Pete Castiglione
Peter Paul Castiglione
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 13, 1921 in Greenwich, CT
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1947
Final Game: April 25, 1954
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1947 26 PIT NL 13 52 50 6 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 .280 .308 .280 .588 55 14 0 0 0 6
1948 27 PIT NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /6
1949 28 PIT NL 118 477 448 57 120 20 2 6 43 2 20 43 .268 .299 .362 .661 75 162 4 0 9 56/O
1950 29 PIT NL 94 294 263 29 67 10 3 3 22 1 23 23 .255 .317 .350 .667 73 92 7 1 7 56/43
1951 30 PIT NL 132 533 482 62 126 19 4 7 42 2 2 34 28 .261 .311 .361 .672 78 174 9 1 16 56
1952 31 PIT NL 67 235 214 27 57 9 1 4 18 3 3 17 8 .266 .323 .374 .697 91 80 2 1 3 5/3O
1953 32 TOT NL 112 227 211 23 42 4 1 4 24 1 1 7 19 .199 .228 .284 .513 33 60 7 1 8 5/46
1953 32 PIT NL 45 172 159 14 33 2 1 4 21 1 1 5 14 .208 .236 .308 .545 41 49 4 1 7 5
1953 32 STL NL 67 55 52 9 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .173 .204 .212 .415 8 11 3 0 1 5/46
1954 33 STL NL 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
8 Seasons 545 1820 1670 205 426 62 11 24 150 10 6 103 126 .255 .300 .349 .648 71 582 29 4 43 0
162 Game Avg. 162 541 496 61 127 18 3 7 45 3 31 37 .255 .300 .349 .648 71 173 9 1 13
PIT (7 yrs) 473 1765 1618 195 417 60 11 24 147 10 6 101 121 .258 .303 .353 .656 74 571 26 4 42
STL (2 yrs) 72 55 52 10 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .173 .204 .212 .415 8 11 3 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1947 26 PIT NL 52 36 4 3.0 108 .311 .280 .278 .308 .353 .280 .412 .588 .765 55 .305 -3.4 -0.3 .444 .040 .000
1948 27 PIT NL 2 2 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .272 .000 .346 .000 .402 .000 .748 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .500 .000 .0
1949 28 PIT NL 477 341 48 3.8 106 .286 .268 .273 .299 .347 .362 .408 .661 .755 75 .412 -17.5 -1.7 .554 .143 .094 3.0
1950 29 PIT NL 294 210 29 3.7 111 .270 .255 .273 .317 .350 .350 .423 .667 .774 73 .388 -10.9 -1.1 .576 .186 .095 1.5
1951 30 PIT NL 533 383 54 3.8 106 .266 .261 .271 .311 .345 .361 .410 .672 .756 78 .420 -16.2 -1.6 .569 .170 .100 3.1
1952 31 PIT NL 235 165 25 4.0 99 .262 .266 .264 .323 .337 .374 .393 .697 .730 91 .489 -2.8 -0.3 .605 .187 .107 3.4
1953 32 TOT NL 227 185 13 1.9 109 .202 .199 .273 .228 .344 .284 .426 .513 .770 33 .149 -21.6 -2.1 .384 .118 .085 1.6
1953 32 PIT NL 172 138 11 2.1 109 .206 .208 .273 .236 .344 .308 .425 .545 .769 41 .180 -14.5 -1.4 .420 .132 .101 1.6
1953 32 STL NL 55 47 2 1.1 110 .191 .173 .274 .204 .345 .212 .427 .415 .773 8 .065 -7.1 -0.7 .283 .077 .038
8 Seasons 1820 1322 173 3.5 106 .264 .255 .271 .300 .346 .349 .412 .648 .757 71 .381 -72.9 -7.2 .542 .157 .093 14.1
162 Game Avg. 541 393 51 3.5 106 .264 .255 .271 .300 .346 .349 .412 .648 .757 71 .381 -72.9 -7.2 .542 .157 .093 4
PIT (7 yrs) 1765 1275 171 3.6 106 .267 .258 .271 .303 .346 .353 .411 .656 .757 74 .393 -65.8 -6.5 .552 .160 .095 14.1
STL (2 yrs) 55 47 2 1.1 110 .191 .173 .274 .204 .345 .212 .427 .415 .773 8 .065 -7.1 -0.7 .283 .077 .038

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1947 26 PIT NL 52 0.0% 9.6% 3.9% 0.0% 0% 2.50 10.0 50.0 87%
1948 27 PIT NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1949 28 PIT NL 477 1.3% 9.0% 4.2% 5.9% 23% 2.15 10.4 74.7 10.4 84%
1950 29 PIT NL 294 1.0% 7.8% 7.8% 5.4% 24% 1.00 11.4 87.7 12.0 81%
1951 30 PIT NL 533 1.3% 5.3% 6.4% 5.6% 24% 0.82 17.2 68.9 11.5 84%
1952 31 PIT NL 235 1.7% 3.4% 7.2% 6.0% 25% 0.47 26.8 53.5 11.9 86%
1953 32 TOT NL 227 1.8% 8.4% 3.1% 4.0% 21% 2.71 11.1 52.8 8.8 83%
1953 32 PIT NL 172 2.3% 8.1% 2.9% 4.1% 21% 2.80 11.4 39.8 7.6 82%
1953 32 STL NL 55 0.0% 9.1% 3.6% 3.6% 22% 2.50 10.4 17.3 85%
8 Seasons 1820 1.3% 6.9% 5.7% 5.3% 23% 1.22 13.3 69.6 11.1 84%
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 26 13 52 50 6 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 .280 .308 .280 .588 55 14 0 0 0
1948 27 17 54 52 6 14 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 .269 .296 .269 .566 49 14 0 0 0
1949 28 135 531 500 63 134 20 2 6 44 3 22 48 .268 .299 .352 .651 72 176 4 0 9
1950 29 229 825 763 92 201 30 5 9 66 4 45 71 .263 .305 .351 .657 73 268 11 1 16
1951 30 361 1358 1245 154 327 49 9 16 108 6 2 79 99 .263 .308 .355 .663 75 442 20 2 32
1952 31 428 1593 1459 181 384 58 10 20 126 9 5 96 107 .263 .310 .358 .668 77 522 22 3 35
1953 32 540 1820 1670 204 426 62 11 24 150 10 6 103 126 .255 .300 .349 .648 71 582 29 4 43
1954 33 545 1820 1670 205 426 62 11 24 150 10 6 103 126 .255 .300 .349 .648 71 582 29 4 43 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1947 26 14 54 52 6 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 .269 .296 .269 .566 4 13
1948 27 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1949 28 123 482 462 56 121 20 2 6 42 2 20 45 .262 .293 .353 .645 48 118
1950 29 98 296 272 28 67 10 3 3 21 1 23 24 .246 .307 .338 .646 28 94
1951 30 137 534 498 62 128 19 4 7 42 2 35 29 .257 .307 .353 .661 54 132
1952 31 70 243 224 29 60 9 1 4 19 3 18 8 .268 .325 .371 .696 27 67
1953 32 116 227 219 23 43 4 1 4 24 1 7 20 .196 .225 .279 .503 14 112
7 Seasons 562 1838 1729 204 433 62 11 24 149 10 105 131 .250 .295 .341 .636 175 540
162 Game Avg. 162 530 498 59 125 18 3 7 43 3 30 38 .250 .295 .341 .636 50 540

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1951 NL--16--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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