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YEAR | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | H | BB | SO | HR | PPF | H/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/9 | GB% | BABIP | WHIP | FIP | ERA | cFIP | DRA | DRA- | WARP |
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2014 | PHI | MLB | 44 | 0 | 45.7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 97 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 0% | .267 | 0.79 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 62 | 2.12 | 52.1 | 1.3 |
2015 | PHI | MLB | 69 | 0 | 70.0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 59 | 25 | 87 | 2 | 95 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0% | .312 | 1.20 | 2.16 | 1.80 | 80 | 2.81 | 65.7 | 1.6 |
2016 | HOU | MLB | 69 | 0 | 65.7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 25 | 102 | 8 | 101 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 14.0 | 41% | .349 | 1.29 | 2.81 | 4.11 | 68 | 2.10 | 46.5 | 2.2 |
2017 | HOU | MLB | 63 | 0 | 62.7 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 44 | 21 | 83 | 4 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 45% | .290 | 1.04 | 2.37 | 2.30 | 74 | 2.85 | 60.6 | 1.6 | |
2018 | HOU | 0 | 34 | 0 | 30.7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 99 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 37% | .366 | 1.27 | 2.31 | 4.99 | 89 | 3.42 | 76.5 | 0.5 |
2018 | TOR | 0 | 21 | 0 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 105 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 54% | .269 | 1.12 | 4.36 | 4.12 | 86 | 3.18 | 71.1 | 0.4 |
2019 | TOR | MLB | 53 | 0 | 53.0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 83 | 5 | 100 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 14.1 | 39% | .301 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 1.87 | 66 | 2.62 | 53.8 | 1.6 |
2018 | TOT | MLB | 55 | 0 | 50.3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 54 | 7 | 53 | 6 | 101 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 43% | .331 | 1.21 | 3.11 | 4.65 | 88 | 3.33 | 74.4 | 0.9 |
Career | MLB | 353 | 0 | 347.3 | 14 | 18 | 114 | 278 | 106 | 472 | 26 | 81 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 43% | .312 | 1.11 | 2.37 | 2.67 | 74 | 2.64 | 58.8 | 9.2 |
YEAR | Team | Lg | LG | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | H | BB | SO | HR | PPF | H/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/9 | GB% | BABIP | WHIP | FIP | ERA | cFIP | DRA | DRA- |
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2011 | PHL | Rk | GCL | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 0% | .500 | 1.93 | 5.76 | 5.79 | 96 | 6.84 | 139.6 | |
2012 | LWD | A | SAL | 29 | 6 | 67.3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 44 | 86 | 5 | 94 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 0% | .299 | 1.46 | 4.21 | 3.61 | 101 | 4.49 | 93.4 |
2012 | CLR | A+ | FSL | 10 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 0% | .300 | 1.09 | 2.09 | 3.07 | 60 | 2.21 | 46.0 | |
2013 | CLR | A+ | FSL | 24 | 0 | 25.7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 0% | .307 | 1.64 | 4.95 | 6.31 | 107 | 5.21 | 113.3 | |
2014 | PHI | MLB | NL | 44 | 0 | 45.7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 97 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 0% | .267 | 0.79 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 62 | 2.12 | 52.1 |
2014 | REA | AA | EAS | 13 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 0% | .348 | 0.87 | 0.48 | 1.20 | 30 | 1.94 | 41.0 | |
2014 | LEH | AAA | INT | 11 | 0 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0% | .256 | 1.32 | 4.00 | 2.63 | 110 | 4.49 | 95.1 | |
2015 | PHI | MLB | NL | 69 | 0 | 70.0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 59 | 25 | 87 | 2 | 95 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0% | .312 | 1.20 | 2.16 | 1.80 | 80 | 2.81 | 65.7 |
2016 | HOU | MLB | AL | 69 | 0 | 65.7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 25 | 102 | 8 | 101 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 14.0 | 41% | .349 | 1.29 | 2.81 | 4.11 | 68 | 2.10 | 46.5 |
2017 | HOU | MLB | AL | 63 | 0 | 62.7 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 44 | 21 | 83 | 4 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 45% | .290 | 1.04 | 2.37 | 2.30 | 74 | 2.85 | 60.6 | |
2018 | HOU | MLB | AL | 34 | 0 | 30.7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 99 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 37% | .366 | 1.27 | 2.31 | 4.99 | 89 | 3.42 | 76.5 |
2018 | TOR | MLB | AL | 21 | 0 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 105 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 54% | .269 | 1.12 | 4.36 | 4.12 | 86 | 3.18 | 71.1 |
2018 | FRE | AAA | PCL | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 41% | .529 | 2.06 | 1.86 | 8.44 | 88 | 6.86 | 144.9 | |
2019 | TOR | MLB | AL | 53 | 0 | 53.0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 83 | 5 | 100 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 14.1 | 39% | .301 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 1.87 | 66 | 2.62 | 53.8 |
YEAR | Pits | Zone% | Swing% | Contact% | Z-Swing% | O-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | SwStr% |
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2014 | 690 | 0.4870 | 0.4957 | 0.6491 | 0.6101 | 0.3870 | 0.7561 | 0.4891 | 0.3509 |
2015 | 1172 | 0.4795 | 0.5068 | 0.6936 | 0.6690 | 0.3574 | 0.8271 | 0.4633 | 0.3064 |
2016 | 1104 | 0.4312 | 0.5163 | 0.5947 | 0.6513 | 0.4140 | 0.8000 | 0.3500 | 0.4053 |
2017 | 953 | 0.4879 | 0.5068 | 0.6605 | 0.6688 | 0.3525 | 0.8039 | 0.4012 | 0.3395 |
2018 | 763 | 0.5151 | 0.5387 | 0.6910 | 0.6794 | 0.3892 | 0.8127 | 0.4653 | 0.3090 |
2019 | 809 | 0.4672 | 0.5056 | 0.5990 | 0.6587 | 0.3712 | 0.7189 | 0.4125 | 0.4010 |
Career | 5491 | 0.4753 | 0.5116 | 0.6481 | 0.6579 | 0.3781 | 0.7908 | 0.4258 | 0.3519 |
Injury History — No longer being updated | Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET |
Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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2013-04-21 | 2013-07-03 | Minors | 73 | 0 | - | Abdomen | Strain | Oblique | - | |
2013-04-04 | 2013-04-18 | Minors | 14 | 0 | - | Abdomen | Strain | Oblique | - |
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2019 Preseason Forecast | Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET |
PCT | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | HR | BABIP | WHIP | ERA | DRA | VORP | WARP |
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90o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 2 | .265 | 1.05 | 2.54 | 2.77 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
80o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .280 | 1.14 | 2.89 | 3.16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
70o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .291 | 1.20 | 3.14 | 3.45 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
60o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .300 | 1.25 | 3.36 | 3.69 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
50o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | 1.30 | 3.57 | 3.93 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Weighted Mean | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0.0 | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ? | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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2020-09-16 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Craig, are the Phillies in as distinct a situation as I suspect? Their rebuild seems to lack the prospects and farm system that they had tried to create years ago by trading Cole Hamels, Ken Giles, and the rest of the former core. That has left them top heavy with great, but pricy, free agents and trades but little depth. Is it WEIRD that they haven't seen much more than Aaron Nola and Alec Bohm and maybe Rhys Hoksins emerge as future pieces? Because the Marlins look like they've lapped the Phillies. (definitely not a BP writer who likes the Phillies from uh philadelphia but) | I think that's pretty fair. Matt Winkelman had a good thread on this recently, but it's something of a byproduct of missing on the draft as badly as they have. Hoskins was a great development, and Bohm looks like a win. Spencer Howard, too. But you're looking at maybe role players out of a first-overall pick in Moniak and a top-10 selection in Haseley. It's hard to create the type of perpetual motion machine that teams want when they're not hitting on those picks as at least everyday guys.
My biggest problem with Philly is that they lack depth at the major-league level. Farm systems are great, but only if they produce the depth I'm talking about or can be used to acquire it. The pitching beyond Nola and Eflin is concerning (though I'm hopeful for Howard long term), the top-end names you mention are great but there is a gaping hole if Realmuto leaves and no real plan to replace him in house (Marchan is up but probably a bit away). It is a team built for now but struggling in the here and now. That's always going to be a tough team to swallow. (Craig Goldstein) |
2020-09-02 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Are there any pending FAs whose value could vary significantly based on their destination? (Jake from NY) | Trevor Bauer (1-year deal man himself). GABP is a difficult place to pitch so he could end up in a better situation or, well, Colorado.
DJ LeMahieu may regress a bit outside of NY. Joc Pederson could finally receive everyday ABs (probably not, though) Closers like Kirby Yates, Liam Hendriks, Ken Giles, and Alex Colome may end up on a team in which they do not close. No obvious other big names that could see a change in value. Realmuto, Springer, Ozuna, and Semien are also FA after the year. (Jesse Roche) |
2019-05-31 13:00:00 (link to chat) | How expensive is the trade market going to be for RP? A lot of contenders need some help at the back end of the bullpen. (Jay from WI) | I don't think the trade market for relievers will be too crazy expensive. Who are the high-end relievers that are going to be on the market? Will Smith? He won't fetch a massive price. The Padres could probably get a nice return for Kirby Yates, but will they want to? Ken Giles has, uh, some baggage. In theory, I think the relief market should be massive. We've just seen so many of the elite relievers move to competitive teams already. (J.P. Breen) |
2019-03-04 16:00:00 (link to chat) | Is Ken Giles done as a closer? (Buddy from Peoria, IL) | I don't think so and I do think that the overall disappointment that many people feel about him will make him a fantasy bargain this year. He's had his struggles, but peripherals say that he may have been a bit unlucky last year. (Scott Delp) |
2016-08-18 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Your thoughts on control specialist Thomas Eshelman? He seems to have figured something out after a bad stretch at Reading. Future up-and-down guy or something more? (Elbo from Altoona) | I think he's better than and up-and-down guy, but I'm not sure how much. He hasn't shown the same control in college, because that wasn't possible, but he throws plenty of strikes with good enough stuff to be a fourth or fifth starter. He was a nice get in the Ken Giles trade, but I don't see a ton of upside here. (Christopher Crawford) |
2016-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Hi Bryan, Which current non-closers do you think will be closing in 2017? (Cal Guy from Cal) | This is a really good one. Cam Bedrosian is the hottest name I can think of, especially seeing as how the Angels could probably run anyone out there in the AL West basement. I wouldn't be shocked if Cody Allen winds up on another team and closing next year ... Derek Law's one. Does Ken Giles count? (Bryan Grosnick) |
2016-05-04 13:00:00 (link to chat) | What odds do give that Ken Giles is the Astro's closer by the end of the season? He's got to better than what we've see...and there are no reports of injury (John from CT) | I wrote today that there's a real chance the Astros are or will be sellers. For that reason alone, I think there's a good chance Giles closes down the stretch. But eesh. I don't know what to do with him. Velo is still there, so I guess I say wait it out. For now. (Matthew Trueblood) |
2016-04-21 19:00:00 (link to chat) | thanks for Madson response...if i deal him, i have Cody Allen, Colome, Dyson, Ken Giles. that ok in deep mixed? odds Giles overtakes Gregorson? (Frank from Brooklyn) | I think that's enough for a bullpen in that format.
I think Luke Gregerson holds the job if he performs. 35 percent chance Giles takes the job by year's end. (Mike Gianella) |
2015-11-18 13:00:00 (link to chat) | What is a realistic return for Ken Giles? (Joel Irvine from Los Angeles ) | A couple of B prospects, but no idea why the Phillies would want to move him. He's cheap and good. (Christopher Crawford) |
2015-09-21 20:30:00 (link to chat) | Thoughts on Ken Giles and Osuna as dynasty closers? (Max from NY) | I really like Giles, but there's only so much investing you should do in dynasty closers in general. He won't be a top-100 player despite his age and performance level. Osuna is a clear step down from Giles and probably won't crack the top-200. Age is much less important when it comes to closers as they usually break faster than they age. (Bret Sayre) |
2015-06-30 19:00:00 (link to chat) | Will Chapman get traded? Any other NL set up guys likely to get a job because of trade. (bpaulus from philly) | I doubt it unless the Reds really clean house. Ken Giles and Will Smith seem like the most likely candidates in the NL to get a bump if there is a trade. (Mike Gianella) |
2015-02-16 11:00:00 (link to chat) | RJ, who will be a closer by midseason who didn't start the season in that role? (Cal Guy from Cal) | Jake McGee and Sean Doolittle.
Uh, but if we're talking about ascending types, then I'd say Ken Giles is the obvious pick. He'd just disgusting. Beyond Giles, I'd have to roll with Joakim Soria and perhaps Jairo Diaz, depending on what the Rockies do with LaTroy Hawkins. (R.J. Anderson) |
2014-10-23 14:00:00 (link to chat) | Any thoughts on Ken Giles and his mechanics? (Twags012 from chicago) | He is very stable for most of the delivery, with good early balance that stays strong in the lateral plane. He does have some late spine-tilt, but such is to be expected from a pitcher who has the power to pump gas in the triple digits. He has big torque, which again should be expected for such a hard thrower, and most of his hip-shoulder separation comes from the lower half thanks to his delayed trigger after foot strike. Overall it's a very solid delivery that lays the baseline for big velo and solid command.
On the jukebox: Black Sabbath, "Snowblind" (Doug Thorburn) |
2014-09-15 19:30:00 (link to chat) | Ben, Who are some non-closers who could be closing at or near the start of 2015? (Cal Guy from Cal) | Mike Foltynewicz, Ken Giles, Delin Betances. (Ben Carsley) |
2014-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Are there any non-closing RPs that you think could begin 2015 as the closer, that we can stash now (other than Dellin Betances)? (Shawnykid23 from CT) | This is always pure guesswork. I love Ken Giles if the Phillies can move that Papelbon contract, but who the heck knows how that will play out? (Mike Gianella) |
2014-09-08 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Hi Sam, Which non-closers should I pick up now on the chance they will close in 2015? (Cal Guy from Cal) | Wade Davis, Ken Giles, Kevin Jepsen, Bruce Rondon... though not necessarily closing in April 2005. Trying to figure out who is going to close for the Giants next year. Who's going to close for the Giants next year? I'll say Jason Motte is going to close for the Giants next year. Enjoy this prediction, Giants fans and fantasy owners, I wrote it just for you! (Sam Miller) |
2014-09-05 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Cory, Who do you think will be new closers in 2015? Betances for one? (Cal Guy from Cal) | The road to fifth place is littered with Closers of the Future, but Betances is one candidate if the Yankees don't re-sign Robertson. Ken Giles in Philly is another. (Cory Schwartz) |
2014-07-24 19:00:00 (link to chat) | What do you think about Ken Giles and Vic Black? Saves opp in August and Sept? (Chris from Siem Reap) | Both situations are fluid, I think Giles takes over if Jonathan Papelbon gets moved, and Vic Black might just take that job in Queens. I would put more stock in Giles but both could see saves. I like both guys. (Mauricio Rubio) |
2014-07-24 19:00:00 (link to chat) | What current non-closing RP gets the most saves ROS? (Shawnykid23 from CT) | Joakim Soria, Ken Giles, Vic Black, a random White Sox reliever. (Mauricio Rubio) |
2014-07-08 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Any thoughts on Ken Giles? He can really sling it but until recently the only ones shaking in the boots were the Team Mascots, ala Bull Durham. (Sean from My Moms Basement) | It is impossible to ignore the arm strength and the potential impact at the end of games that he could provide, but I'm still skeptical of his ability to throw strikes and ultimately locate his arsenal. I do think some of his recent improvements are real, and I believe enough of the improvements are real to allow him to be effective at the MLB level. How much sticks going forward will determine whether he ends up a 6th/7th inning arm or a potential setup man or closer. (Mark Anderson) |
2014-04-15 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Ken Giles. Say something mean. (Joe from DE) | He still has to prove he can throw strikes consistently. (Mark Anderson) |
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Ken Giles has thrown 6,518 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Slider (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (94mph).
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