Tony Castillo

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1998)

Tony Castillo was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998 for 4 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 11 seasons. Across 403 career appearances, he went 28-23 with a 3.93 ERA, 333 strikeouts, and 22 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2351.2.

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

W–L 28–23
ERA 3.93
WHIP 1.39
SO 333
Pitcher PIV 2351.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 177 lb
Born
3/1/1963 in Quibor, Lara, Venezuela
MLB Debut
1988-08-14
Last Game
1998-06-19

Full name: Antonio Jose Castillo

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tony Castillo — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
28 23 403 6 0 0 22 526.7 555 230 52 179 333 3.93 2351.2

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 6.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tony Castillo (b. 1963) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1988 TOR AL 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 15.0 10 5 2 14 3.00 3.73 (+20%) 262.6
1989 TOR AL 1 1 17 0 0 0 1 17.7 23 12 10 10 6.11 3.71 (-65%) 93.8
1989 ATL NL 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 9.3 8 5 4 5 4.82 3.71 (-30%) 0.0
1990 ATL NL 5 1 52 3 0 0 1 76.7 93 36 20 64 4.23 3.86 (-9%) 2050.1
1991 ATL NL 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 8.7 13 7 5 8 7.27 — 0.0
1991 NYN NL 1 0 10 3 0 0 0 23.7 27 5 6 10 1.90 3.91 (+51%) 351.2
1993 TOR AL 3 2 51 0 0 0 0 50.7 44 19 22 28 3.38 4.19 (+19%) -27.1
1994 TOR AL 5 2 41 0 0 0 1 68.0 66 19 28 43 2.51 4.51 (+44%) -102.9
1995 TOR AL 1 5 55 0 0 0 13 72.7 64 26 24 38 3.22 4.45 (+28%) 49.2
1996 TOR AL 2 3 40 0 0 0 1 72.3 72 34 20 48 4.23 4.61 (+8%) 434.2
1996 CHA AL 3 1 15 0 0 0 1 22.7 23 4 4 9 1.59 4.61 (+66%) 568.3
1997 CHA AL 4 4 64 0 0 0 4 62.3 74 34 23 42 4.91 4.39 (-12%) 349.5
1998 CHA AL 1 2 25 0 0 0 0 27.0 38 24 11 14 8.00 4.43 (-81%) -1677.6
Career · 13 seasons 28 23 403 6 0 0 22 526.2 555 230 179 333 3.93 — 2,351

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

Tony Castillo — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
403 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077 .143 .077 .220 0

Career AVG .077 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 70.7% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 56.8% below league average.

Career SLG .077 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 80.9% below league average.

Career OPS .220 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 70.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tony Castillo (b. 1963) 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
1988 TOR AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 TOR AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 ATL NL 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 ATL NL 52 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1991 ATL NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 NYN NL 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 TOR AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 TOR AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 TOR AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 TOR AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CHA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 CHA AL 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 CHA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 403 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077 — — — — 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

Tony Castillo — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tony Castillo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1993 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 WS TOR 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tony Castillo — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 4 0 0 5.3 6 3 4 2 5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tony Castillo — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1993 ALCS TOR 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
1993 WS TOR 1 0 2 0 0 3.3 6 3 3 1 8.10

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tony Castillo — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home19051000.000
Away21380100.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Tony Castillo — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home190260.12821351001654.67
Away213266.127395791683.21

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tony Castillo — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1998-06-19 CHWMIN — 0.2133201
1998-06-17 CHWBOS — 0.0111000
1998-06-16 CHWBOS — 1.0100000
1998-06-12 CHWMIN — 1.0000000
1998-06-07 CHWCHC — 0.1000000
1998-06-05 CHWCHC L 0.0111001
1998-05-27 CHWNYY — 0.1000200
1998-05-25 CHWNYY — 2.1444001
1998-05-24 CHWDET — 1.1311011
1998-05-19 CHWBOS — 0.2222000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tony Castillo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 403 6 33 103 5 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tony Castillo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1988 TOR P 14 0 0 3 0 0
1989 TOR P 17 0 2 1 0 0
1989 ATL P 12 0 0 2 0 0
1990 ATL P 52 3 5 13 0 1
1991 ATL P 7 0 1 0 0 0
1991 NYN P 10 3 2 6 0 0
1993 TOR P 51 0 3 9 1 1
1994 TOR P 41 0 4 16 1 0
1995 TOR P 55 0 3 10 0 0
1996 TOR P 40 0 6 13 0 1
1996 CHA P 15 0 3 2 0 0
1997 CHA P 64 0 3 19 3 0
1998 CHA P 25 0 1 9 0 2

Career Games by Position

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Tony Castillo (b. 1963) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 403

Salary History

Tony Castillo — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1998 CHA AL $1,250,000
1997 CHA AL $1,200,000
1996 TOR AL $660,000
1995 TOR AL $610,500
1994 TOR AL $437,500
1993 TOR AL $185,000
1991 ATL NL $165,000
1990 ATL NL $100,000
1989 TOR AL $71,500
Total Career Earnings $4,679,500

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tony Castillo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    John Habyan
    26-24, 3.85 ERA
  2. 84
    Todd Coffey
    25-18, 4.10 ERA
  3. 81
    Geoff Geary
    16-10, 3.92 ERA
  4. 80
    Keith Atherton
    33-41, 3.99 ERA
  5. 79
    Danny Patterson
    24-22, 4.14 ERA
  6. 78
    Mark Williamson
    46-35, 3.86 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Castillo

What years did Tony Castillo play?
Tony Castillo played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998.
Was Tony Castillo a pitcher?
Yes. Tony Castillo pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 333 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tony Castillo hit?
Tony Castillo hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Tony Castillo's career batting average?
Tony Castillo batted .077 over his career, with 1 hits in 13 at bats.
What was Tony Castillo's career ERA?
Tony Castillo finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 28-23 with 333 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tony Castillo have?
Tony Castillo recorded 333 career strikeouts.