P Ken Giles #53
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/06/2025
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P KEN GILES #53 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
59 0 6-7 35 3.14 57.1 51 2 17 53 1.19 1.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 70 65 75 70
Movement 55 50 60 55
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Slider 80 80
Splitter 75 75
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 70
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/2025 @ DET Win, 5-4 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 Win
10/01/2025 @ DET Win, 2-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/27/2025 @ OAK Win, 5-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/17/2025 SEA Loss, 0-3 1.2 1 3 2 1 4 Loss
09/16/2025 SEA Win, 2-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/13/2025 @ PHI Win, 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/10/2025 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 0.2 3 2 1 0 0 Loss
09/09/2025 @ CLE Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Save
09/05/2025 MIN Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/04/2025 LAA Win, 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
PERSONALITY
Dog lover.
Birthday:09/20/1990
Born in:Albuquerque, NM
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,100,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 132 Days
Service This Yr:173 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 132 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 59 0 6 7 35 3.14 57.1 51 32 20 2 17 53 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 42 7 83.3 59 51 11.15 8.01 8.32 2.67 2.97 1.19 75 1.6 .301        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 102 24 6 0 1 17 14 27 0 1 2 .235 .339 .324 .663      
vs. RHB 116 27 4 0 1 15 3 26 0 1 1 .233 .258 .293 .551      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0  
April 7 0 1 1 3 3.38 8.0 7 5 3 0 2 10  
May 12 0 1 0 7 2.45 11.0 8 6 3 0 4 12  
June 10 0 0 2 6 1.80 10.0 10 4 2 0 3 5  
July 12 0 3 2 6 7.59 10.2 16 12 9 2 5 8  
August 10 0 1 0 8 0.00 9.1 4 0 0 0 1 9  
September 8 0 0 2 5 3.24 8.1 6 5 3 0 2 9  
Postseason 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0  
Last Year 62 0 9 7 35 3.55 66.0 60 40 26 6 30 64  
2 Years Ago 71 0 4 4 39 3.03 74.1 63 25 25 4 16 99  
Career 744 0 61 64 379 2.79 783.1 556 280 243 77 267 1118  
Home 29 0 5 1 17 2.76 29.1 20 12 9 1 5 30  
Road 30 0 1 6 18 3.54 28.0 31 20 11 1 12 23  
Grass 56 0 6 7 32 3.31 54.1 48 32 20 2 17 49  
Turf 3 0 0 0 3 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 4  
Day 20 0 2 3 11 3.79 19.0 15 15 8 0 6 18  
Night 39 0 4 4 24 2.82 38.1 36 17 12 2 11 35  
As Reliever / Substitution 59 0 6 7 35 3.14 57.1 51 32 20 2 17 53  
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 1.6 309
2015 Philadelphia - MLB 24 71 0 4 5 25 2.77 78.0 39 24 24 4 29 122 0 0 0.87 .248 2.11 2.0 136
2016 Philadelphia - MLB 25 60 0 5 8 27 3.07 67.1 53 26 23 8 20 99 0 0 1.08 .306 2.95 1.5 125
2017 Philadelphia - MLB 26 62 0 2 6 34 1.88 67.0 42 17 14 7 34 113 0 0 1.13 .297 2.49 2.0 195
2018 Philadelphia - MLB 27 70 0 7 6 36 1.47 73.1 51 15 12 6 30 112 0 0 1.10 .315 2.43 2.5 283
2019 Philadelphia - MLB 28 64 0 8 6 34 3.84 70.1 49 31 30 11 27 96 0 0 1.08 .268 3.99 1.1 118
2020 Philadelphia - MLB 29 63 0 7 3 41 3.71 63.0 36 26 26 10 27 112 0 0 1.00 .260 2.86 1.7 108
2021 Philadelphia - MLB 30 57 0 1 6 39 2.82 54.1 36 17 17 9 9 94 0 0 0.83 .290 2.61 2.1 168
2022 Philadelphia - MLB 31 61 0 5 5 33 2.70 66.2 51 20 20 9 17 90 0 0 1.02 .290 3.29 1.4 156
2023 Philadelphia - MLB 32 71 0 4 4 39 3.03 74.1 63 25 25 4 16 99 0 0 1.06 .328 1.86 3.2 135
2024 Philadelphia - MLB 33 62 0 9 7 35 3.55 66.0 60 40 26 6 30 64 0 0 1.36 .289 3.61 0.9 118
2025 Kansas City - MLB 34 59 0 6 7 35 3.14 57.1 51 32 20 2 17 53 0 0 1.19 .301 2.97 1.6 125
Total MLB 744 0 61 64 379 2.79 783.1 556 280 243 77 267 1118 0 0 1.05 .290 2.73 21.6 146
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 (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 70
2012 Lakewood - A 21 29 6 3 3 5 3.61 67.1 54 30 27 5 44 86 0 0 1.46 .299 3.84 0.6 107
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 0.5 131
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 1.1 111
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 64
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 0.8 346
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 3.86 151.5
Total EL 13 0 0 0 7 1.20 15.0 8 3 2 0 5 29 0 0 0.87 .348 0.33 345.6
Total FSL 34 0 3 2 9 5.13 40.1 33 24 23 5 25 59 0 0 1.44 .304 3.82 78.5
Total SAL 29 6 3 3 5 3.61 67.1 54 30 27 5 44 86 0 0 1.46 .299 3.84 107.2
Total GCL 3 0 1 1 0 5.79 4.2 6 4 3 1 3 7 0 0 1.93 .500 5.56 69.8
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+
2018 Philadelphia - MLB 27 7 0 2 1 3 4.32 8.1 6 4 4 1 6 13 0 0 1.44 .278 3.31 0.2 97
2019 Philadelphia - MLB 28 9 0 2 0 5 0.00 11.2 3 0 0 0 1 18 0 0 0.34 .158 0.88 0.7 999
2020 Philadelphia - MLB 29 2 0 0 1 0 9.00 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 17.51 -0.3 45
2021 Philadelphia - MLB 30 8 0 2 2 4 9.00 8.0 10 8 8 4 5 12 0 0 1.88 .316 8.20 -0.4 52
2022 Philadelphia - MLB 31 4 0 0 0 2 0.00 3.1 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.50 .400 1.37 0.1 999
2023 Philadelphia - MLB 32 3 0 0 1 2 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 1 0 5 0 0 1.09 .333 3.99 0.0 55
2024 Philadelphia - MLB 33 4 0 0 0 4 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 1.50 .417 3.32 0.1 93
2025 Kansas City - MLB 34 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .250 5.13 -0.0 999
Total MLB 39 0 7 5 21 3.98 43.0 36 19 19 8 16 56 0 0 1.21 .277 4.21 109.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Philadelphia (GCL) - R P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Clearwater - A+ P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Lakewood - A P 29 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Clearwater - A+ P 24 0 3 2 0 6 1 .833 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Philadelphia - MLB P 44 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 45.2 0.79 0.0 .000
2014 Lehigh Valley - AAA P 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Reading - AA P 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Philadelphia - MLB P 71 0 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 78.0 0.92 +0.3 1.028
2016 Philadelphia - MLB P 58 0 4 6 0 11 1 .909 67.1 1.34 +1.2 1.327
2017 Philadelphia - MLB P 61 0 4 8 0 13 1 .923 67.0 1.61 +0.2 1.016
2018 Philadelphia - MLB P 69 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 73.1 0.74 -0.7 .784
2019 Philadelphia - MLB P 61 0 3 5 0 9 1 .889 70.1 1.02 +0.3 1.032
2020 Philadelphia - MLB P 63 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 63.0 0.29 -0.3 .682
2021 Philadelphia - MLB P 57 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 54.1 0.50 +0.3 1.034
2022 Philadelphia - MLB P 61 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 66.2 0.40 -0.2 1.011
2023 Philadelphia - MLB P 71 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 74.1 0.24 +0.7 1.039
2024 Philadelphia - MLB P 61 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 66.0 0.68 +0.2 1.002
2025 Kansas City - MLB P 59 0 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 57.1 1.41 +0.1 1.071
TOTAL P 826 0 29 57 5 93 7 .925 783.1 0.99 +2.1 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
11/29/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
04/15/2016 Injured (virus), out for 4 days.
11/23/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,250,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
11/06/2017 Finished 3rd in 2017 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/18/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
05/01/2018 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/04/2018 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,580,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
10/30/2018 Wins the 2018 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies.
11/09/2018 Finished 2nd in 2018 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
10/28/2019 Wins the 2019 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies.
11/07/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,600,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/07/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/08/2020 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $50,400,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/30/2021 Wins the 2021 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
08/24/2023 Earns his 300th career Major League Baseball save!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 55 (55).
11/07/2024 Wins the 2024 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies.
12/02/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
04/09/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,100,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2015 25 10
2016 27 8
2017 34 9
2018 36 4
2019 34 1
2020 41 2
2021 39 1
2022 33 2
2023 39 5
2024 35 4
2025 35 5
Year GF Rank
2016 49 7
2018 55 5
2019 54 4
2020 56 3
2021 52 4
2022 48 4
2023 53 4
2024 52 4
2025 51 7
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