Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 1999Rd 2, Pk 68
- College
- Grayson County
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 1999Rd 2, Pk 68
- College
- Grayson County
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 448
- W
- 188
- L
- 147
- ERA
- 3.92
- IP
- 2840.1
- K
- 2,294
- BB
- 815
- WHIP
- 1.29
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | LAA | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3.66 | 108.1 | 69 | 33 | 1.35 |
| 2003 | LAA | 33 | 10 | 16 | 4.63 | 204.0 | 151 | 66 | 1.42 |
| 2004 | LAA | 33 | 14 | 13 | 4.67 | 198.1 | 144 | 60 | 1.39 |
| 2005 | LAA | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3.44 | 209.0 | 199 | 71 | 1.33 |
| 2006 | LAA | 33 | 13 | 11 | 3.56 | 217.2 | 190 | 72 | 1.26 |
| 2007 | LAA | 33 | 19 | 9 | 3.01 | 224.0 | 179 | 52 | 1.21 |
| 2008 | LAA | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3.75 | 163.1 | 130 | 40 | 1.23 |
| 2009 | LAA | 27 | 11 | 8 | 3.83 | 176.1 | 139 | 47 | 1.27 |
| 2010 | BOS | 33 | 14 | 11 | 4.40 | 215.0 | 156 | 72 | 1.42 |
| 2011 | BOS | 28 | 12 | 12 | 6.41 | 160.0 | 108 | 56 | 1.62 |
| 2013 | BOS | 29 | 10 | 13 | 3.52 | 189.1 | 161 | 40 | 1.16 |
| 2014 |  BOS/STL | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3.82 | 198.0 | 164 | 47 | 1.28 |
| 2015 | STL | 33 | 13 | 10 | 2.77 | 218.0 | 175 | 53 | 1.21 |
| 2016 | CHC | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3.35 | 188.1 | 180 | 53 | 1.06 |
| 2017 | CHC | 31 | 12 | 12 | 4.59 | 170.2 | 149 | 53 | 1.28 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 29
- W
- 8
- L
- 6
- ERA
- 3.44
- IP
- 144.0
- K
- 114
- BB
- 47
- WHIP
- 1.26
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 267
- CG
- 18
- SHO
- 8
- K/9
- 7.3
- GB
- 3,540
- FB
- 4,223
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 125
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | LAA | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | LAA | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2004 | LAA | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 291 | 352 | 0.8 | 11 |
| 2005 | LAA | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8.6 | 281 | 330 | 0.9 | 18 |
| 2006 | LAA | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7.9 | 291 | 358 | 0.8 | 16 |
| 2007 | LAA | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 | 313 | 373 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 2008 | LAA | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 | 225 | 270 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2009 | LAA | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 256 | 296 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2010 | BOS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 320 | 372 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2011 | BOS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 234 | 324 | 0.7 | 11 |
| 2013 | BOS | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | 274 | 296 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2014 | BOS/STL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 292 | 328 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2015 | STL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 320 | 344 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2016 | CHC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 220 | 286 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | CHC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 223 | 294 | 0.8 | 11 |
What were John Lackey's career stats?
John Lackey played 15 seasons for the Angels, the Red Sox, the Cardinals and the Cubs. He had 188 wins and 2,294 strikeouts with a 3.92 ERA over 2,840.1 innings. His best season was 2007: 19 wins, a 3.01 ERA and 179 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 8 postseasons, 2002 to 2017
John Lackey finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships ×3
- 2002 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels
- 2013 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
- 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs
All-time career rank
- 58th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,294)
- 145th in wins (pitching) (188)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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