Luis Castillo vs. Josh Lindblom — Career Comparison

Luis Castillo
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Castillo built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Castillo led in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 96). Role difference aside, Luis Castillo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Castillo and Josh Lindblom

Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.54
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.55
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4232
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410.2
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1208
7.71
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.11
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.89
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
9.53
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
8.61
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5824
37.16
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.88
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5272
33.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
34.36
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Luis Castillo and Josh Lindblom

Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4232
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410.2
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.76
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.86
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.47
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Castillo and Josh Lindblom

Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
650.89
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
535.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
8.19
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.19
-11.22
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
241.07
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA