Buddy Black vs. Bobby Castillo — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Castillo
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Castillo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Castillo led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 90). Buddy Black held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bobby Castillo.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Bobby Castillo

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.77
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.6
23.6
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
3.84
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
3.94
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2067
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1978
8.67
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
8.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.95
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.88
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
4.27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
4.55
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
5.67
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
38.17
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.15
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
4.3
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.24
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.7
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.67
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7822
34.28
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2537
33.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Bobby Castillo

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.77
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
690.1
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.73
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.56
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.01
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.94
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.95
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.85
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.3
95.3
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.566
0.566
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.51
23.51
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Bobby Castillo

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
1142.86
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
3516.28
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
511.43
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.68
13.38
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
19.95
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.29
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.85
5.28
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
11.12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
153.49
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA