John Lackey Career Pitching Summary

John Lackey played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2017, appearing in 448 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 188 W and 147 L, an ERA of 3.92, 2,294 SO, a WHIP of 1.295, and a WAR of 38.2.

John Lackey Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for John Lackey.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    John Lackey
    NameJohn Lackey
    Date of BirthOctober 23, 1978
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut2002

    📊 Career Summary

    John Lackey appeared in 448 games over 15 MLB seasons from 2002 to 2017. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS446 (MLB Rank: 89)
    W188 (MLB Rank: 152)
    L147 (MLB Rank: 177)
    ERA3.92 (MLB Rank: 3,874)
    IP2840.1 (MLB Rank: 163)
    SHO8 (MLB Rank: 769)
    CG18 (MLB Rank: 1,660)
    SO2,294 (MLB Rank: 58)
    BB815 (MLB Rank: 241)
    H2,862 (MLB Rank: 154)
    HR319 (MLB Rank: 49)
    SO97.27 (MLB Rank: 2,434)
    BB92.58 (MLB Rank: 9,604)
    H99.07 (MLB Rank: 6,901)
    HR91.01 (MLB Rank: 3,810)
    WHIP1.295 (MLB Rank: 9,414)
    WAR38.2 (MLB Rank: 194)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2017)

    In his final season (2017), John Lackey recorded the following stats:

    GS30
    W12
    L12
    ERA4.59
    IP170.2
    SO149
    BB53
    H165
    HR36
    SO97.86
    BB92.79
    H98.7
    HR91.9
    WHIP1.277
    WAR1.1

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2007, 19 W
    • Most SO: 2005, 199 SO
    • Most IP: 2007, 224 IP
    • Best WAR: 2007, 6.3 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2015, 2.77 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    John Lackey appeared in 27 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.49, pitched 128.9 IP, struck out 103 batters, with 7 W and 6 L.

    John Lackey Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2002
    9
    4
    3.66
    0.692
    0
    69
    108.1
    1
    1.348
    10
    113
    33
    52
    44
    121
    3.91
    5.7
    2.09
    18
    18
    0
    1
    0
    0.8
    9.4
    2.7
    2
    4
    0
    7
    465
    2003
    10
    16
    4.63
    0.385
    0
    151
    204
    1.3
    1.417
    31
    223
    66
    117
    105
    95
    4.64
    6.7
    2.29
    33
    33
    0
    2
    2
    1.4
    9.8
    2.9
    1
    10
    4
    11
    885
    2004
    14
    13
    4.67
    0.519
    0
    144
    198.1
    2.1
    1.387
    22
    215
    60
    108
    103
    95
    4.07
    6.5
    2.4
    32
    33
    0
    1
    1
    1
    9.8
    2.7
    1
    8
    4
    11
    855
    2005
    14
    5
    3.44
    0.737
    0
    199
    209
    4.3
    1.335
    13
    208
    71
    85
    80
    123
    3.1
    8.6
    2.8
    33
    33
    0
    1
    0
    0.6
    9
    3.1
    0
    11
    3
    18
    892
    2006
    13
    11
    3.56
    0.542
    0
    190
    217.2
    4.6
    1.263
    14
    203
    72
    98
    86
    127
    3.35
    7.9
    2.64
    33
    33
    0
    3
    2
    0.6
    8.4
    3
    0
    9
    4
    16
    922
    2007
    19
    9
    3.01
    0.679
    0
    179
    224
    6.3
    1.21
    18
    219
    52
    87
    75
    150
    3.54
    7.2
    3.44
    33
    33
    0
    2
    2
    0.7
    8.8
    2.1
    1
    12
    2
    9
    929
    2008
    12
    5
    3.75
    0.706
    0
    130
    163.1
    3.5
    1.231
    26
    161
    40
    71
    68
    119
    4.53
    7.2
    3.25
    24
    24
    0
    3
    0
    1.4
    8.9
    2.2
    0
    10
    1
    5
    675
    2009
    11
    8
    3.83
    0.579
    0
    139
    176.1
    1.9
    1.27
    17
    177
    47
    84
    75
    115
    3.73
    7.1
    2.96
    27
    27
    0
    1
    1
    0.9
    9
    2.4
    0
    9
    1
    6
    748
    2010
    14
    11
    4.4
    0.56
    0
    156
    215
    1.7
    1.419
    18
    233
    72
    114
    105
    99
    3.85
    6.5
    2.17
    33
    33
    0
    0
    0
    0.8
    9.8
    3
    0
    9
    2
    3
    930
    2011
    12
    12
    6.41
    0.5
    0
    108
    160
    -1.9
    1.619
    20
    203
    56
    119
    114
    67
    4.71
    6.1
    1.93
    28
    28
    0
    0
    0
    1.1
    11.4
    3.2
    0
    19
    1
    11
    743
    2013
    10
    13
    3.52
    0.435
    0
    161
    189.1
    2.7
    1.157
    26
    179
    40
    80
    74
    117
    3.86
    7.7
    4.03
    29
    29
    0
    2
    0
    1.2
    8.5
    1.9
    0
    6
    0
    4
    778
    2014
    14
    10
    3.82
    0.583
    0
    164
    198
    1
    1.278
    24
    206
    47
    94
    84
    102
    3.78
    7.5
    3.49
    31
    31
    0
    1
    0
    1.1
    9.4
    2.1
    2
    1
    1
    4
    833
    2015
    13
    10
    2.77
    0.565
    0
    175
    218
    5.8
    1.211
    21
    211
    53
    71
    67
    142
    3.57
    7.2
    3.3
    33
    33
    0
    1
    0
    0.9
    8.7
    2.2
    3
    4
    5
    5
    896
    2016
    11
    8
    3.35
    0.579
    0
    180
    188.1
    2.8
    1.057
    23
    146
    53
    74
    70
    125
    3.81
    8.6
    3.4
    29
    29
    0
    0
    0
    1.1
    7
    2.5
    0
    9
    1
    4
    748
    2017
    12
    12
    4.59
    0.5
    0
    149
    170.2
    1.1
    1.277
    36
    165
    53
    93
    87
    96
    5.3
    7.9
    2.81
    30
    31
    0
    0
    0
    1.9
    8.7
    2.8
    2
    12
    3
    11
    731