1990
Born September 20, 1990
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Ken Giles Notable
Relief pitcher · b. September 20, 1990
Philadelphia Phillies 2014–2015, Houston Astros 2016–2018, Toronto Blue Jays 2018–2020, Seattle Mariners 2022
Ken Giles played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2022.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 115 games and appeared 362 times, with a 2.71 earned run average. He struck out 484.
He threw a no-hitter in 2014.
He was born in Albuquerque, NM, USA on September 20, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PHI | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | PHI | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | HOU | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | HOU | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | HOU/TOR | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | TOR | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | TOR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | SEA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PHI | 3 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 45.2 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | PHI | 6 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 70.0 | 59 | 14 | 25 | 87 | 1.80 |
| 2016 | HOU | 2 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 65.2 | 60 | 30 | 25 | 102 | 4.11 |
| 2017 | HOU | 1 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 34 | 62.2 | 44 | 16 | 21 | 83 | 2.30 |
| 2018 | HOU/TOR | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 50.1 | 54 | 26 | 7 | 53 | 4.65 |
| 2019 | TOR | 2 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 23 | 53.0 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 1.87 |
| 2020 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9.82 |
| 2022 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 14 | 18 | 362 | 0 | 115 | 355.1 | 283 | 107 | 114 | 484 | 2.71 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Philadelphia Phillies Combined No-Hitter, 2014
Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon threw a combined no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Atlanta Braves on September 1, 2014, winning 7–0.
2019
Justin Verlander's No-Hitter
Justin Verlander threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 1, 2019, winning 2–0.
Image: Joseph.malzbender, public domain