John Castino Stats

John Castino was born on Saturday, October 23, 1954, in Evanston, Illinois. Castino was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 6, 1979, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Castino baseball stats page.

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John Castino

John Castino Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#644)

John Castino Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#644)
 

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Birth Name:   John Anthony Castino
Nickname:   None
Born On:   10-23-1954  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Evanston, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   New Trier High School (Winnetka, IL)
College:   Rollins College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-06-1979 (Age 24)
Last Game:   05-07-1984
Draft:   1976 : 3rd Round (58th)
John Castino

John Castino Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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John Castino Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1979 25 Twins 148 393 49 112 13 8 5 0 52 27 0 72 22 2 1 9 .285 .331 .397
1980 26 Twins 150 546 67 165 17 7 13 0 64 29 1 67 21 3 0 15 .302 .336 .430
1981 27 Twins 101 381 41 102 13 9 6 0 36 18 3 52 7 2 1 3 .268 .301 .396
1982 28 Twins 117 410 48 99 12 6 6 0 37 36 1 51 3 2 2 11 .241 .304 .344
1983 29 Twins 142 563 83 156 30 4 11 0 57 62 1 54 10 4 1 11 .277 .348 .403
1984 30 Twins 8 27 5 12 1 0 0 0 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .444 .531 .481
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 666 2,320 293 646 86 34 41 0 249 177 8 298 63 13 5 51 .278 .329 .398
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John Castino Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1979 Twins 3B 143 106 3,030 376 2.6 362 85 277 14 31 n/a n/a n/a .963 3.23
1979 Twins SS 5 2 87 16 3.2 15 6 9 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .938 4.66
1980 Twins 3B 138 135 3,581 463 3.4 445 105 340 18 34 n/a n/a n/a .961 3.36
1980 Twins SS 18 11 374 82 4.6 78 23 55 4 14 n/a n/a n/a .951 5.63
1981 Twins 2B 4 3 69 23 5.8 22 10 12 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .957 8.61
1981 Twins 3B 98 97 2,579 318 3.2 310 86 224 8 24 n/a n/a n/a .975 3.25
1982 Twins 2B 96 86 2,302 423 4.4 421 193 228 2 63 n/a n/a n/a .995 4.94
1982 Twins 3B 21 20 513 77 3.7 75 25 50 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .974 3.95
1982 Twins CF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1982 Twins LF 5 4 90 11 2.2 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.30
1983 Twins 2B 132 132 3,513 714 5.4 707 301 406 7 94 n/a n/a n/a .990 5.43
1983 Twins 3B 8 7 187 40 5.0 39 15 24 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 5.63
1984 Twins 3B 8 8 201 20 2.5 20 8 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.69
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
3B Totals 416 373 10,091 1,294 3.1 1,251 324 927 43 97 n/a n/a n/a .967 3.35
2B Totals 232 221 5,884 1,160 5.0 1,150 504 646 10 162 n/a n/a n/a .991 5.28
SS Totals 23 13 461 98 4.3 93 29 64 5 17 n/a n/a n/a .949 5.45
LF Totals 5 4 90 11 2.2 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.30
CF Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
6 Years 679 612 16,529 2,564 3.8 2,506 869 1,637 58 276 n/a n/a n/a .977 4.09
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John Castino Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1979 Twins 5 2 .714 11 4 0 78.6 5.5 7.6 - - -
1980 Twins 7 5 .583 1 0 0 42.0 8.1 8.5 - - -
1981 Twins 4 5 .444 1 0 0 63.5 7.3 10.6 - - -
1982 Twins 2 5 .286 0 0 1 68.3 8.0 11.1 - - -
1983 Twins 4 2 .667 3 0 1 51.2 10.4 9.9 - - -
1984 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 13.5 9.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 22 19 .537 16 4 2 56.6 7.8 9.3 - - -
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John Castino Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1979 Minnesota Twins 2 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Minnesota Twins 2 $30,000.00 - -
1981 Minnesota Twins 2 $32,500.00 - -
1982 Minnesota Twins 2 Undetermined - -
1983 Minnesota Twins 2 Undetermined - -
1984 Minnesota Twins 2 $600,000.00 - -


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