5
1986 32 BAL AL   5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
1987 33 BAL AL   5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
1988 34 BAL AL   5 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1974 20 SDP NL 4 6 .400 16 16 3 1 0 110.7 146 61 8 31 44 4.96 .315 .358 .420 .778 4.7
    AAA   7 5 .583 17 17 0 0 0 120.7 143 51 7 28 57 3.80 .295 .334 .393 .727  
1975 21 SDP NL 9 12 .429 27 23 6 0 1 177.7 229 109 12 45 46 5.52 .317 .358 .435 .793 3.7
1976 22 AAA   0 3 .000 6 6 0 0 0 30.0 45 24 2 14 8 7.20 .357 .421 .444 .866  
    AA   2 6 .250 9 9 2 0 0 63.3 83 26 4 22 30 3.69 .317 .370 .443 .812  
1977 23 AA   10 15 .400 28 28 4 0 0 194.0 196 76 3 56 116 3.53 .264 .315 .318 .633  
1978 24 AAA   5 5 .500 11 11 1 0 0 79.7 71 28 8 31 51 3.16 .239 .311 .374 .685  
    AA   5 5 .500 18 18 1 0 0 125.0 121 43 4 33 79 3.10 .251 .299 .326 .625  
1979 25 AAA   2 0 1.000 24 0 0 0 2 43.3 46 25 5 14 26 5.19 .272 .328 .420 .748  
1980 26 AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.3 3 4 1 2 0 10.81 .214 .313 .429 .741  
    AA   5 1 .833 37 0 0 0 1 62.7 55 17 6 20 48 2.44 .231 .291 .353 .644  
1981 27 AA   2 3 .400 33 0 0 0 2 47.3 51 26 2 17 28 4.94 .273 .333 .369 .702  
1982 28 AA   1 1 .500 14 0 0 0 0 32.3 31 11 1 9 23 3.06 .246 .296 .333 .630  
1983 29 AA   0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 25.3 18 3 0 6 17 1.07 .191 .240 .213 .453  
1984 30 AA   1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 2 12.0 10 4 0 2 8 3.00 .227 .261 .295 .556  
1985 31 AA   2 2 .500 20 0 0 0 0 32.7 37 17 7 16 25 4.68 .285 .363 .477 .840  
1986 32 AA   0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 1 23.7 19 10 1 8 25 3.80 .221 .287 .302 .590  
1987 33 AA   3 2 .600 31 0 0 0 3 51.7 55 17 6 21 49 2.96 .275 .344 .395 .739  
1988 34 AA   4 2 .667 32 0 0 0 1 56.3 41 14 2 21 41 2.24 .205 .281 .255 .536  
2 Years Sim 13 18 .419 43 39 9 1 1 288.3 375 170 20 76 90 5.31 .316 .358 .429 .787 8.3
5 Years AAA 14 13 .519 60 34 1 0 3 277.0 308 132 23 89 142 4.29 .283 .337 .398 .735  
12 Years AA 35 38 .479 255 55 7 0 10 726.3 717 264 36 231 489 3.27 .257 .314 .342 .656  
17 Years Minors 49 51 .490 315 89 8 0 13 1003.3 1025 396 59 320 631 3.55 .264 .320 .358 .678  
Season Average 6 9 .400 21 19 4 0 0 144.2 187 85 10 38 45 5.31 .316 .358 .429 .787  
Career Highs 9 12 .429 27 23 6 1 1 177.7 229 109 12 45 46 5.52 .317 .358 .435 .793  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   200 93 13 40 68   .294 .333 .411 .744
vs LH   175 77 7 36 22   .347 .390 .453 .843
Home 7 10 .412 21 19 5 0 0 146.7 190 89 11 38 42 5.46 .317 .358 .436 .794
Away 6 8 .429 22 20 4 1 1 141.7 185 81 9 38 48 5.15 .315 .357 .422 .779
Mar/Apr 1 4 .200 5 5 1 0 0 36.3 57 29 2 12 7 7.18 .361 .406 .525 .931
May 4 2 .667 6 6 3 0 0 49.0 51 19 4 8 14 3.49 .262 .291 .390 .680
June 2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 34.7 53 29 3 10 8 7.53 .366 .406 .469 .875
July 3 3 .500 10 10 2 0 0 70.7 81 34 4 15 21 4.33 .292 .329 .375 .704
August 0 5 .000 10 8 0 0 0 56.7 93 47 6 20 21 7.47 .372 .419 .492 .911
Sep/Oct 3 1 .750 7 5 3 1 1 41.0 40 12 1 11 19 2.63 .248 .297 .342 .638
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 20 SDP NL P 16 16 110.7 9 28 2 3 .949 3.01    
1975 21 SDP NL P 27 23 177.7 17 36 1 0 .981 2.68    
Career Totals   43 39 288.3 26 64 3 3 .968 2.81    
Career Highs   27 23 177.7 17 36 2 3 .981 3.01    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1974 20 SDP NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 22 12 1 7 4 7.91 .355 .420 .516 .936
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 22 12 1 7 4 7.91 .355 .420 .516 .936
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks per 9IP
1975-10-2.3
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by San Diego in 1974
Earned first career win on 7/10/1974
Injured on 4/23/1976 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 6/9/1976 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 7/21/1977 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/28/1977 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Baltimore on 3/4/1978 (Going to SDP: P Jim Kern, 2B Jerry Terrell. Going to BAL: P Bill Castro)
Injured on 5/24/1982 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
 
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