What years did Lucas Giolito play?

Lucas Giolito played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2026.

Was Lucas Giolito a pitcher?

Yes. Lucas Giolito pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 1216 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lucas Giolito hit?

Lucas Giolito hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams has Lucas Giolito played for?

Lucas Giolito has played for 6 teams: the Washington Nationals (2016), the Chicago White Sox (2017–2023), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2023), the Cleveland Guardians (2023), the Boston Red Sox (2025), and the San Diego Padres (2026).

Has Lucas Giolito won a Cy Young Award?

No. Lucas Giolito has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.

What awards has Lucas Giolito won?

Lucas Giolito has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What are Lucas Giolito's career stats?

In 213 games, Lucas Giolito has gone 73-69 with a 4.32 ERA, 1,216 strikeouts, and 1,188.1 innings pitched.

What position does Lucas Giolito play?

Lucas Giolito plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Lucas Giolito and how much does he weigh?

Lucas Giolito is listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 245 pounds.

What number does Lucas Giolito wear?

Lucas Giolito wears number 55, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was Lucas Giolito's career ERA?

Lucas Giolito finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 73-69 with 1,216 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Lucas Giolito have?

Lucas Giolito recorded 1,216 career strikeouts.

How many All-Star Games has Lucas Giolito made?

Lucas Giolito has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Lucas Giolito

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2026)

Lucas Giolito is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2016 for 5 teams, including the Washington Nationals, a span of 11 seasons. Across 213 career appearances, he has gone 73-69 with a 4.32 ERA and 1,216 strikeouts. Lucas Giolito is an All-Star.

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 17, 2026

Active Player

W–L 73–69

ERA 4.32

WHIP 1.27

SO 1,216

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -4234.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 245 lb
Born: 7/14/1994 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2016-06-28
Awards: All-Star
Jersey: #55

Full name: Lucas Frost Giolito

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Career Pitching Statistics

Lucas Giolito — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
73	69	213	209	5	3	0	1188.1	1,049	571	187	464	1,216	4.32	-4234.7

Career ERA 4.32 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Lucas Giolito Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	WAS	NL	0	1	6	4	0	0	21.1	26	16	12	11	6.75	4.19 (-61%)	-2143.6
2017	CHA	AL	3	3	7	7	0	0	45.1	31	12	12	34	2.38	4.36 (+45%)	-664.6
2018	CHA	AL	10	13	32	32	0	0	173.1	166	118	90	125	6.13	4.15 (-48%)	-6117.7
2019	CHA	AL	14	9	29	29	3	2	176.2	131	67	57	228	3.41	4.51 (+24%)	4898.6
2020	CHA	AL	4	3	12	12	1	1	72.1	47	28	28	97	3.48	4.45 (+22%)	2315.8
2021	CHA	AL	11	9	31	31	1	0	178.2	145	70	52	201	3.53	4.27 (+17%)	2196.1
2022	CHA	AL	11	9	30	30	0	0	161.2	171	88	61	177	4.90	3.97 (-23%)	-365.8
2023	CHA	AL	6	6	21	21	0	0	121.0	106	51	42	131	3.79	4.33 (+12%)	-293.1
2023	LAA	AL	1	5	6	6	0	0	32.2	33	25	15	34	6.89	4.33 (-59%)	-2020.7
2023	CLE	AL	1	4	6	6	0	0	30.2	30	24	16	39	7.04	4.33 (-63%)	-1999.5
2025	BOS	AL	10	4	26	26	0	0	145.0	131	55	56	121	3.41	4.16 (+18%)	-40.3
2026	SD	NL	2	3	7	5	0	0	29.2	32	17	23	18	5.16	4.18 (-23%)	-
Career · 12 seasons			73	69	213	209	5	3	1,188.1	1,049	571	464	1,216	4.32	—	-4,235

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

Lucas Giolito — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
206	18	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 33.0% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 59.8% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 54.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Lucas Giolito Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	WAS	NL	6	4	1	1	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CHA	AL	32	6	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CHA	AL	29	4	0	1	2	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CHA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CHA	AL	31	4	0	1	0	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CHA	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CHA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	LAA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	BOS	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			206	18	1	3	2	11	.167	—	—	—	—	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

Lucas Giolito — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Lucas Giolito — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2021	ALDS1	CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2020	ALWC4	CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Lucas Giolito — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	2	0	11.1	5	5	6	12	3.97

Playoff Pitching by Year

Lucas Giolito — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2021	ALDS1	CHA	0	0	1	1	0	4.1	3	4	5	4	8.31
2020	ALWC4	CHA	1	0	1	1	0	7.0	2	1	1	8	1.29

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Lucas Giolito — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	103	3	1	1	0	0	.333
Away	103	15	0	2	0	2	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Lucas Giolito — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	103	568.1	492	292	210	595	4.62
Away	103	590.1	525	262	231	603	3.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lucas Giolito — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-23	BOS	TOR	—	4.2	3	1	1	4	3	0
2025-09-17	BOS	OAK	—	4.1	5	4	4	5	5	0
2025-09-12	BOS	NYY	L	5.2	5	2	1	1	6	1
2025-09-06	BOS	AZ	L	5.0	7	4	2	3	2	0
2025-08-31	BOS	PIT	W	6.0	3	1	1	5	6	0
2025-08-26	BOS	BAL	W	8.0	4	0	0	1	8	0
2025-08-21	BOS	NYY	—	4.2	5	3	3	3	4	1
2025-08-15	BOS	MIA	—	6.1	7	1	1	1	5	0
2025-08-09	BOS	SDP	—	4.2	5	4	4	6	1	1
2025-08-03	BOS	HOU	W	8.0	3	1	1	1	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lucas Giolito — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	206	204	37	74	6	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lucas Giolito — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2016	WAS	P	6	4	1	3	0	0
2017	CHA	P	7	7	2	3	1	0
2018	CHA	P	32	32	14	15	1	0
2019	CHA	P	29	29	4	15	0	1
2020	CHA	P	12	12	2	5	1	0
2021	CHA	P	31	31	1	10	0	0
2022	CHA	P	30	30	5	12	0	1
2023	CHA	P	21	21	1	3	0	1
2023	LAA	P	6	6	0	1	0	0
2023	CLE	P	6	6	0	1	0	0
2025	BOS	P	26	26	7	6	3	1

Career Games by Position

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Lucas Giolito Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	206

Awards & Honors

Lucas Giolito — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2020	Player of the Week	Week of 2020-08-29
2019	Pitcher of the Month	May
2019	Player of the Week	Week of 2019-06-01

Award Voting History

Lucas Giolito — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2021	Cy Young Award	AL	11th	1.0	210
2020	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	18.0	210
2019	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	8.0	210

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Lucas Giolito: the record in brief

Active since a debut on June 28, 2016, Lucas Giolito has a record on this page that is still being added to. The season rows list, in order, the Washington Nationals (2016), the Chicago White Sox (2017 to 2023), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2023), the Cleveland Guardians (2023), and the Boston Red Sox (2025). Giolito, born on July 14, 1994, in Santa Monica, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Giolito's listed size is 245 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame. On the record, Lucas Giolito was born Lucas Frost Giolito.

Across 213 games (209 starts), Giolito has recorded 73 wins against 69 losses with a 4.32 ERA. Also on Giolito's record: 1,216 strikeouts. Giolito's 4.32 ERA was close to the 4.24 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 14, in 2019. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.41 in 2019, when the league's was 4.51.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucas Giolito

What years did Lucas Giolito play?: Lucas Giolito played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2026.
Was Lucas Giolito a pitcher?: Yes. Lucas Giolito pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 1216 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lucas Giolito hit?: Lucas Giolito hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams has Lucas Giolito played for?: Lucas Giolito has played for 6 teams: the Washington Nationals (2016), the Chicago White Sox (2017–2023), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2023), the Cleveland Guardians (2023), the Boston Red Sox (2025), and the San Diego Padres (2026).
Has Lucas Giolito won a Cy Young Award?: No. Lucas Giolito has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Lucas Giolito won?: Lucas Giolito has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What are Lucas Giolito's career stats?: In 213 games, Lucas Giolito has gone 73-69 with a 4.32 ERA, 1,216 strikeouts, and 1,188.1 innings pitched.
What position does Lucas Giolito play?: Lucas Giolito plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Lucas Giolito and how much does he weigh?: Lucas Giolito is listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 245 pounds.
What number does Lucas Giolito wear?: Lucas Giolito wears number 55, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Lucas Giolito's career ERA?: Lucas Giolito finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 73-69 with 1,216 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Lucas Giolito have?: Lucas Giolito recorded 1,216 career strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games has Lucas Giolito made?: Lucas Giolito has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.