What years did Ken Giles play?

Ken Giles played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2022.

Was Ken Giles a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Giles pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 484 strikeouts.

What was Ken Giles's career ERA?

Ken Giles finished with a 2.71 career ERA, going 14-18 with 484 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ken Giles have?

Ken Giles recorded 484 career strikeouts.

Is Ken Giles in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ken Giles has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Ken Giles play for?

Ken Giles played for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Seattle Mariners.

Ken Giles

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2022)

Ken Giles was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2022 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 9 seasons. Across 362 career appearances, he went 14-18 with a 2.71 ERA, 484 strikeouts, and 115 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 15698.3.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 14–18

ERA 2.71

WHIP 1.12

SO 484

Pitcher PIV 15698.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 197 lb
Born: 9/20/1990 in Albuquerque, NM, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-06-12
Last Game: 2022-07-08

Full name: Kenneth Robert Giles

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ken Giles — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	18	362	0	0	0	115	355.1	283	107	28	114	484	2.71	15698.3

Career ERA 2.71 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 34.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ken Giles Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	PHI	NL	3	1	44	1	45.2	25	6	11	64	1.18	3.74 (+68%)	2770.4
2015	PHI	NL	6	3	69	15	70.0	59	14	25	87	1.80	3.96 (+55%)	3244.9
2016	HOU	AL	2	5	69	15	65.2	60	30	25	102	4.11	4.19 (+2%)	2217.4
2017	HOU	AL	1	3	63	34	62.2	44	16	21	83	2.30	4.36 (+47%)	3120.3
2018	HOU	AL	0	2	34	12	30.2	36	17	3	31	4.99	4.15 (-20%)	1441.7
2018	TOR	AL	0	1	21	14	19.2	18	9	4	22	4.12	4.15 (+1%)	-89.1
2019	TOR	AL	2	3	53	23	53.0	36	11	17	83	1.87	4.51 (+59%)	2992.8
2020	TOR	AL	0	0	4	1	3.2	4	4	4	6	9.82	—	0.0
2022	SEA	AL	0	0	5	0	4.1	1	0	4	6	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			14	18	362	115	355.1	283	107	114	484	2.71	—	15,698

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ken Giles — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
362	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ken Giles Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	PHI	NL	44	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	PHI	NL	69	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	HOU	AL	69	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	HOU	AL	63	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	HOU	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TOR	AL	21	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	TOR	AL	53	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	TOR	AL	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SEA	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			362	—	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ken Giles — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ken Giles — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2017	ALCS	HOU	3	.000
2017	ALDS2	HOU	2	.000
2017	WS	HOU	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ken Giles — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	7	0	2	7.2	12	10	5	10	11.74

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ken Giles — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	ALCS	HOU	1	3	1	3.0	5	3	3	5	9.00
2017	ALDS2	HOU	0	2	1	3.0	3	2	0	2	6.00
2017	WS	HOU	1	2	0	1.2	4	5	2	3	27.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ken Giles — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	194	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	168	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Ken Giles — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	194	192.2	150	58	56	265	2.71
Away	168	162.2	133	49	58	219	2.71

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ken Giles — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-07-08	SEA	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2022-07-01	SEA	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2022-06-29	SEA	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2022-06-26	SEA	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
2022-06-21	SEA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2020-09-15	TOR	NYY	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2020-09-11	TOR	NYN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
2020-07-26	TOR	TBR	—	0.2	1	2	2	3	1	0
2020-07-24	TOR	TBR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2019-09-28	TOR	TBR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ken Giles — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	362	0	17	25	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ken Giles — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2014	PHI	P	44	1	3	0	1
2015	PHI	P	69	1	4	1	0
2016	HOU	P	69	4	5	0	0
2017	HOU	P	63	3	6	1	0
2018	HOU	P	34	1	2	0	0
2018	TOR	P	21	4	3	1	0
2019	TOR	P	53	3	2	0	1
2020	TOR	P	4	0	0	0	0
2022	SEA	P	5	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Ken Giles Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	362

Salary History

Ken Giles — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	HOU	AL	$528,200
2015	PHI	NL	$519,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,047,200

Award Voting History

Ken Giles — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2014	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	8.0	150	0

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Ken Giles: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 12, 2014 and the final game on July 8, 2022, Ken Giles built the record summarized on this page. Giles played for the Philadelphia Phillies (2014 through 2015), the Houston Astros (2016 to 2018), the Toronto Blue Jays (2018 to 2020), and the Seattle Mariners (2022). The bio lists Giles as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-3 and 197 pounds. Giles was born on September 20, 1990, in Albuquerque, NM, USA. Giles's full given name, per the bio, is Kenneth Robert Giles.

Giles's career pitching line is 14 wins, 18 losses and a 2.71 ERA over 362 appearances. The same table counts 484 strikeouts and 115 saves. That 2.71 ERA compares with a 4.14 league average across the same seasons, 34.5% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2015. Giles struck out 102 batters in 2016, a career high. Giles saved 34 games in 2017, the season high. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Giles posted a 1.18 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Giles's career adds up to 15,698.3.

Giles finished 4th in the 2014 Rookie of the Year voting, the best showing in the voting table.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Giles

What years did Ken Giles play?: Ken Giles played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2022.
Was Ken Giles a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Giles pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 484 strikeouts.
What was Ken Giles's career ERA?: Ken Giles finished with a 2.71 career ERA, going 14-18 with 484 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ken Giles have?: Ken Giles recorded 484 career strikeouts.
Is Ken Giles in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ken Giles has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Ken Giles play for?: Ken Giles played for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Seattle Mariners.