Luis
Castillo
PAge : 33Throws : R
#58
Luis Castillo
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2017-06-23
Born in : Bani, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 5.85 | 130.2 | 112 | 1.49 | |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8.42 | 31.0 | 26 | 1.81 |
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners | 20 | 3 | 9 | 5.06 | 99.2 | 86 | 1.39 |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners | 32 | 11 | 8 | 3.54 | 180.2 | 162 | 1.18 |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners | 30 | 11 | 12 | 3.64 | 175.1 | 175 | 1.17 |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3.34 | 197.0 | 219 | 1.10 |
| 2022 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2.99 | 150.1 | 167 | 1.08 | |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3.17 | 65.1 | 77 | 1.10 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2.86 | 85.0 | 90 | 1.07 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 8 | 16 | 3.98 | 187.2 | 192 | 1.36 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3.21 | 70.0 | 89 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3.40 | 190.2 | 226 | 1.14 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 10 | 12 | 4.30 | 169.2 | 165 | 1.22 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3.12 | 89.1 | 98 | 1.07 |
| Career totals | 272 | 88 | 95 | 3.75 | 1541.1 | 1605 | 1.20 | |
ContractChicago White Sox payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 5 yrs · 2023–2027
- Total value
- 108.0 M$
- AAV
- 21.60 M$
2026
24.15 M$
Guaranteed
2027
24.15 M$
Guaranteed
2028
25.00 M$
Vesting
Full no-trade clause from 2023-2025. $1M assignment bonus if traded after 2025.
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.85
FIP
5.04
xFIP
4.67
ERA-
148
WHIP
1.49
K%
18.9 %
BB%
7.4 %
Strikeouts
112
Innings
130.7
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Strikeouts
124
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-16)
- 20233.3 WAR · 3.0 per full season
- 20242.3 WAR · 2.4 per full season
- 20252.7 WAR · 2.7 per full season
- 20260.3 WAR · 0.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
-31 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
77
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 76
- CTL
- Control
- 81
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 62
- STA
- Stamina
- 83
- DUR
- Durability
- 83
- EX
- Experience
- 81
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.3
#144 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
18 / 100
#136 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
3 / 100
Surplus $-19.8M · salary $22.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.04 · RA9-WAR: -1.6
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.2 mi/h
65th percentile
K%
18.9 %
30th percentile
BB%
7.4 %
62th percentile
xERA
5.02
19th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.341
19th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.6 %
17th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CWS | 0.3 | 18 | 77 | 95.2 | 18.9 | 7.4 | 5.02 | .341 |
| 2025 | SEA | 2.7 | 69 | 83 | 95.0 | 21.7 | 6.2 | 4.04 | .312 |
| 2024 | SEA | 2.3 | 73 | 85 | 95.6 | 24.3 | 6.5 | 3.99 | .313 |
| 2023 | SEA | 3.3 | 89 | 87 | 96.3 | 27.3 | 7.0 | 3.82 | .302 |
| 2022 | SEA | 3.7 | 85 | 86 | 97.1 | 27.2 | 7.3 | 3.34 | .288 |
| 2021 | CIN | 3.9 | 79 | 84 | 97.1 | 23.9 | 9.3 | 3.60 | .293 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | @ KC | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.85 |
| Sep 20 | vs DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.62 |
| Sep 12 | @ STL | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5.67 |
| Sep 3 | @ HOU | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5.57 |
| Aug 28 | @ MIN | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.31 |
| Aug 22 | vs NYM | 2.2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5.19 |
| Aug 17 | @ CHC | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.99 |
| Aug 12 | vs CIN | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4.96 |
| Aug 6 | @ BOS | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.30 |
| Jul 28 | @ LAD | 5.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5.06 |