P Ken Giles #53
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/08/2029
P KEN GILES #53 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 40 35 35
Movement 40 35 40 40
Control 50 50 55 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 50 50
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 20
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 45
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
03/24/2029 @ MIL Loss, 4-8 2.1 2 1 1 0 1
03/18/2029 NYM Win, 7-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
03/05/2029 @ CIN Win, 9-1 2.1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Mild-mannered on and off the field.
High: Greed
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/20/1990
Born in:Albuquerque, NM
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 113 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Philadelphia - MLB 23 44 0 3 1 1 1.18 45.2 25 7 6 1 11 64 0 0 0.79 .267 1.35 1.6 312
2015 Philadelphia - MLB 24 69 0 6 3 15 1.80 70.0 59 23 14 2 25 87 0 0 1.20 .308 2.18 1.8 219
2016 Houston - MLB 25 69 0 2 5 15 4.11 65.2 60 32 30 8 25 102 0 0 1.29 .354 2.87 1.3 102
2017 Houston - MLB 26 63 0 1 3 34 2.30 62.2 44 16 16 4 21 83 0 0 1.04 .292 2.48 1.6 189
2018 Oakland - MLB 27 71 0 3 7 40 2.74 72.1 53 23 22 9 22 103 0 0 1.04 .282 3.05 2.0 163
2019 Oakland - MLB 28 40 0 2 2 17 0.84 43.0 24 6 4 3 16 73 0 0 0.93 .284 1.85 2.1 552
2019 Washington - MLB 28 27 0 2 2 4 1.63 27.2 22 5 5 1 13 42 0 0 1.27 .375 1.99 1.2 276
2019 Total - MLB 28 67 0 4 4 21 1.15 70.2 46 11 9 4 29 115 0 0 1.06 .323 1.91 3.2 444
2020 Washington - MLB 29 58 0 8 4 27 2.58 73.1 48 23 21 6 31 105 0 0 1.08 .284 2.72 2.5 170
2021 San Francisco - MLB 30 60 0 3 6 24 3.84 65.2 48 28 28 14 24 94 0 0 1.10 .256 4.27 0.2 109
2022 Chicago - MLB 31 65 0 4 4 30 2.91 55.2 43 21 18 5 20 82 0 0 1.13 .319 2.52 1.8 149
2023 Chicago - MLB 32 62 0 5 3 23 3.57 53.0 45 24 21 6 27 79 0 0 1.36 .348 3.28 1.1 121
2024 Chicago - MLB 33 56 0 4 4 20 6.52 49.2 55 38 36 12 24 75 0 0 1.59 .374 4.80 -0.3 64
2025 Chicago - MLB 34 64 0 3 6 30 3.26 49.2 43 18 18 7 10 69 0 0 1.07 .324 2.78 1.2 120
2026 Chicago - MLB 35 32 0 1 1 12 3.00 30.0 21 10 10 3 8 40 0 0 0.97 .281 2.52 0.8 134
2026 St. Louis - MLB 35 30 0 0 0 3 2.86 22.0 18 7 7 1 10 34 0 0 1.27 .354 1.95 0.8 138
2026 Total - MLB 35 62 0 1 1 15 2.94 52.0 39 17 17 4 18 74 0 0 1.10 .313 2.28 1.6 136
2027 St. Louis - MLB 36 85 0 3 1 2 3.12 66.1 43 24 23 8 22 84 0 0 0.98 .240 3.14 0.9 123
2028 St. Louis - MLB 37 76 0 2 4 11 3.32 62.1 48 25 23 13 28 70 0 0 1.22 .236 4.84 -0.3 127
Total MLB 971 0 52 56 308 2.97 914.2 699 330 302 103 337 1286 0 0 1.13 .300 2.97 20.4 172
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Philadelphia E (GCL) - R 20 3 0 1 1 0 5.79 4.2 6 4 3 1 3 7 0 0 1.93 .500 5.56 -0.1 69
2012 Lakewood - S A 21 29 6 3 3 5 3.61 67.1 54 30 27 5 44 86 0 0 1.46 .299 3.84 0.7 111
2012 Clearwater - A+ 21 10 0 1 0 3 3.07 14.2 10 5 5 1 6 25 0 0 1.09 .300 1.90 0.5 130
2012 Total - A+ 21 39 6 4 3 8 3.51 82.0 64 35 32 6 50 111 0 0 1.39 .299 3.49 1.2 114
2013 Clearwater - A+ 22 24 0 2 2 6 6.31 25.2 23 19 18 4 19 34 0 0 1.64 .306 4.91 -0.2 63
2014 Reading - AA 23 13 0 0 0 7 1.20 15.0 8 3 2 0 5 29 0 0 0.87 .348 0.33 0.8 335
2014 Lehigh Valley - AAA 23 11 0 2 0 5 2.63 13.2 10 4 4 0 8 9 0 0 1.32 .256 3.86 0.1 152
Total IL 11 0 2 0 5 2.63 13.2 10 4 4 0 8 9 0 0 1.32 .256 3.86 151.8
Total EL 13 0 0 0 7 1.20 15.0 8 3 2 0 5 29 0 0 0.87 .348 0.33 334.7
Total FSL 34 0 3 2 9 5.13 40.1 33 24 23 5 25 59 0 0 1.44 .304 3.82 87.6
Total SAL 29 6 3 3 5 3.61 67.1 54 30 27 5 44 86 0 0 1.46 .299 3.84 110.8
Total GCL 3 0 1 1 0 5.79 4.2 6 4 3 1 3 7 0 0 1.93 .500 5.56 69.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Houston - MLB 26 8 0 0 2 2 10.13 10.2 13 12 12 3 7 14 0 0 1.88 .000 5.69 -0.1 43
2019 Washington - MLB 28 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 .000 0.59 0.2 999
2020 Washington - MLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2.25 .667 2.50 0.1 65
2026 St. Louis - MLB 35 4 0 0 1 0 7.71 2.1 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 1.71 .000 11.66 -0.3 51
2027 St. Louis - MLB 36 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.43 .000 1.78 0.2 999
Total MLB 19 0 0 3 4 6.14 22.0 16 15 15 4 13 27 0 0 1.32 2.400 4.60 378.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Philadelphia - MLB P 44 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 45.2 0.79 -0.2 .000
2015 Philadelphia - MLB P 69 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 70.0 0.64 -0.4 .000
2016 Houston - MLB P 69 0 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 65.2 1.23 -0.7 .000
2017 Houston - MLB P 63 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 62.2 1.29 -0.2 .000
2018 Oakland - MLB P 71 0 2 8 1 11 1 .909 72.1 1.24 +0.5 1.379
2019 Oakland - MLB P 39 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 43.0 0.21 -0.1 1.034
2019 Washington - MLB P 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 27.2 0.33 -0.4 1.034
2020 Washington - MLB P 58 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 73.1 0.49 -0.6 1.030
2021 San Francisco - MLB P 58 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 65.2 0.96 -0.3 1.031
2022 Chicago - MLB P 64 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 55.2 0.81 -0.5 .774
2023 Chicago - MLB P 59 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 53.0 0.85 -0.0 1.029
2024 Chicago - MLB P 52 0 0 3 0 5 2 .600 49.2 0.54 -0.8 .781
2025 Chicago - MLB P 62 0 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 49.2 1.09 +0.0 1.034
2026 Chicago - MLB P 30 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 30.0 1.50 -0.0 1.040
2026 St. Louis - MLB P 28 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 +0.0 1.040
2027 St. Louis - MLB P 77 0 2 7 0 12 3 .750 66.1 1.22 -0.3 1.034
2028 St. Louis - MLB P 76 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 62.1 0.87 -0.2 1.036
TOTAL P 946 0 24 67 3 100 9 .910 914.2 0.90 -4.2 1.034
PLAYER HISTORY
06/09/2009 Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 44th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rio Grande HS (Albuquerque, NM). Did not sign.
06/07/2011 Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 7th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ).
12/12/2015 Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros with IF Jonathan Arauz for P Mark Appel, P Harold Arauz, P Thomas Eshelman, P Brett Oberholtzer, and P Vince Velasquez.
11/01/2017 Won the 2017 MLB World Series with the Houston Astros.
02/05/2018 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,600,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
03/27/2018 Drafted in the 2018 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 17, 227th overall pick) by the Oakland Athletics.
07/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/22/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,300,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
07/19/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/29/2019 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Washington Nationals, along with SP Carson Fulmer, in exchange for RP Enny Romero, 3B Adrian Beltre, CF Jesus Armando Sanchez, SP Michael Mercado, SS Cade Doughty.
11/04/2019 Wins the 2019 MLB AL Reliever of the Year.
11/24/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,250,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
06/01/2020 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/25/2020 Became a free agent.
12/21/2020 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $110,000,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/24/2021 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $110,000,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
12/07/2021 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $80,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
08/21/2022 Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (55).
05/24/2024 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $24,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
10/31/2024 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (55).
09/27/2025 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 5 days.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
07/27/2026 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for SP Ernesto Esquivel, SS Juan Orenday, 3B Tommie Guidry.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
06/08/2028 Earns his 300th career Major League Baseball save!
08/26/2028 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
04/22/2029 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2027 85 3
2028 76 6
Year SV Rank
2017 34 4
2018 40 2
2020 27 5
2021 24 8
2022 30 6
2023 23 8
2024 20 10
2025 30 8
Year HLD Rank
2027 36 2
2028 16 9
Year WP Rank
2016 14 3
Year RA Rank
2027 85 2
2028 76 5
Year GF Rank
2018 61 4
2020 48 4
2021 45 9
2022 47 9
2023 38 8
2025 37 10
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