Lucas Giolito Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6" / 245 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/14/1994 (26)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- None
Lucas Giolito Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Lucas Giolito News
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito threw six innings while allowing two earned runs and one walk and striking out nine in Friday night's 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. It was the second consecutive start against the Tigers for Giolito and he struck out nine in each of them. While he has had some issues with the home run ball as he allowed two bombs in this one, he will still carry a 3.81 ERA with 96 strikeouts across 75 2/3 innings pitched into his next start against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito had a phenomenal game against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. He pitched seven innings and allowed three hits, three walks and one earned run while recording a season-high 12 strikeouts. He earned the win to improve to 5-4 on the year. After going through a rough stretch recently, Giolito has now posted three consecutive quality starts. He's recorded double-digit strikeouts in two of his past three. He now has a 3.73 ERA and 1.13 WHIP on the year. His next start will be on Friday against the Detroit Tigers.
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (side) felt some tightness in his right side in the third inning of Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He was examined by the team's trainer James Kruk while he warmed up for the fourth inning and was deemed fine enough to continue pitching. Giolito went on to deliver a strong outing. He pitched six innings and allowed six hits, no walks and two runs (one earned) while striking out five. He earned the win to improve to 4-4 on the year. The White Sox plan to monitor Giolito's side tightness over the next few days. His next start is slated for Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.
Lucas Giolito Stats
Last 10 Games
How long will Chicago White Sox starting pitcherLucas Giolito's ugly past linger in our memories? He is only three seasons removed from a 16% strikeout rate, a 6.13 ERA and a 5.56 FIP. Recent data is always more reliable, and the 249 innings he has thrown since that disastrous season have been nothing less than sparkling. He has posted strikeout rates of 32.3% and 33.7% while keeping the walks to a league-average level. The result of that has been a 3.43 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP overall, earning Giolito Cy Young votes in the last two seasons. One knock you could attempt to put on Giolito is that he has a limited arsenal, throwing just three pitches at significant rates and owing more than 80% of his pitch distribution to his fastball-changeup combination. He is also not a ground-ball pitcher by any stretch of the imagination, with 41.3% and 36% ground-balls rates the last two seasons, respectively. The silver lining is very silver -- he has shown an ability to avoid contact that is nearly untouched, posting contact rates of 65.8% and 69.6% and in-zone contact rates of 74.6% and 77.3% since he turned his career around in 2019. The swinging-strike rates really end the doubts for this analyst, as Giolito has drawn ridiculous 17.3% and 15.0% swinging-strike rates in these last two campaigns, respectively. It is time to forgive the past. Giolito is a fantasy ace that you can draft with confidence.