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.

Lucas Giolito

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

Active Player

W–L 73–69

ERA 4.32

WHIP 1.27

SO 1,216

Pitcher PIV -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

Full name: Lucas Frost Giolito

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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	1188.3	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

Pitching Career Arc

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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	21.3	26	16	12	11	6.75	4.19 (-61%)	-2143.6
2017	CHA	AL	3	3	7	7	0	0	45.3	31	12	12	34	2.38	4.36 (+45%)	-664.6
2018	CHA	AL	10	13	32	32	0	0	173.3	166	118	90	125	6.13	4.15 (-48%)	-6117.7
2019	CHA	AL	14	9	29	29	3	2	176.7	131	67	57	228	3.41	4.51 (+24%)	4898.6
2020	CHA	AL	4	3	12	12	1	1	72.3	47	28	28	97	3.48	4.45 (+22%)	2315.8
2021	CHA	AL	11	9	31	31	1	0	178.7	145	70	52	201	3.53	4.27 (+17%)	2196.1
2022	CHA	AL	11	9	30	30	0	0	161.7	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	32.7	33	25	15	34	6.89	4.33 (-59%)	-2020.7
2023	CLE	AL	1	4	6	6	0	0	30.7	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	29.7	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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	2	0	11.3	5	5	6	12	3.97

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	4.3	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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	206	204	37	74	6	4

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	206

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

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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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.