John Lackey Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

John Lackey
NameJohn Lackey
Date of BirthOctober 23, 1978
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut2002
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John Lackey Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 90)
W188 (MLB Rank: 152)
L147 (MLB Rank: 178)
ERA3.92 (MLB Rank: 3,919)
IP2840.1 (MLB Rank: 164)
SHO8 (MLB Rank: 769)
CG18 (MLB Rank: 1,660)
SO2,294 (MLB Rank: 58)
BB815 (MLB Rank: 242)
H2,862 (MLB Rank: 154)
HR319 (MLB Rank: 49)
SO97.27 (MLB Rank: 2,554)
BB92.58 (MLB Rank: 9,758)
H99.07 (MLB Rank: 6,986)
HR91.01 (MLB Rank: 3,929)
WHIP1.295 (MLB Rank: 9,533)
WAR38.2 (MLB Rank: 195)

📊 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