What years did Roy Castleton play?

Roy Castleton played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1910.

Was Roy Castleton a pitcher?

Yes. Roy Castleton pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 13 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roy Castleton hit?

Roy Castleton hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Roy Castleton's career batting average?

Roy Castleton batted .154 over his career, with 2 hits in 13 at bats.

What was Roy Castleton's career ERA?

Roy Castleton finished with a 2.68 career ERA, going 3-4 with 13 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Roy Castleton have?

Roy Castleton recorded 13 career strikeouts.

Roy Castleton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1910)

Roy Castleton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1910 for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 4 seasons. Across 11 career appearances, he went 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 13 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 September 8, 2026

W–L 3–4

ERA 2.68

WHIP 1.26

SO 13

Pitcher PIV -641.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 167 lb
Born: 7/26/1885 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Died: 6/24/1967 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1907-04-16
Last Game: 1910-05-29

Full name: Royal Eugene Castleton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Roy Castleton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	4	11	5	3	0	0	43.7	40	13	1	15	13	2.68	-641.0

Career ERA 2.68 vs. league average 2.61 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Roy Castleton — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1907	NYA	AL	1	1	3	2	1	16.0	11	5	3	3	2.81	2.50 (-13%)	-272.0
1909	CIN	NL	1	1	4	1	1	14.0	14	3	6	5	1.93	2.55 (+24%)	-243.2
1910	CIN	NL	1	2	4	2	1	13.7	15	5	6	5	3.29	2.79 (-18%)	-125.8
Career · 3 seasons			3	4	11	5	3	43.2	40	13	15	13	2.68	—	-641

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

Roy Castleton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
11	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.154	.214	.154	.368	0

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .310 across their career seasons — 30.8% below league average.

Career SLG .154 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 51.3% below league average.

Career OPS .368 vs. league average .626 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roy Castleton — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1907	NYA	AL	3	5	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	CIN	NL	4	3	2	2	1	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	CIN	NL	4	5	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			11	13	2	2	1	2	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Roy Castleton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	9	13	2	2	0	0	.154
Away	2	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Roy Castleton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	40.0	40	3	11	12	0.68
Away	2	3.0	1	1	3	1	3.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roy Castleton — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1910-05-29	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1910-05-19	CIN	NY1	W	1	0	0	0	0
1910-05-15	CIN	BRO	W	3	0	0	0	1
1910-04-16	CIN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-25	CIN	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-21	CIN	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-06	CIN	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1909-06-09	CIN	BSN	W	3	2	2	1	0
1907-10-02	NYY	CHW	W	2	0	0	0	0
1907-09-28	NYY	SLA	L	3	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Roy Castleton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1910-05-29	CIN	STL	L	1.2	3	2	0	0	1	0
1910-05-19	CIN	NY1	—	2.0	5	1	1	0	1	0
1910-05-15	CIN	BRO	W	9.0	5	1	1	5	3	0
1910-04-16	CIN	CHC	L	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1909-07-25	CIN	STL	L	2.0	2	3	0	2	0	0
1909-07-21	CIN	BSN	—	2.0	0	1	1	2	1	0
1909-07-06	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1909-06-09	CIN	BSN	W	9.0	11	2	0	1	4	0
1907-10-02	NYY	CHW	W	6.0	7	3	0	1	2	1
1907-09-28	NYY	SLA	L	9.0	5	3	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roy Castleton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	5	0	14	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roy Castleton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	A	DP
1907	NYA	P	3	2	5	0
1909	CIN	P	4	1	5	1
1910	CIN	P	4	2	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Roy Castleton — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	11

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Castleton

What years did Roy Castleton play?: Roy Castleton played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1910.
Was Roy Castleton a pitcher?: Yes. Roy Castleton pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 13 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Castleton hit?: Roy Castleton hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Roy Castleton's career batting average?: Roy Castleton batted .154 over his career, with 2 hits in 13 at bats.
What was Roy Castleton's career ERA?: Roy Castleton finished with a 2.68 career ERA, going 3-4 with 13 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Roy Castleton have?: Roy Castleton recorded 13 career strikeouts.