Pitcher · 2023
Max Castillo
- Age
- 24
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 280 lb
- Number
- #68
- Born
- May 4, 1999 in Caracas, Venezuela
- MLB debut
- June 19, 2022
- dbWAR
- -.4 2 season(s)
- IP
- 20.1
- ERA
- 4.43
- FIP
- 5.32
- K/9
- 4.4
- FIP−
- 123 100 = avg
Max Castillo is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2023 he struck out 10 batters over 20.1 innings across 7 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 4.43 was 2.2% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 5th of 23 on his team, and 314th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.32 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 16.2% of swings (7.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 11.2%. 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, 2023.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4.43 | 5.32 | 1.43 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 102 | 123 | -0.1 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 5.95 | 5.17 | 1.35 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 150 | 130 | -0.3 |
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 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .154 | .281 | .154 | .206 | 12.5% |
| vs RHB | 57 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .327 | .411 | .571 | .422 | 10.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Max Castillo 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 2023.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 112 | 93.5 | 2,199 | 55.4% | 20.4% | |
| Slider | 108 | 83.6 | 2,397 | 40.7% | 20.4% | |
| Changeup | 89 | 87.1 | 1,584 | 31.5% | 10.9% | |
| Sinker | 33 | 93.1 | 2,153 | 45.5% | 0.0% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2023 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.