Willi Castro 2026 Rockies · 2B · bats S · throws R · 311 PA
Grade
Contact Quality: 49th percentile Power: 28th percentile Discipline: 47th percentile Contact: 33rd percentile Hard Contact: 40th percentile C 49th percentile contact quality
Still Searching Below league average across the board.
A mixed profile at the plate Willi Castro creates bases at a league-average clip — better than 49% of qualified hitters. The strikeouts pile up, though — only 33% of qualified hitters whiff more often.
Each spoke is a skill estimate adjusted for sample size — not raw season stats — so farther out = better. Percentiles vs. 463 qualified hitters. Data through 2026-07-09. Plays like… Same archetype, nearest by rate — the hitters whose profile looks most like this one.
What drives it What drives it Every plate appearance ends one of three ways: a strikeout (0 bases), a walk (1 base), or a ball in play worth its estimated bases. The bar splits his value into those pieces, versus the league. More bases is better. In the table, 100th percentile = best in MLB.
Bases per plate appearance
Willi Castro League Percentile Bases per ball in play(higher = better) .538 .507 49th Walk rate(higher = better) 9% 8% 47th Strikeout rate(fewer = better) 27% 23% 33rd
How he hits Hits it to Pull most often, and does the most damage there too.
Best batted balls Where every ball Willi Castro put in play landed this season. Dots are colored by estimated bases (EB) — pale slate (easy out) to dark teal (home-run territory). Filled dots are hits; hollow rings are outs — a dark ring in the outfield is a crushed ball that got caught.Hover a dot or a row to link the two; click to watch on Baseball Savant.
Contact & results 2026 · 194 balls in play What kind of contact he makes, and what it turns into. Top bar: his contact mix (grounders, liners, fly balls, pop-ups). Each sits over the thin league-average bar. Below, the rates he puts up — each dot is his mark, the dashed line league median, the teal tick league’s best. Further right is better. Hover or tab any bar or dot for exact values. Starred rows (*) are approximate.
OPS*
.705
lg .697 best 1.033
BABIP
.360
lg .286 best .491
* Approximate: sacrifice flies and bunts aren't distinguishable in our data, so every ball in play counts as an at-bat. Slightly off official figures.
Best games Best games His best games this season by estimated bases.
Trends Multi-season trends · Willi Castro Seasons 2026 week by week
Trending down: power, contact
EB/PAi — steady steady vs last season — About the same as last season ↓ CSV Estimated bases per plate appearance — higher = more offensive value
HR%i ▼ declining declining vs last season — Hitting home runs less often than last season ↓ CSV Home runs per plate appearance — higher = more power
BB%i — steady steady vs last season — About the same as last season ↓ CSV Walks per plate appearance — higher = more plate discipline
K%i ▼ declining declining vs last season — Striking out more than last season ↓ CSV Strikeouts per plate appearance — lower = better contact
