What years did Starlin Castro play?

Starlin Castro played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2021.

Was Starlin Castro a pitcher?

No. Starlin Castro was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Starlin Castro hit?

Starlin Castro hit 138 career home runs with 1722 hits.

Starlin Castro

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2021)

AVG .280

HR 138

RBI 678

H 1,722

OPS .732

PIV 386

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 218 lb
Born: 3/24/1990 in Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2010-05-07
Last Game: 2021-07-11
Awards: 4× All-Star

Full name: Starlin DeJesus Castro

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,573	6,148	698	1,722	319	40	138	678	89	338	1,108	.280	.319	.412	.732	386

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .412 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .732 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	CHN	NL	125	463	53	139	31	5	3	41	10	29	71	.300	.257 (+17%)	.325 (+6%)	.402 (+1%)	.728 (+4%)	297.9
2011	CHN	NL	158	674	91	207	36	9	10	66	22	35	96	.307	.255 (+20%)	.320 (+6%)	.399 (+8%)	.719 (+7%)	890.8
2012	CHN	NL	162	646	78	183	29	12	14	78	25	36	100	.283	.254 (+11%)	.318 (+1%)	.405 (+6%)	.724 (+4%)	367.5
2013	CHN	NL	161	666	59	163	34	2	10	44	9	30	129	.245	.253 (-3%)	.317 (-11%)	.396 (-13%)	.714 (-12%)	-1260.0
2014	CHN	NL	134	528	58	154	33	1	14	65	4	35	100	.292	.251 (+16%)	.313 (+8%)	.386 (+13%)	.700 (+11%)	1084.8
2015	CHN	NL	151	547	52	145	23	2	11	69	5	21	91	.265	.254 (+4%)	.316 (-6%)	.404 (-7%)	.721 (-7%)	-654.8
2016	NYA	AL	151	577	63	156	29	1	21	70	4	24	118	.270	.255 (+6%)	.321 (-7%)	.417 (+4%)	.738 (-1%)	-190.2
2017	NYA	AL	112	443	66	133	18	1	16	63	2	23	93	.300	.254 (+18%)	.324 (+4%)	.425 (+7%)	.750 (+6%)	458.5
2018	MIA	NL	154	593	76	165	32	2	12	54	6	48	124	.278	.247 (+12%)	.318 (+3%)	.409 (-2%)	.727 (avg)	0.4
2019	MIA	NL	162	636	68	172	31	4	22	86	2	28	111	.270	.252 (+7%)	.322 (-7%)	.434 (avg)	.757 (-3%)	-471.1
2020	WAS	NL	16	60	9	16	3	1	2	4	0	3	13	.267	.244 (+9%)	.321 (-6%)	.417 (+8%)	.739 (+2%)	-2.7
2021	WAS	NL	87	315	25	89	20	0	3	38	0	26	62	.283	.243 (+16%)	.317 (+5%)	.410 (-9%)	.727 (-3%)	-135.3
Career · 12 seasons			1,573	6,148	698	1,722	319	40	138	678	89	338	1,108	.280	—	—	—	—	386

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
22	84	7	17	4	0	1	3	3	15	.202

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	ALCS	NYA	7	24	2	5	1	0	0	1	8	.208
2017	ALDS1	NYA	5	22	3	6	2	0	1	1	5	.273
2017	ALWC	NYA	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2015	NLCS	CHN	4	16	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	.125
2015	NLDS1	CHN	4	14	2	4	0	1	1	1	0	.286
2015	NLWC	CHN	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	795	3007	375	852	73	365	.283
Away	778	3141	323	870	65	313	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2021-07-11	WAS	SFG	L	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
2021-07-10	WAS	SFG	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
2021-07-09	WAS	SFG	L	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
2021-07-08	WAS	SDP	L	3	1	2	1	1	0	0
2021-07-07	WAS	SDP	W	6	1	2	1	3	0	0
2021-07-06	WAS	SDP	L	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
2021-07-05	WAS	SDP	W	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
2021-07-04	WAS	LAD	L	4	0	2	1	1	0	0
2021-07-03	WAS	LAD	L	3	1	2	0	0	1	1
2021-07-02	WAS	LAD	L	2	1	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	580	560	917	1323	53	285
3B	130	126	79	233	16	25
SS	851	842	1253	2380	138	464

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2010	CHN	SS	123	121	183	334	27	74
2011	CHN	SS	158	158	267	446	29	82
2012	CHN	SS	162	161	266	465	27	97
2013	CHN	SS	159	159	238	416	22	77
2014	CHN	SS	133	133	148	386	15	74
2015	CHN	2B	38	29	47	85	6	20
2015	CHN	SS	109	104	143	323	18	58
2016	NYA	2B	150	143	221	377	12	70
2016	NYA	SS	3	3	6	6	0	2
2017	NYA	2B	109	108	175	226	11	46
2018	MIA	2B	150	149	271	349	12	77
2019	MIA	2B	117	115	177	249	9	63
2019	MIA	3B	45	42	27	76	4	8
2019	MIA	SS	3	2	2	3	0	0
2020	WAS	2B	16	16	26	37	3	9
2021	WAS	3B	85	84	52	157	12	17
2021	WAS	SS	1	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	580
Third Base	130
Shortstop	851
Designated Hitter	2

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-08-07
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-04-03

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$7,857,142
2015	CHN	NL	$6,857,143
2014	CHN	NL	$5,000,000
2013	CHN	NL	$5,857,143
2012	CHN	NL	$567,000
2011	CHN	NL	$440,000
Total Career Earnings			$26,578,428

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	1.0	448	0
2010	Rookie of the Year	NL	5th	3.0	160	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Starlin Castro

What years did Starlin Castro play?: Starlin Castro played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2021.
Was Starlin Castro a pitcher?: No. Starlin Castro was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Starlin Castro hit?: Starlin Castro hit 138 career home runs with 1722 hits.