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.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

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

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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)

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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

    ๐ŸŽฏ 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