Vinny Castilla

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca, Mexico mx

High School: Carlos Gracita Institute (Oaxaca, Mexico)

School: Benito Suarez University (Oaxaca, Mexico)

Debut: September 1, 1991 (Age 24-059d, 13,637th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2006 (Age 39-086d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Agents: Eric Goldschmidt

Full Name: Vinicio (Soria) Castilla

Pronunciation: \cass-TEE-yah\

2x All-Star
3x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.3

AB

6822

R

902

H

1884

BA

.276

HR

320

RBI

1105

SB

OBP

.321

SLG

.476

OPS

.797

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
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
1987	19	SLT	AAA																										SLT · MEX
1987			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Mexico)
1988	20	SLT,MVA	AAA																										SLT,MVA · MEX
1988			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Mexico)
1989	21	SLT	AAA																										SLT · MEX
1989			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Mexico)
1990	22	ATL-min	A,AA	139	567	509	67	131	20	3	13	69	6	9	41	77	.257	.322	.385	.707		196		10	1	6	4		SUM,GRV · SALL,SOUL
1991	23	ATL-min	AA,AAA	133	538	499	59	124	24	7	14	80	1	2	23	67	.248	.284	.409	.692		204	8	5	2	9	3		GRV,RMD · SOUL,IL
1991	23	ATL	NL	12	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
1992	24	ATL-min	AAA	127	483	449	49	113	29	1	7	44	1	2	21	68	.252	.288	.367	.655		165	19	4	3	6	1		RMD · IL
1992	24	ATL	NL	9	18	16	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.250	.333	.313	.646	79	5	0	1	0	0	1	/56
1993	25	COL	NL	105	357	337	36	86	9	7	9	30	2	5	13	45	.255	.283	.404	.686	71	136	10	2	0	5	4	6
1994	26	COL-min	AAA	22	90	78	13	19	6	1	1	11	0	0	7	11	.244	.303	.385	.688		30	6	1	1	3	0		CSP · PCL
1994	26	COL	NL	52	141	130	16	43	11	1	3	18	2	1	7	23	.331	.357	.500	.857	107	65	3	0	1	3	1	64/53
1995	27	COL	NL	139	571	527	82	163	34	2	32	90	2	8	30	87	.309	.347	.564	.911	113	297	15	4	4	6	2	*5/6	AS,MVP-18,SS
1996	28	COL	NL	160	673	629	97	191	34	0	40	113	7	2	35	88	.304	.343	.548	.892	112	345	20	5	0	4	7	*5
1997	29	COL	NL	159	668	612	94	186	25	2	40	113	2	4	44	108	.304	.356	.547	.904	115	335	17	8	0	4	9	*5	MVP-22,SS
1998	30	COL	NL	162	697	645	108	206	28	4	46	144	5	9	40	89	.319	.362	.589	.951	127	380	24	6	0	6	7	*5/6	AS,MVP-11,SS
1999	31	COL	NL	158	674	615	83	169	24	1	33	102	2	3	53	75	.275	.331	.478	.809	84	294	15	1	0	5	7	*5
2000	32	TBD-min	AAA	2	8	8	1	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.875	1.250		7	0	0	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2000	32	TBD	AL	85	354	331	22	73	9	1	6	42	1	2	14	41	.221	.254	.308	.562	43	102	9	3	0	6	3	5
2001	33	TOT	MLB	146	581	538	69	140	34	1	25	91	1	4	35	108	.260	.308	.467	.775	94	251	22	4	0	4	3	*5/6
2001	33	TBD	AL	24	97	93	7	20	6	0	2	9	0	0	3	22	.215	.247	.344	.592	56	32	3	1	0	0	0	5
2001	33	HOU	NL	122	484	445	62	120	28	1	23	82	1	4	32	86	.270	.320	.492	.812	101	219	19	3	0	4	3	*5/6
2002	34	ATL	NL	143	578	543	56	126	23	2	12	61	4	1	22	69	.232	.268	.348	.616	60	189	22	7	0	6	4	*5
2003	35	ATL	NL	147	578	542	65	150	28	3	22	76	1	2	26	86	.277	.310	.461	.771	97	250	22	3	1	6	3	*5
2004	36	COL	NL	148	648	583	93	158	43	3	35	131	0	0	51	113	.271	.332	.535	.867	109	312	22	6	0	8	6	*5	MVP-23
2005	37	WSN	NL	142	549	494	53	125	36	1	12	66	4	2	43	82	.253	.319	.403	.722	93	199	16	7	1	4	7	*5
2006	38	COL-min	AAA,FgW	17	70	61	11	18	4	0	1	7	0	0	6	10	.295	.386	.410	.796		25	2	3	0	0	0		CSP,HRM · PCL,MXPW
2006	38	TOT	NL	87	291	275	26	63	10	0	5	27	0	0	9	49	.229	.258	.320	.578	53	88	7	3	0	4	0	5/3
2006	38	SDP	NL	72	269	254	24	59	10	0	4	23	0	0	9	46	.232	.260	.319	.579	54	81	5	2	0	4	0	5
2006	38	COL	NL	15	22	21	2	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	3	.190	.227	.333	.561	37	7	2	1	0	0	0	/35
2007	39	HRM	FgW	18	74	63	9	22	3	0	5	21	0	1	7	8	.349	.405	.635	1.040		40	3	1	0	3	0		HRM · MXPW
2008	40	HRM	FgW	7	31	28	4	6	1	0	2	6	0	0	3	3	.214	.290	.464	.755		13	2	0	0	0	0		HRM · MXPW
2009	41	HRM	FgW	30	134	113	16	33	7	0	7	27	0	0	16	16	.292	.396	.540	.935		61	6	4	0	1	1		HRM · MXPW
2010	42	HRM	FgW	3	12	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.083	.083	.083	.167		1	0	0	0	0	0		HRM · MXPW
16 Yrs				1854	7384	6822	902	1884	349	28	320	1105	33	43	423	1069	.276	.321	.476	.797	95	3249	224	60	8	71	64
162 Game Avg.				162	645	596	79	165	30	2	28	97	3	4	37	93	.276	.321	.476	.797	95	284	20	5	1	6	6
				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
COL (9 yrs)				1098	4451	4099	611	1206	208	20	239	745	22	32	273	631	.294	.340	.530	.870	106	2171	128	33	5	41	43
ATL (4 yrs)				311	1180	1106	123	281	52	5	34	138	5	3	49	161	.254	.289	.402	.692	78	445	44	11	2	12	8
TBD (2 yrs)				109	451	424	29	93	15	1	8	51	1	2	17	63	.219	.253	.316	.569	46	134	12	4	0	6	3
SDP (1 yr)				72	269	254	24	59	10	0	4	23	0	0	9	46	.232	.260	.319	.579	54	81	5	2	0	4	0
WSN (1 yr)				142	549	494	53	125	36	1	12	66	4	2	43	82	.253	.319	.403	.722	93	199	16	7	1	4	7
HOU (1 yr)				122	484	445	62	120	28	1	23	82	1	4	32	86	.270	.320	.492	.812	101	219	19	3	0	4	3

NL (15 yrs)				1745	6933	6398	873	1791	334	27	312	1054	32	41	406	1006	.280	.325	.487	.812	98	3115	212	56	8	65	61
AL (2 yrs)				109	451	424	29	93	15	1	8	51	1	2	17	63	.219	.253	.316	.569	46	134	12	4	0	6	3

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Vinny Castilla

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Advanced Batting

Postseason Batting

All-Star Batting

Ratio Batting *

Win Probability *

Baserunning & Misc. Stats *

Situational Batting *

Pitch Summary -- Batting *

Cumulative Batting

Neutralized Batting

* - Disclaimer & Completeness Note

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