Jason Castro
Bats L Throws R6'3" 215 lbBorn 1987 Castro Valley, USADebut 2010Team HOU1x All-StarDraft 2005 R43 #1303 Boston Red Sox, Castro Valley HS, CA
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2022 | HOU | 34 | 88 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 0.115 | 0.205 | 0.179 | 0.384 | 9.9 |
| 2021 | HOU | 66 | 179 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 54 | 0.235 | 0.356 | 0.443 | 0.799 | 120.5 |
| 2020 | SD | 27 | 92 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 0.188 | 0.293 | 0.375 | 0.668 | 86.7 |
| 2019 | MIN | 79 | 275 | 39 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 88 | 0.232 | 0.332 | 0.435 | 0.767 | 104.0 |
| 2018 | MIN | 19 | 74 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 0.143 | 0.257 | 0.238 | 0.495 | 39.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | 110 | 407 | 49 | 86 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 45 | 108 | 0.242 | 0.333 | 0.388 | 0.720 | 96.1 |
| 2016 | HOU | 113 | 376 | 41 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 45 | 123 | 0.210 | 0.307 | 0.377 | 0.684 | 96.8 |
| 2015 | HOU | 104 | 375 | 38 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 33 | 115 | 0.211 | 0.283 | 0.365 | 0.648 | 79.3 |
| 2014 | HOU | 126 | 512 | 43 | 103 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 1 | 34 | 151 | 0.222 | 0.286 | 0.366 | 0.651 | 82.3 |
| 2013 | HOU | 120 | 491 | 63 | 120 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 56 | 2 | 50 | 130 | 0.276 | 0.350 | 0.485 | 0.835 | 131.1 |
| 2012 | HOU | 87 | 295 | 29 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 61 | 0.257 | 0.334 | 0.401 | 0.735 | 100.4 |
| 2010 | HOU | 67 | 217 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 0.205 | 0.286 | 0.287 | 0.573 | 59.1 |
| Career | | 952 | 3381 | 368 | 678 | 166 | 9 | 97 | 325 | 6 | 347 | 970 | 0.227 | 0.312 | 0.387 | 0.699 | 93.5 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2022 | 88 | 88.6 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 35.9 | 42.4 | 27.1 | 0.157 | 0.276 | 0.234 | 26.3 |
| 2021 | 179 | 90.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 42.3 | 34.6 | 18.4 | 0.250 | 0.503 | 0.374 | 26.6 |
| 2020 | 92 | 92.7 | 19.7 | 14.9 | 55.3 | 34.5 | 23.2 | 0.237 | 0.485 | 0.352 | 26.5 |
| 2019 | 275 | 91.8 | 14.4 | 18.3 | 47.0 | 37.1 | 23.0 | 0.246 | 0.517 | 0.363 | 26.2 |
| 2018 | 74 | 87.1 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 32.3 | 29.1 | 16.9 | 0.172 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 25.9 |
| 2017 | 407 | 87.2 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 32.0 | 30.6 | 19.2 | 0.241 | 0.401 | 0.321 | 26.1 |
| 2016 | 376 | 89.5 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 40.1 | 31.6 | 23.9 | 0.220 | 0.405 | 0.316 | 26.6 |
| 2015 | 375 | 88.5 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 30.7 | 33.1 | 26.7 | 0.211 | 0.343 | 0.279 | 26.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2022 | HOU | C | 30 | 201 | 200 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0.986 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | HOU | C | 52 | 355 | 363 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.995 | -2.3 |
| 2020 | SD | C | 26 | 201 | 216 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.996 | -0.7 |
| 2019 | MIN | C | 78 | 631 | 637 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0.999 | +2.1 |
| 2018 | MIN | C | 19 | 174 | 187 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | C | 108 | 909 | 707 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0.996 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | HOU | C | 111 | 909 | 865 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 0.996 | -0.1 |
| 2016 | HOU | 1B | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.9 |
| 2015 | HOU | C | 103 | 883 | 777 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 0.999 | +0.5 |
| 2014 | HOU | C | 114 | 971 | 767 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 0.995 | |
| 2013 | HOU | C | 98 | 827 | 630 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 0.993 | |
| 2012 | HOU | C | 79 | 647 | 525 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 0.989 | |
| 2010 | HOU | C | 67 | 509 | 449 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0.996 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2010 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Bat | 244 | 4 HR, 1 SB | 0.265 | 0.720 |
| 2009 | AA | Corpus Christi Hooks | Bat | 268 | 3 HR, 2 SB | 0.293 | 0.747 |
| 2009 | A+ | Lancaster JetHawks | Bat | 243 | 7 HR, 1 SB | 0.309 | 0.916 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2022 | 0.000 | 0.205 | 0.190 | 0.181 |
| 2021 | 0.275 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.333 |
| 2020 | 0.266 | 0.306 | 0.356 | 0.250 |
| 2019 | 0.178 | 0.379 | 0.343 | 0.349 |
| 2018 | 0.263 | 0.241 | 0.285 | 0.211 |
| 2017 | 0.329 | 0.324 | 0.322 | 0.329 |
| 2016 | 0.231 | 0.332 | 0.281 | 0.329 |
| 2015 | 0.232 | 0.302 | 0.286 | 0.277 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.286 | 0.444 | 0.714 | 1.159 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.062 | 0.167 | 0.062 | 0.229 |
| Career | 14 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0.111 | 0.226 | 0.222 | 0.448 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | HOU | $5,000,000 |
| 2015 | HOU | $4,000,000 |
| 2014 | HOU | $2,450,000 |
| 2013 | HOU | $496,600 |
| 2012 | HOU | $486,000 |
| 2011 | HOU | $421,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.