Andy Benes vs John Lackey

Andy BenesJohn Lackey

Andy Benes and John Lackey compared on their MLB careers: Andy Benes played 14 seasons, 1989 to 2002, John Lackey 15 seasons, 2002 to 2017. Andy Benes has 155 wins to John Lackey's 188. John Lackey won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Andy Benes and John Lackey career totals
403GP448
155W188
139L147
4.0ERA3.9
2505.1IP2840.1
2,000K2,294
909BB815
1.3WHIP1.3
1SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Andy Benes and John Lackey postseason
10GP29
33R58
51H135

Where each stands all time

Andy Benes and John Lackey all-time places
93rd (2,000)Strikeouts (pitching)58th (2,294)
240th (155)Wins (pitching)145th (188)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Andy Benes: 0 championships; none on file
  • John Lackey: 3 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Andy Benes and John Lackey season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1989633.512002943.66
2nd199010113.60200310164.63
3rd199115113.03200414134.67
4th199213143.3520051453.44
5th199315153.78200613113.56
6th19946143.8620071993.01
7th19951194.7620081253.75
8th199618103.8320091183.83
9th19971073.10201014114.40
10th199814133.97201112126.41
11th199913124.81201310133.52
12th20001294.88201414103.82
13th2001777.38201513102.77
14th2002542.7820161183.35
15th————201712124.59

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA