Jason Castro
Jason Michael Castro
Born: June 18, 1987
Castro Valley, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Stanford University
Career: 2010-2022
Draft: Round 43 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 1 (2008 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Castro Valley HS, CA
Stanford
Minor League Statistics
Jason Castro compiled a career batting average of .227 with 97 home runs and 325 RBI in his 952-game career with the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2022 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Houston Astros | 67 | 217 | 195 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 41 | .205 | .286 | .287 | .573 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | NL | Houston Astros | 87 | 295 | 257 | 29 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 61 | .257 | .334 | .401 | .735 | 103 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | AL | Houston Astros | 120 | 491 | 435 | 63 | 120 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 130 | .276 | .350 | .485 | .835 | 211 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | AL | Houston Astros | 126 | 512 | 465 | 43 | 103 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 151 | .222 | .286 | .366 | .651 | 170 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | AL | Houston Astros | 104 | 375 | 337 | 38 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 115 | .211 | .283 | .365 | .648 | 123 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | AL | Houston Astros | 113 | 376 | 329 | 41 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 123 | .210 | .307 | .377 | .684 | 124 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 110 | 407 | 356 | 49 | 86 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 108 | .242 | .333 | .388 | .720 | 138 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 19 | 74 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | .143 | .257 | .238 | .495 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 79 | 275 | 237 | 39 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 88 | .232 | .332 | .435 | .767 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 18 | 62 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | .192 | .323 | .385 | .707 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | San Diego Padres | 9 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .179 | .233 | .357 | .590 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | 66 | 179 | 149 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 54 | .235 | .356 | .443 | .799 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | 34 | 88 | 78 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 40 | .115 | .205 | .179 | .384 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 952 | 3381 | 2981 | 368 | 678 | 166 | 9 | 97 | 325 | 6 | 2 | 347 | 970 | .227 | .312 | .387 | .699 | 1153 | 60 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 67 | 57 | 509.3 | 449 | 34 | 2 | 6 | .996 | 8.535 | 7.209 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 36.7 |
| 2012 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 79 | 73 | 646.7 | 525 | 40 | 6 | 6 | .989 | 7.863 | 7.152 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 18.6 |
| 2013 | AL | Houston Astros | C | 98 | 95 | 827.3 | 630 | 44 | 5 | 6 | .993 | 7.332 | 6.878 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 19 | 24.7 |
| 2014 | AL | Houston Astros | C | 114 | 110 | 971.0 | 767 | 55 | 4 | 4 | .995 | 7.619 | 7.211 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 23 | 22.1 |
| 2015 | AL | Houston Astros | C | 103 | 102 | 883.3 | 777 | 62 | 1 | 5 | .999 | 8.548 | 8.146 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 36.4 |
| 2016 | AL | Houston Astros | C | 111 | 102 | 908.7 | 865 | 53 | 4 | 8 | .996 | 9.092 | 8.270 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 23.7 |
| 2016 | AL | Houston Astros | 1B | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 108 | 104 | 908.7 | 707 | 34 | 3 | 5 | .996 | 7.339 | 6.861 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 26.3 |
| 2018 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 19 | 19 | 174.3 | 187 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.532 | 1.737 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 40.0 |
| 2019 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 78 | 72 | 631.3 | 637 | 29 | 1 | 2 | .999 | 9.494 | 8.538 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 19.4 |
| 2020 | AL | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | C | 17 | 16 | 127.7 | 131 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.728 | 8.118 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 36.4 |
| 2020 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 9 | 9 | 73.0 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 11.342 | 1.222 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | C | 52 | 37 | 355.3 | 363 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .995 | 9.523 | 7.231 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 12.9 |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | C | 30 | 22 | 201.0 | 200 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .986 | 9.403 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Totals | 888 | 818 | 7228.3 | 6330 | 406 | 32 | 50 | .995 | 8.387 | 7.586 | 73 | 0 | 444 | 151 | 25.4 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AL | Houston Astros | ALWC | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.667 | 2.467 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | WS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .111 | .226 | .222 | .448 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AL | Houston Astros | ALWC | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS1 | C | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.929 | 7.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC | C | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS1 | C | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | C | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | WS | C | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 8 | 72.0 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.625 | 5.308 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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