What years did Bobby Castillo play?

Bobby Castillo played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1985.

Was Bobby Castillo a pitcher?

Yes. Bobby Castillo pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 434 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bobby Castillo hit?

Bobby Castillo hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What was Bobby Castillo's career batting average?

Bobby Castillo batted .154 over his career, with 6 hits in 39 at bats.

How many RBI did Bobby Castillo have?

Bobby Castillo drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Bobby Castillo's career ERA?

Bobby Castillo finished with a 3.94 career ERA, going 38-40 with 434 strikeouts.

Bobby Castillo

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1985)

Bobby Castillo was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1985 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins, a span of 9 seasons. Across 250 career appearances, he went 38-40 with a 3.94 ERA and 434 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 38–40

ERA 3.94

WHIP 1.38

SO 434

Pitcher PIV -5480.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 4/18/1955 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 6/30/2014 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-09-10
Last Game: 1985-10-04

Full name: Robert Ernie Castillo

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bobby Castillo — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	40	250	59	9	1	18	689.0	623	302	67	327	434	3.94	-5480.8

Career ERA 3.94 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bobby Castillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1977	LAN	NL	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	11.1	12	5	2	7	3.97	4.00 (+1%)	-92.9
1978	LAN	NL	0	4	18	0	0	0	1	34.0	28	15	33	30	3.97	3.69 (-8%)	-688.2
1979	LAN	NL	2	0	19	0	0	0	7	24.1	26	3	13	25	1.11	4.00 (+72%)	977.4
1980	LAN	NL	8	6	61	0	0	0	5	98.1	70	30	45	60	2.75	3.84 (+29%)	947.0
1981	LAN	NL	2	4	34	1	0	0	5	50.2	50	30	24	35	5.33	3.58 (-49%)	-429.5
1982	MIN	AL	13	11	40	25	6	1	0	218.2	194	89	85	123	3.66	3.86 (+5%)	-2408.3
1983	MIN	AL	8	12	27	25	3	0	0	158.1	170	84	65	90	4.77	3.87 (-23%)	-1552.3
1984	MIN	AL	2	1	10	2	0	0	0	25.1	14	5	19	7	1.78	3.81 (+53%)	-1064.6
1985	LAN	NL	2	2	35	5	0	0	0	68.0	59	41	41	57	5.43	3.89 (-39%)	-1169.4
Career · 9 seasons			38	40	250	59	9	1	18	689.0	623	302	327	434	3.94	—	-5,481

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Bobby Castillo — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
252	39	1	6	2	0	0	1	0	1	11	.154	.175	.205	.380	0

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 41.0% below league average.

Career OBP .175 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OPS .380 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bobby Castillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	LAN	NL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	LAN	NL	18	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	LAN	NL	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	LAN	NL	62	9	0	1	0	0	0	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	LAN	NL	34	9	1	4	2	1	0	2	.444	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	MIN	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	MIN	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	MIN	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	LAN	NL	36	10	0	1	0	0	1	4	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			252	39	1	6	2	1	1	11	.154	—	—	—	—	0

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

Bobby Castillo — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bobby Castillo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1985	NLCS	LAN	1	2	1	.000
1981	NLCS	LAN	1	0	0	.000
1981	WS	LAN	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bobby Castillo — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	7.1	4	3	7	5	3.68

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bobby Castillo — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1985	NLCS	LAN	1	5.1	4	2	2	4	3.38
1981	NLCS	LAN	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
1981	WS	LAN	1	1.0	0	1	5	0	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bobby Castillo — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	122	18	0	1	0	0	.056
Away	129	21	1	5	0	1	.238

Pitching — Home / Away

Bobby Castillo — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	121	355.2	319	151	151	226	3.82
Away	128	332.0	303	151	175	206	4.09

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bobby Castillo — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1985-10-04	LAD	CIN	L	0	0
1985-10-03	LAD	ATL	L	0	0
1985-10-01	LAD	SDP	W	0	0
1985-09-19	LAD	HOU	L	0	0
1985-09-18	LAD	HOU	L	0	0
1985-09-12	LAD	ATL	L	0	0
1985-09-10	LAD	ATL	W	1	1
1985-09-02	LAD	WSN	W	1	0
1985-08-31	LAD	PHI	L	0	0
1985-08-29	LAD	PHI	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bobby Castillo — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1985-10-04	LAD	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1985-10-03	LAD	ATL	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0
1985-10-01	LAD	SDP	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-19	LAD	HOU	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1985-09-18	LAD	HOU	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1985-09-12	LAD	ATL	L	3.0	3	3	3	2	0	1
1985-09-10	LAD	ATL	—	3.0	5	3	3	4	2	1
1985-09-02	LAD	WSN	—	5.0	3	2	2	0	7	1
1985-08-31	LAD	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1985-08-29	LAD	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bobby Castillo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	250	59	56	86	7	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bobby Castillo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	LAN	P	6	1	1	3	0	0
1978	LAN	P	18	0	1	6	1	0
1979	LAN	P	19	0	1	3	0	0
1980	LAN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980	LAN	P	61	0	10	16	1	1
1981	LAN	P	34	1	3	4	0	1
1982	MIN	P	40	25	20	19	3	1
1983	MIN	P	27	25	13	22	1	1
1984	MIN	P	10	2	2	2	0	1
1985	LAN	P	35	5	5	11	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bobby Castillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	250
Left Field	1
Right Field	1

College History

Bobby Castillo — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Los Angeles Valley College	Los Angeles	CA	1974

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Bobby Castillo: the record in brief

September 10, 1977 and October 4, 1985 bracket Bobby Castillo's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Castillo played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1977 to 1985) and the Minnesota Twins (1982 through 1984). Castillo played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on April 18, 1955, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Castillo was listed at 170 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Castillo's death is recorded on June 30, 2014, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Castillo's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Ernie Castillo.

Castillo went 38-40 with a 3.94 ERA in 250 games, 59 of them starts. Castillo had 434 strikeouts and 18 saves. Castillo's 3.94 ERA was close to the 3.85 league figure for those seasons. 1982 brought Castillo a season-high 13 wins. In 1982, one of the busiest seasons, Castillo posted a 3.66 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.86.

Castillo made 3 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 3.68 ERA. Those appearances came in 1981 and 1985.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Castillo

What years did Bobby Castillo play?: Bobby Castillo played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1985.
Was Bobby Castillo a pitcher?: Yes. Bobby Castillo pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 434 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bobby Castillo hit?: Bobby Castillo hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What was Bobby Castillo's career batting average?: Bobby Castillo batted .154 over his career, with 6 hits in 39 at bats.
How many RBI did Bobby Castillo have?: Bobby Castillo drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Bobby Castillo's career ERA?: Bobby Castillo finished with a 3.94 career ERA, going 38-40 with 434 strikeouts.