Nick Castellanos

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2026)

Nick Castellanos is an outfielder who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,727 career games, he has hit .270 with 1,764 hits, 254 home runs, and 940 RBI. Nick Castellanos is a 2-time All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,607.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Active Player
AVG .270
HR 254
RBI 940
H 1,764
OPS .781
PIV thru 2025 8,607

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 17, 2026.

Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 203 lb
Born
3/4/1992 in Davie, FL, USA
MLB Debut
2013-09-01
Awards
2× All-Star · Silver Slugger
Jersey
#21

Full name: Nicholas Alexander Castellanos

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Career Batting Statistics

Nick Castellanos — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,727 6,527 836 1,764 404 43 254 940 44 437 1,651 .270 .319 .462 .781 8,607

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — +8.6% above league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .462 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — +13.3% above league average.

Career OPS .781 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Nick Castellanos Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2013 DET AL 11 18 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 — — — — 0.0
2014 DET AL 148 533 50 138 31 4 11 66 2 36 140 .259 .251 (+3%) .313 (-3%) .386 (+2%) .700 (avg) -103.7
2015 DET AL 154 549 42 140 33 6 15 73 0 39 152 .255 .254 (avg) .316 (-5%) .404 (+4%) .721 (avg) -125.1
2016 DET AL 110 411 54 117 25 4 18 58 1 28 111 .285 .255 (+11%) .321 (+3%) .417 (+19%) .738 (+12%) 831.0
2017 DET AL 157 614 73 167 36 10 26 101 4 41 142 .272 .254 (+7%) .324 (-1%) .425 (+15%) .750 (+8%) 807.8
2018 DET AL 157 620 88 185 46 5 23 89 2 49 151 .298 .247 (+20%) .318 (+11%) .409 (+22%) .727 (+17%) 2132.7
2019 DET AL 100 403 57 110 37 3 11 37 2 31 96 .273 .252 (+8%) .322 (+2%) .434 (+6%) .757 (+4%) 260.1
2019 CHN NL 51 212 43 68 21 0 16 36 0 10 47 .321 .252 (+27%) .322 (+10%) .434 (+49%) .757 (+32%) 260.1
2020 CIN NL 60 218 37 49 11 2 14 34 0 19 69 .225 .244 (-8%) .321 (-8%) .417 (+16%) .739 (+6%) 166.9
2021 CIN NL 138 531 95 164 38 1 34 100 3 41 121 .309 .243 (+27%) .317 (+14%) .410 (+40%) .727 (+29%) 2930.8
2022 PHI NL 136 524 56 138 27 0 13 62 7 29 130 .263 .242 (+9%) .311 (-2%) .394 (-1%) .706 (-2%) -186.7
2023 PHI NL 157 626 79 170 37 2 29 106 11 36 185 .272 .248 (+9%) .320 (-3%) .414 (+15%) .734 (+7%) 705.6
2024 PHI NL 162 606 80 154 30 4 23 86 6 41 139 .254 .243 (+4%) .312 (avg) .399 (+8%) .711 (+4%) 456.2
2025 PHI NL 147 547 72 137 27 2 17 72 4 32 133 .250 .245 (+2%) .315 (-7%) .403 (-1%) .718 (-3%) -410.4
2026 SD NL 39 115 9 22 5 0 4 20 2 5 34 .191 .243 (-22%) .318 (-31%) .400 (-15%) .718 (-22%) 0
Career · 15 seasons 1,727 6,527 836 1,764 404 43 254 940 44 437 1,651 .270 — — — — 7,725

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Nick Castellanos — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
43 164 19 35 10 0 7 21 9 43 .213

Playoff Batting by Year

Nick Castellanos — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2025 NLDS2 PHI 4 15 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 .133
2024 NLDS1 PHI 4 17 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 3 .412
2023 NLCS PHI 7 24 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 11 .042
2023 NLDS1 PHI 4 15 5 7 0 0 4 4 2 1 .467
2023 NLWC2 PHI 2 8 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 .250
2022 NLCS PHI 5 18 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 4 .222
2022 NLDS1 PHI 4 16 1 5 1 0 0 5 1 2 .312
2022 NLWC2 PHI 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
2022 WS PHI 6 24 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 10 .125
2020 NLWC4 CIN 2 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .300
2014 ALDS2 DET 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .100

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Nick Castellanos — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8503158439914128500.289
Away8383254388828122420.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Nick Castellanos — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2025-09-28 PHIMINW 300000102
2025-09-27 PHIMINL 401000002
2025-09-26 PHIMINW 300000011
2025-09-25 PHIMIAW 000000000
2025-09-24 PHIMIAW 510000002
2025-09-23 PHIMIAL 101000100
2025-09-21 PHIAZL 501000102
2025-09-19 PHIAZW 312001301
2025-09-17 PHILADL 301000012
2025-09-15 PHILADW 200000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Nick Castellanos — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 527 518 310 847 54 82
OF 1076 1063 1893 49 14 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Nick Castellanos — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2013 DET OF 9 4 5 0 0 0
2014 DET 3B 145 141 75 212 15 22
2015 DET 3B 145 142 92 249 12 27
2016 DET 3B 108 107 66 184 9 12
2017 DET 3B 129 128 77 202 18 21
2017 DET OF 21 20 26 0 1 0
2018 DET OF 142 142 287 10 3 0
2019 DET OF 89 89 200 3 2 0
2019 CHN OF 51 51 89 3 0 1
2020 CIN OF 57 57 78 1 3 0
2021 CIN OF 136 135 226 7 2 0
2022 PHI OF 123 122 222 8 0 3
2023 PHI OF 148 148 254 10 0 4
2024 PHI OF 157 157 263 3 3 0
2025 PHI OF 143 138 243 4 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Nick Castellanos Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Third Base 527
Left Field 23
Right Field 1061
Designated Hitter 73

Awards & Honors

Nick Castellanos — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2021 All-MLB Team - Second Team OF
2021 Silver Slugger OF
2020 Player of the Week Week of 2020-08-01
2018 Player of the Week Week of 2018-08-18

Salary History

Nick Castellanos's recorded salaries total $1,561,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Castellanos's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.

Nick Castellanos — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 DET AL $536,500
2015 DET AL $525,000
2014 DET AL $500,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $1,561,500

Award Voting History

Nick Castellanos — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2023 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 1.0 420 0
2021 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 24.0 420 0
2014 Rookie of the Year AL 8th 1.0 150 0

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  1. 98
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  2. 94
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  3. 90
    Vernon Wells
    .270 avg, 270 HR
  4. 85
    Marcell Ozuna
    .267 avg, 304 HR
  5. 84
    Jose Guillen
    .270 avg, 214 HR
  6. 77
    George Hendrick
    .278 avg, 267 HR

Nick Castellanos: the record in brief

Active since a debut on September 1, 2013, Nick Castellanos has a record on this page that is still being added to. Castellanos played for the Detroit Tigers (2013 to 2019), the Chicago Cubs (2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2020 through 2021), the Philadelphia Phillies (2022 through 2025), and the San Diego Padres (2026). Castellanos played primarily as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 4, 1992, in Davie, FL, USA and a listed size of 6'4" and 203 pounds. Castellanos's full given name, per the bio, is Nicholas Alexander Castellanos.

Castellanos has 1,764 hits from 6,527 at bats in 1,727 games, which works out to .270; the totals also include 254 homers, 940 RBI, and 44 stolen bases. Castellanos got on base at a .319 rate and slugged .462 (.781 OPS). Castellanos's .270 average ran 8.6% above the .249 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nick Castellanos

What years did Nick Castellanos play?
Nick Castellanos played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.
Was Nick Castellanos a pitcher?
No. Nick Castellanos was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Nick Castellanos hit?
Nick Castellanos hit 254 career home runs with 1,764 hits.
What teams has Nick Castellanos played for?
Nick Castellanos has played for 5 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2013–2019), the Chicago Cubs (2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2020–2021), the Philadelphia Phillies (2022–2025), and the San Diego Padres (2026).
Has Nick Castellanos won an MVP award?
No. Nick Castellanos has not won the MVP award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Nick Castellanos won?
Nick Castellanos has won the Silver Slugger award (2021). He has been selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What are Nick Castellanos's career stats?
In 1,727 games, Nick Castellanos has 1,764 hits, 254 home runs, 940 RBI, 836 runs, and 44 stolen bases, with a .270 batting average.
How much has Nick Castellanos earned in his career?
Nick Castellanos's recorded salaries total $1,561,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Castellanos's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.
What was Nick Castellanos's salary?
Nick Castellanos's last recorded salary was $536,500, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $536,500, in 2016, and his lowest was $500,000, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position does Nick Castellanos play?
Nick Castellanos plays primarily as an outfielder, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Nick Castellanos and how much does he weigh?
Nick Castellanos is listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 203 pounds.
What number does Nick Castellanos wear?
Nick Castellanos wears number 21, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
How many home runs has Nick Castellanos hit each season?
Nick Castellanos's home runs by season: 0 in 2013, 11 in 2014, 15 in 2015, 18 in 2016, 26 in 2017, 23 in 2018, 27 in 2019, 14 in 2020, 34 in 2021, 13 in 2022, 29 in 2023, 23 in 2024, 17 in 2025, and 4 in 2026. His most in one season was 34, in 2021.
What was Nick Castellanos's career batting average?
Nick Castellanos batted .270 over his career, with 1,764 hits in 6,527 at bats.