Lucas

Giolito

PAge : 32Throws : R

#55

Lucas Giolito

#55PSan Diego Padres

Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 111 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-06-28

Born in : Santa Monica, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	San Diego Padres	7	2	3	5.16	29.2	18	1.85
2025	Boston Red Sox	26	10	4	3.41	145.0	121	1.29
2023		33	8	15	4.88	184.1	204	1.31
2023	Cleveland Guardians	6	1	4	7.04	30.2	39	1.50
2023	Los Angeles Angels	6	1	5	6.89	32.2	34	1.47
2023	Chicago White Sox	21	6	6	3.79	121.0	131	1.22
2022	Chicago White Sox	30	11	9	4.90	161.2	177	1.44
2021	Chicago White Sox	31	11	9	3.53	178.2	201	1.10
2020	Chicago White Sox	12	4	3	3.48	72.1	97	1.04
2019	Chicago White Sox	29	14	9	3.41	176.2	228	1.06
2018	Chicago White Sox	32	10	13	6.13	173.1	125	1.48
2017	Chicago White Sox	7	3	3	2.38	45.1	34	0.95
2016	Washington Nationals	6	0	1	6.75	21.1	11	1.78
Career totals		213	73	69	4.32	1188.1	1216	1.27

ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 2.8 M$
AAV: 2.78 M$

2026
1.28 M$
Guaranteed
2027
8.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

5.16

FIP

6.07

xFIP

6.35

ERA-

128

WHIP

1.85

13.0 %

BB%

16.7 %

Strikeouts

Innings

29.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.6

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

-0.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-11)

20221.8 WAR · 2.0 per full season
20230.9 WAR · 0.9 per full season
20251.9 WAR · 2.4 per full season
2026-0.2 WAR

Outlook, age included

-11 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Replacement or prospect

VEL: Velocity; 65
STF: Stuff; 65
CTL: Control; 56
CNT: Contact allowed; 63
STA: Stamina; 69
DUR: Durability; 63
EX: Experience; 84

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

-0.2

PAL Rating

2 / 100

Value Rating

17 / 100

Surplus $-4.7M · salary $2.8M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention11

Stuff3

Command1

Contact allowed44

Velocity16

Workload3

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.07 · RA9-WAR: -0.2

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

90.8 mi/h

2th percentile

13.0 %

0th percentile

BB%

16.7 %

0th percentile

xERA

5.62

7th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.358

7th percentile

Barrels allowed

4.2 %

98th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	SD	-0.2	2	47	90.8	13.0	16.7	5.62	.358
2025	BOS	1.9	27	71	93.3	19.7	9.1	5.03	.344
2023	CLE	0.9	40	78	93.1	25.7	9.2	4.61	.329
2022	CWS	1.8	50	81	92.6	25.4	8.7	4.28	.323
2021	CWS	4.1	87	88	93.8	27.9	7.2	3.30	.281

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jun 21	@ TEX	4.0	7	4	2	2	5.16
Jun 15	@ STL	5.0	7	3	3	2	4.56
Jun 9	vs CIN	4.0	2	1	5	3	4.35
Jun 4	@ PHI	4.0	6	2	1	5	4.86
May 29	@ WSH	2.2	5	4	4	1	4.97
May 23	vs ATH	5.0	4	0	5	2	2.70
May 17	@ SEA	5.0	1	3	3	3	5.40