Ramón Castro

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 240lb (190cm, 108kg)

Born: March 1, 1976 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (17th) of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lino Padron Rivera (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico).

High Schools: Lino Padron Rivera (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico), Vega Baja (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico)

Debut: August 27, 1999 (Age 23-179d, 17,550th in major league history)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 9, 2011 (Age 35-130d)
vs. MIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Jaime Torres • Previously: Levinsons

Full Name: Ramón Abraham Castro

Pronunciation: \RA-mon\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

1426

338

.237

155

RBI

217

OBP

.310

SLG

.424

OPS

.734

OPS+

Summary of 67 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 18 go ahead

3 Tms
NYM	33
FLA	18
CHW	16

Platoon
vs RHP	46
vs LHP	21

Home/Road
Away	38
Home	29

Outs
2	25
0	24
1	18

26 Opps
ATL	7
MON/WSN	6
PHI	5
FLA	5
STL	4
COL	3
SFG	3
OAK	3
SDP	3
KCR	3
PIT	3
LAD	3
SEA	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
BOS	2
MIL	2
ARI	1
TBR	1
LAA	1
CIN	1
CHC	1
DET	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

62 Pitchers
Jason Marquis	2
Jeff Francis	2
Chris Seddon	2
Trey Hodges	2
Dontrelle Willis	2
Duaner Sánchez	1
D.J. Houlton	1
Felipe Lira	1
David Price	1
Rick Porcello	1
Carlos Zambrano	1
Scott Kazmir	1
Roger Clemens	1
Manny Aybar	1
Jeremy Sowers	1
Joe Blanton	1
Tim Drew	1
Jonathan Sánchez	1
Jerome Williams	1
Aaron Cook	1
Brett Myers	1
Mauro Zárate	1
Jake Peavy	1
Paul Shuey	1
Andy Pettitte	1
Chris Young	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Edinson Vólquez	1
Byung-Hyun Kim	1
Shawn Camp	1
Vin Mazzaro	1
Kyle Davies	1
Gio Gonzalez	1
Tim Wakefield	1
Rudy Seánez	1
Kevin Gryboski	1
Chuck James	1
Brian Rose	1
Alfredo Simón	1
Rick van den Hurk	1
Jeff Fassero	1
Liván Hernández	1
Billy Wagner	1
Chris Britton	1
Mike Gonzalez	1
Tyler Clippard	1
Dan Haren	1
Zach Duke	1
Doug Nickle	1
Jamey Wright	1
Ugueth Urbina	1
Josh Fogg	1
Bryan Bullington	1
Brett Anderson	1
Chris Smith	1
Billy Traber	1
Scott Stewart	1
Jason Bergmann	1
Dave Veres	1
Claudio Vargas	1
Russ Ortiz	1
Kyle Lohse	1

29 Parks
Shea Stad (NYC)	14
SunLife Stad (MIA)	11
Guaranteed (CHI)	6
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Est HBithorn (SJU)	1

Where Hit
7	47
78	14
8	3
89	2
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	13
5	13
3	12
2	12
1	8
6	6
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	63
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	12
-2-	7
12-	6
1-3	2
--3	1

103 RBI
RISP	16
0 on	39
1 on	20
2 on	8
Any on	28

Inning
2	13
3	4
4	12
5	6
6	12
7	9
8	6
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	17
4-6	30
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	4
+2	9
+1	10
Tied	13
-1	7
-2	5
-3	3
-4..	6

Ahead	33
Tied	13
Behind	21

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	10
1-2	9
1-0	8
0-0	8
2-1	8
1-1	8
3-2	4
3-1	4
0-1	4
2-0	3
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	64
PH	3

OrderPos
8th	28
7th	26
9th	7
6th	5
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	37

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-09-01	FLA	@	STL	Manny Aybar	behind 1-8	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	8	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1999-09-15	FLA	@	SFG	Russ Ortiz	behind 2-4	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.123	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2000-08-18	FLA	@	COL	Brian Rose	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	8	2	0.138	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); D. Lee Scores; A. Fox Scores
4	4	2	1	2000-09-18	FLA	@	MON	Felipe Lira	behind 3-4	t 6	2	---	5,(2-2) BCBCX	1	8	2	0.152	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2002-04-14	FLA		ATL	Jason Marquis	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	1	8	2	0.075	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	2	2	2002-04-14	FLA		ATL	Jason Marquis	ahead 5-0	b 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.024	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Á. González Scores
7	7	3	1	2002-05-02	FLA	@	STL	Dave Veres	behind 5-6	t 7	2	-2-	10,(3-2) BSFBFFBFFX	2	8	2	0.388	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Owens Scores
8	8	4	1	2002-06-24	FLA		PHI	Doug Nickle	behind 2-15	b 9	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	9	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); E. Owens Scores
9	9	5	1	2002-09-13	FLA		ATL	Trey Hodges	ahead 8-2	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	2	0.015	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	6	1	2002-09-25	FLA	@	MON	Tim Drew	ahead 5-2	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.035	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2003-04-27	FLA		STL	Jeff Fassero	behind 1-6	b 9	0	---	4,(1-2) .CBCX	1	7	2	0.011	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	2003-07-01	FLA		ATL	Trey Hodges	ahead 16-1	b 7	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cabrera Scores
13	13	3	1	2003-08-12	FLA		LAD	Paul Shuey	tied 4-4	b 13	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	2	0.464	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	4	1	2003-09-04	FLA		PIT	Mike Gonzalez	ahead 4-1	b 7	2	---	4,(1-2) ...BFCX	1	9	PH	0.034	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
15	15	5	1	2003-09-06	FLA	@	MON	Scott Stewart	ahead 10-2	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) ...BX	1	9	PH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2004-04-18	FLA	@	ATL	Kevin Gryboski	behind 0-2	t 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) ..CX	2	9	PH	0.293	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Redmond Scores
17	17	2	1	2004-04-29	FLA	@	SFG	Jerome Williams	ahead 2-1	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	2	0.139	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	3	1	2004-05-11	FLA	@	HOU	Roger Clemens	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	8	2	0.106	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2005-07-08	NYM	@	PIT	Josh Fogg	ahead 2-1	t 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.133	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	2005-07-21	NYM		SDP	Jake Peavy	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	1--	6,(2-2) BCFF*BX	2	8	2	0.167	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Mientkiewicz Scores
21	21	3	1	2005-07-27	NYM	@	COL	Jamey Wright	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.110	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	4	1	2005-08-13	NYM	@	LAD	D.J. Houlton	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	6,(1-2) CFFBFX	1	7	2	0.110	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
23	23	5	1	2005-08-20	NYM		WSN	Liván Hernández	tied 0-0	b 2	1	12-	3,(0-2) CSX	3	7	2	0.225	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); D. Wright Scores; M. Anderson Scores
24	24	6	1	2005-08-30	NYM		PHI	Ugueth Urbina	behind 3-4	b 8	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	2	0.535	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Wright Scores; V. Díaz Scores
25	25	7	1	2005-08-31	NYM		PHI	Brett Myers	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.098	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	8	1	2005-09-22	NYM		FLA	Dontrelle Willis	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	7	2	0.123	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2006-04-22	NYM	@	SDP	Chris Young	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	6,(2-2) BCFBFX	1	7	2	0.097	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
28	28	2	1	2006-05-27	NYM	@	FLA	Dontrelle Willis	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.112	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	3	1	2006-06-18	NYM		BAL	Chris Britton	ahead 4-3	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	2	0.113	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
30	30	4	1	2006-09-30	NYM	@	WSN	Jason Bergmann	ahead 9-0	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	7	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2007-04-08	NYM	@	ATL	Kyle Davies	tied 1-1	t 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	8	2	0.108	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	2	1	2007-04-19	NYM	@	FLA	Rick van den Hurk	ahead 5-2	t 3	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	7	2	0.109	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); S. Green Scores
33	33	3	1	2007-04-21	NYM		ATL	Chuck James	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	1--	3,(1-1) *B1FX	2	6	2	0.126	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Beltrán Scores
34	34	4	1	2007-06-16	NYM	@	NYY	Tyler Clippard	behind 3-4	t 4	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	2	0.207	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Green Scores
35	35	5	1	2007-07-03	NYM	@	COL	Aaron Cook	behind 2-6	t 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.055	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
36	36	6	1	2007-07-19	NYM	@	LAD	Rudy Seánez	ahead 11-7	t 6	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	2	0.038	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	7	1	2007-07-29	NYM		WSN	Billy Traber	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	1--	4,(2-1) *BBC>X	2	7	2	0.103	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Easley Scores
38	38	8	1	2007-08-01	NYM	@	MIL	Claudio Vargas	behind 1-3	t 2	0	12-	5,(1-2) *BCCFX	3	7	2	0.200	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Alou Scores; M. Anderson Scores
39	39	9	1	2007-08-03	NYM	@	CHC	Carlos Zambrano	tied 0-0	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	2	0.152	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	10	1	2007-09-22	NYM	@	FLA	Byung-Hyun Kim	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	12-	5,(1-2) CBSFX	3	8	2	0.186	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Beltrán Scores; S. Green Scores
41	41	11	1	2007-09-29	NYM		FLA	Mauro Zárate	ahead 10-0	b 6	1	---	4,(1-2) SBFX	1	7	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2008-06-12	NYM		ARI	Dan Haren	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	9,(2-2) BCBSFFFFX	1	7	2	0.113	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
43	43	2	1	2008-06-28	NYM		NYY	Andy Pettitte	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	4,(1-2) BFCX	1	8	2	0.113	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
44	44	3	1	2008-07-09	NYM		SFG	Jonathan Sánchez	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1-3	4,(1-2) BCSX	3	8	2	0.285	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Delgado Scores; F. Tatís Scores
45	45	4	1	2008-07-20	NYM	@	CIN	Edinson Vólquez	tied 1-1	t 3	2	-2-	5,(2-2) CBSBX	2	7	2	0.199	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Delgado Scores
46	46	5	1	2008-07-22	NYM		PHI	Joe Blanton	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	1--	5,(2-2) 1*B1FB1FX	2	8	2	0.113	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Anderson Scores
47	47	6	1	2008-07-27	NYM		STL	Kyle Lohse	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.015	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Easley Scores
48	48	7	1	2008-08-16	NYM	@	PIT	Zach Duke	ahead 4-0	t 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) 1FBX	2	8	2	0.057	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Easley Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	2009-04-16	NYM		SDP	Duaner Sánchez	behind 3-6	b 8	0	-2-	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	7	2	0.153	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Church Scores
50	50	2	1	2009-05-02	NYM	@	PHI	Jamie Moyer	behind 3-4	t 6	2	---	5,(2-2) BBCCX	1	8	2	0.167	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
51	51	3	1	2009-05-24	NYM	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	7	2	0.101	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
52	52	4	1	2009-06-13	CHW	@	MIL	Chris Smith	ahead 6-0	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	2	0.015	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
53	53	5	1	2009-07-01	CHW	@	CLE	Jeremy Sowers	tied 1-1	t 6	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	6	2	0.252	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Thome Scores; P. Konerko Scores
54	54	6	1	2009-08-14	CHW	@	OAK	Brett Anderson	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	9	2	0.132	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Ramírez Scores
55	55	7	1	2009-09-06	CHW		BOS	Billy Wagner	behind 0-3	b 8	0	---	5,(3-1) ...BSBBX	1	9	2	0.085	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	2010-05-28	CHW	@	TBR	David Price	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---	7,(3-2) FFBBBFX	1	8	2	0.117	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
57	57	2	1	2010-06-09	CHW		DET	Rick Porcello	ahead 4-1	b 4	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.088	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Quentin Scores; M. Kotsay Scores
58	58	3	1	2010-07-24	CHW	@	OAK	Vin Mazzaro	behind 0-2	t 2	1	1--	2,(0-1) C1X	2	8	2	0.177	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Kotsay Scores
59	59	4	1	2010-07-29	CHW		SEA	Chris Seddon	ahead 4-2	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.079	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
60	60	5	2	2010-07-29	CHW		SEA	Chris Seddon	ahead 5-3	b 6	2	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	8	2	0.075	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
61	61	6	1	2010-08-08	CHW	@	BAL	Alfredo Simón	behind 1-4	t 9	1	1--	5,(2-2) BB1CCX	2	8	2	0.053	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Ramírez Scores
62	62	7	1	2010-08-21 (2)	CHW	@	KCR	Bryan Bullington	behind 3-4	t 6	0	-2-	5,(1-2) C1.F*BFX	2	8	2	0.230	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Beckham Scores
63	63	8	1	2010-09-25	CHW	@	LAA	Scott Kazmir	ahead 4-2	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.085	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
64	64	1	1	2011-04-06	CHW	@	KCR	Jeff Francis	behind 0-5	t 7	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	2	0.017	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
65	65	2	1	2011-05-29	CHW	@	TOR	Shawn Camp	behind 2-13	t 9	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Ríos Scores
66	66	3	1	2011-06-11	CHW		OAK	Gio Gonzalez	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BCBSX	1	7	2	0.123	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
67	67	4	1	2011-07-04	CHW		KCR	Jeff Francis	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	6,(2-2) FCBBFX	1	8	2	0.126	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)