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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | John Lackey |
Date of Birth | October 23, 1978 |
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MLB Debut | 2002 |
๐ 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:
GS | 446 (MLB Rank: 89) |
W | 188 (MLB Rank: 152) |
L | 147 (MLB Rank: 177) |
ERA | 3.92 (MLB Rank: 3,874) |
IP | 2840.1 (MLB Rank: 163) |
SHO | 8 (MLB Rank: 769) |
CG | 18 (MLB Rank: 1,660) |
SO | 2,294 (MLB Rank: 58) |
BB | 815 (MLB Rank: 241) |
H | 2,862 (MLB Rank: 154) |
HR | 319 (MLB Rank: 49) |
SO9 | 7.27 (MLB Rank: 2,434) |
BB9 | 2.58 (MLB Rank: 9,604) |
H9 | 9.07 (MLB Rank: 6,901) |
HR9 | 1.01 (MLB Rank: 3,810) |
WHIP | 1.295 (MLB Rank: 9,414) |
WAR | 38.2 (MLB Rank: 194) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2017)
In his final season (2017), John Lackey recorded the following stats:
GS | 30 |
W | 12 |
L | 12 |
ERA | 4.59 |
IP | 170.2 |
SO | 149 |
BB | 53 |
H | 165 |
HR | 36 |
SO9 | 7.86 |
BB9 | 2.79 |
H9 | 8.7 |
HR9 | 1.9 |
WHIP | 1.277 |
WAR | 1.1 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |