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 hit.

What teams did Tony Castillo play for?

Tony Castillo played for 4 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1988–1989, 1993–1996), the Atlanta Braves (1989–1991), the New York Mets (1991), and the Chicago White Sox (1996–1998).

What were Tony Castillo's career stats?

In 403 games, Tony Castillo went 28-23 with a 3.93 ERA, 333 strikeouts, 526.2 innings pitched, and 22 saves.

What was Tony Castillo's salary?

Tony Castillo's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $71,500, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.

What position did Tony Castillo play?

Tony Castillo played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tony Castillo and how much did he weigh?

Tony Castillo was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 177 pounds.

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.

Is Tony Castillo in the Hall of Fame?

No. Tony Castillo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 October 23, 2026

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	526.2	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	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	TOR	AL	1	0	14	0	0	15.0	10	5	2	14	3.00	3.73 (+20%)	262.6
1989	TOR	AL	1	1	17	0	1	17.2	23	12	10	10	6.11	3.71 (-65%)	93.8
1989	ATL	NL	0	1	12	0	0	9.1	8	5	4	5	4.82	3.71 (-30%)	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	5	1	52	3	1	76.2	93	36	20	64	4.23	3.86 (-9%)	2050.1
1991	ATL	NL	1	1	7	0	0	8.2	13	7	5	8	7.27	—	0.0
1991	NYN	NL	1	0	10	3	0	23.2	27	5	6	10	1.90	3.91 (+51%)	351.2
1993	TOR	AL	3	2	51	0	0	50.2	44	19	22	28	3.38	4.19 (+19%)	-27.1
1994	TOR	AL	5	2	41	0	1	68.0	66	19	28	43	2.51	4.51 (+44%)	-102.9
1995	TOR	AL	1	5	55	0	13	72.2	64	26	24	38	3.22	4.45 (+28%)	49.2
1996	TOR	AL	2	3	40	0	1	72.1	72	34	20	48	4.23	4.61 (+8%)	434.2
1996	CHA	AL	3	1	15	0	1	22.2	23	4	4	9	1.59	4.61 (+66%)	568.3
1997	CHA	AL	4	4	64	0	4	62.1	74	34	23	42	4.91	4.39 (-12%)	349.5
1998	CHA	AL	1	2	25	0	0	27.0	38	24	11	14	8.00	4.43 (-81%)	-1677.6
Career · 13 seasons			28	23	403	6	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	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	TOR	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	TOR	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	ATL	NL	12	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	52	7	1	1	1	5	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	ATL	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	NYN	NL	10	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	51	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	TOR	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TOR	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TOR	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHA	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHA	AL	64	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CHA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			403	13	1	1	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	5.1	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	3.1	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
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	190	5	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	213	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Tony Castillo — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	190	260.1	282	135	100	165	4.67
Away	213	266.1	273	95	79	168	3.21

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tony Castillo — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-06-19	CHW	MIN	—	0.2	1	3	3	2	0	1
1998-06-17	CHW	BOS	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1998-06-16	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998-06-12	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-06-07	CHW	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-06-05	CHW	CHC	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1998-05-27	CHW	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
1998-05-25	CHW	NYY	—	2.1	4	4	4	0	0	1
1998-05-24	CHW	DET	—	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	1
1998-05-19	CHW	BOS	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0

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

Position Diamond

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

Salary History

Tony Castillo's recorded salaries total $4,679,500 over 9 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Castillo's career ran from 1988 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1988.

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 recorded salary (partial)			$4,679,500

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Tony Castillo: the record in brief

Tony Castillo's major league career runs from a debut on August 14, 1988 to a final game on June 19, 1998. By club, Castillo's seasons break down as the Toronto Blue Jays (1988 to 1996), the Atlanta Braves (1989 through 1991), the New York Mets (1991), and the Chicago White Sox (1996 to 1998). Castillo, born on March 1, 1963, in Quibor, Lara, Venezuela, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 177 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Castillo's full given name, per the bio, is Antonio Jose Castillo.

Castillo pitched in 403 games, starting 6, and finished with a 28-23 record and 3.93 ERA. The same table counts 333 strikeouts and 22 saves. That 3.93 ERA compares with a 4.18 league average across the same seasons, 6.0% better. 1990 brought Castillo a season-high 5 wins. The most saves in one season was 13, in 1995.

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 hit.
What teams did Tony Castillo play for?: Tony Castillo played for 4 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1988–1989, 1993–1996), the Atlanta Braves (1989–1991), the New York Mets (1991), and the Chicago White Sox (1996–1998).
What were Tony Castillo's career stats?: In 403 games, Tony Castillo went 28-23 with a 3.93 ERA, 333 strikeouts, 526.2 innings pitched, and 22 saves.
How much did Tony Castillo earn in his career?: Tony Castillo's recorded salaries total $4,679,500 over 9 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Castillo's career ran from 1988 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1988.
What was Tony Castillo's salary?: Tony Castillo's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $71,500, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.
What position did Tony Castillo play?: Tony Castillo played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tony Castillo and how much did he weigh?: Tony Castillo was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 177 pounds.
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.
Is Tony Castillo in the Hall of Fame?: No. Tony Castillo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.