Pitcher · 2017
Simon Castro
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #55
- Born
- April 9, 1988 in San Jose de los Llanos, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- July 5, 2013
- dbWAR
- .1 2 season(s)
- IP
- 37.0
- ERA
- 4.38
- FIP
- 5.02
- K/9
- 8.5
- FIP−
- 115 100 = avg
Simon Castro is a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. In 2017 he struck out 35 batters over 37.0 innings across 26 appearances, going 1-3. His ERA of 4.38 was level with the league average of 4.36 — 11th of 21 on his team, and 286th of 527 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.02 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 18.0% of swings (7.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.9%. His -0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2017.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | 0 | 37.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 4.38 | 5.02 | 1.24 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 100 | 115 | -0.1 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6.10 | 3.13 | 1.55 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 154 | 79 | 0.2 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 71 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 18 | .180 | .296 | .361 | .294 | 25.4% |
| vs RHB | 82 | 75 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .280 | .329 | .520 | .360 | 20.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Simon Castro throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2017.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 434 | 93.6 | 2,292 | 46.5% | 15.0% | |
| Slider | 155 | 84.4 | 2,097 | 45.2% | 27.3% |
Head to head
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Similar players
Nearest 2017 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.