Nicholas
Castellanos
RFAge : 34Bats : R
#21
Nick Castellanos
#21RF
San Diego Padres
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 92 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2013-09-01
Born in : Hialeah, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego Padres | 39 | 115 | 22 | 4 | 20 | .191 | .560 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 547 | 137 | 17 | 72 | .250 | .694 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 162 | 606 | 154 | 23 | 86 | .254 | .742 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 157 | 626 | 170 | 29 | 106 | .272 | .787 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 524 | 138 | 13 | 62 | .263 | .694 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 531 | 164 | 34 | 100 | .309 | .938 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 218 | 49 | 14 | 34 | .225 | .784 |
| 2019 | 151 | 615 | 178 | 27 | 73 | .289 | .862 | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 51 | 212 | 68 | 16 | 36 | .321 | 1.002 |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers | 100 | 403 | 110 | 11 | 37 | .273 | .790 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 620 | 185 | 23 | 89 | .298 | .854 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 614 | 167 | 26 | 101 | .272 | .810 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 110 | 411 | 117 | 18 | 58 | .285 | .827 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 549 | 140 | 15 | 73 | .255 | .722 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 533 | 138 | 11 | 66 | .259 | .700 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .556 |
| Career totals | 1727 | 6527 | 1764 | 254 | 940 | .270 | .781 | |
ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Not 40 man
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
50
wOBA
.239
xwOBA
.285
OPS
.560
AVG
.191
OBP
.221
HR
4
RBI
20
SB
2
PA
122
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-2.3
Home runs
11
2026 WAR
-0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-12)
- 20231.3 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
- 2025-0.7 WAR · -0.7 per full season
- 2026-0.9 WAR
Outlook, age included
-27 · 34 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
50
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 71
- POW
- Power
- 74
- EYE
- Eye
- 50
- SPD
- Speed
- 71
- FLD
- Fielding
- 35
- DUR
- Durability
- 63
- EX
- Experience
- 92
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
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.
Avg exit velocity
87.7 mi/h
29th percentile
Max exit velocity
108.7 mi/h
20th percentile
Barrels
8.4 %
55th percentile
Hard-hit
37.3 %
34th percentile
xBA
.244
43th percentile
Bat speed
69.7 mi/h
20th percentile
Sprint speed
27.2 pi/s
46th percentile
Outs above average
-4
24th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SD | -0.9 | 4 | 50 | 87.7 | 108.7 | 8.4 | 37.3 | .244 |
| 2025 | PHI | -0.7 | 3 | 59 | 87.8 | 110.2 | 7.6 | 34.5 | .242 |
| 2024 | PHI | 0.1 | 21 | 71 | 88.4 | 113.1 | 8.1 | 38.2 | .268 |
| 2023 | PHI | 1.3 | 30 | 66 | 88.9 | 111.2 | 10.3 | 43.2 | .255 |
| 2022 | PHI | -0.2 | 9 | 69 | 87.5 | 110.1 | 6.6 | 35.1 | .250 |
| 2021 | CIN | 3.7 | 82 | 81 | 89.8 | 111.9 | 10.6 | 46.9 | .287 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | @ WSH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .191 |
| May 27 | vs PHI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| May 26 | vs PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| May 25 | vs PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 |
| May 24 | vs ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| May 23 | vs ATH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .192 |
| May 22 | vs ATH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| May 20 | vs LAD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| May 19 | vs LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 |
| May 18 | vs LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 |