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Lucas Giolito

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 245lb (198cm, 111kg)

Team: Boston Red Sox (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: July 14, 1994 in Santa Monica, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 1st round (16th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Harvard-Westlake HS (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Harvard-Westlake HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$19M (24) & 25-26 player/team option

Service Time (01/2024): 6.080 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Lucas Frost Giolito

Nicknames: Gio or Big Foot

Pronunciation: \gee-oh-LEE-toe\

Twitter: @LGio27

Instagram: @lgio27

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.5

ERA

4.43

180

178

1013.2

1077

WHIP

1.254

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2012	17	-3.4	Nationals	GULF	Rk	WSN	0	0		4.50	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	4.5
2013	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	WSN	2	1	.667	1.96	2.21	11	11	0	0	0	0	36.2	28	9	8	1	14	0	39	2	0	5	147	1.145	6.9	0.2	3.4	9.6	2.79
2013	18	-3.3	Auburn	NYPL	A-	WSN	1	0	1.000	0.64	0.64	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	9	1	1	1	4	0	14	2	0	1	53	0.929	5.8	0.6	2.6	9.0	3.50
2013	18	-2.5	Nationals	GULF	Rk	WSN	1	1	.500	2.78	3.18	8	8	0	0	0	0	22.2	19	8	7	0	10	0	25	0	0	4	94	1.279	7.5	0.0	4.0	9.9	2.50
2014	19	-2.7	Hagerstown	SALL	A	WSN	10	2	.833	2.20	2.57	20	20	0	0	0	0	98.0	70	28	24	7	28	0	110	1	0	1	386	1.000	6.4	0.6	2.6	10.1	3.93
2015	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	WSN	7	7	.500	3.15	3.46	21	19	0	0	0	0	117.0	113	45	41	3	37	0	131	6	1	9	494	1.282	8.7	0.2	2.8	10.1	3.54
2015	20	-4.6	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	4	2	.667	3.80	3.99	8	8	0	0	0	0	47.1	48	21	20	2	17	0	45	3	0	2	202	1.373	9.1	0.4	3.2	8.6	2.65
2015	20	-2.9	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	3	5	.375	2.71	3.10	13	11	0	0	0	0	69.2	65	24	21	1	20	0	86	3	1	7	292	1.220	8.4	0.1	2.6	11.1	4.30
2016	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA-A	WSN	6	5	.545	2.97	4.06	22	22	0	0	0	0	115.1	104	52	38	7	44	0	116	5	0	3	488	1.283	8.1	0.5	3.4	9.1	2.64
2016	21	-5.7	Syracuse	IL	AAA	WSN	1	2	.333	2.17	2.65	7	7	0	0	0	0	37.1	31	11	9	3	10	0	40	1	0	1	149	1.098	7.5	0.7	2.4	9.6	4.00
2016	21	-3.5	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	5	3	.625	3.17	4.69	14	14	0	0	0	0	71.0	67	37	25	2	34	0	72	4	0	2	313	1.423	8.5	0.3	4.3	9.1	2.12
2016	21	-0.8	Hagerstown	SALL	A	WSN	0	0		5.14	5.14	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	4	4	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	26	0.857	7.7	2.6	0.0	5.1
2016	21	-7.1	WSN	NL	Maj	WSN	0	1	.000	6.75	7.59	6	4	1	0	0	0	21.1	26	18	16	7	12	0	11	1	1	1	101	1.781	11.0	3.0	5.1	4.6	0.92
2017	22	-4.4	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	6	10	.375	4.48	4.62	24	24	0	2	2	0	128.2	122	66	64	17	59	0	134	4	0	9	551	1.407	8.5	1.2	4.1	9.4	2.27
2017	22	-6.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	3	.500	2.38	2.78	7	7	0	0	0	0	45.1	31	14	12	8	12	0	34	3	0	2	179	0.949	6.2	1.6	2.4	6.8	2.83
2018	23	-5.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	13	.435	6.13	6.39	32	32	0	0	0	0	173.1	166	123	118	27	90	2	125	15	0	13	775	1.477	8.6	1.4	4.7	6.5	1.39
2019	24	-4.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	9	.609	3.41	3.52	29	29	0	3	2	0	176.2	131	69	67	24	57	1	228	4	0	6	705	1.064	6.7	1.2	2.9	11.6	4.00
2020	25	-3.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	3	.571	3.48	3.86	12	12	0	1	1	0	72.1	47	31	28	8	28	0	97	2	0	3	288	1.037	5.8	1.0	3.5	12.1	3.46
2021	26	-2.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	9	.550	3.53	3.73	31	31	0	1	0	0	178.2	145	74	70	27	52	1	201	2	0	12	720	1.103	7.3	1.4	2.6	10.1	3.87
2022	27	-1.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	9	.550	4.90	5.12	30	30	0	0	0	0	161.2	171	92	88	24	61	1	177	4	0	3	698	1.435	9.5	1.3	3.4	9.9	2.90
2023	28		3 Teams	AL	Maj	LAA-CHW-CLE	8	15	.348	4.88	5.37	33	33	0	0	0	0	184.1	169	110	100	41	73	2	204	9	0	5	794	1.313	8.3	2.0	3.6	10.0	2.79
2023	28	-0.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	6	.500	3.79	4.09	21	21	0	0	0	0	121.0	106	55	51	20	42	0	131	6	0	2	507	1.223	7.9	1.5	3.1	9.7	3.12
2023	28	-0.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	1	5	.167	6.89	7.71	6	6	0	0	0	0	32.2	33	28	25	10	15	2	34	3	0	0	149	1.469	9.1	2.8	4.1	9.4	2.27
2023	28	-0.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	4	.200	7.04	7.92	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.2	30	27	24	11	16	0	39	0	0	3	138	1.500	8.8	3.2	4.7	11.4	2.44
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		61	62	.496	4.43	4.71	180	178	1	5	3	0	1013.2	886	531	499	166	385	7	1077	40	1	45	4260	1.254	7.9	1.5	3.4	9.6	2.80
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		31	25	.554	3.18	3.63	99	97	0	2	2	0	497.2	439	201	176	35	182	0	531	18	1	27	2073	1.248	7.9	0.6	3.3	9.6	2.92
All Levels (12 Seasons)							92	87	.514	4.02	4.36	279	275	1	7	5	0	1511.1	1325	732	675	201	567	7	1608	58	2	72	6333	1.252	7.9	1.2	3.4	9.6	2.84

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		7	12	.368	3.96	4.17	31	31	0	2	2	0	166.0	153	77	73	20	69	0	174	5	0	10	700	1.337	8.3	1.1	3.7	9.4	2.52
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		9	5	.643	3.42	4.41	22	22	0	0	0	0	118.1	115	58	45	4	51	0	117	7	0	4	515	1.403	8.7	0.3	3.9	8.9	2.29
A+ (1 season)					Minors		3	5	.375	2.71	3.10	13	11	0	0	0	0	69.2	65	24	21	1	20	0	86	3	1	7	292	1.220	8.4	0.1	2.6	11.1	4.30
A (2 seasons)					Minors		10	2	.833	2.40	2.74	21	21	0	0	0	0	105.0	76	32	28	9	28	0	114	1	0	1	412	0.990	6.5	0.8	2.4	9.8	4.07
A- (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.64	0.64	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	9	1	1	1	4	0	14	2	0	1	53	0.929	5.8	0.6	2.6	9.0	3.50
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		1	1	.500	2.92	3.28	9	9	0	0	0	0	24.2	21	9	8	0	10	0	26	0	0	4	101	1.257	7.7	0.0	3.6	9.5	2.60