Lance McCullers Jr. stats
Starting Pitcher · #50
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2015
- Draft
- 2012Rd 1, Pk 41
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2015
- Draft
- 2012Rd 1, Pk 41
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 156
- W
- 53
- L
- 40
- ERA
- 3.85
- IP
- 818.0
- K
- 909
- BB
- 362
- WHIP
- 1.30
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | HOU | 22 | 6 | 7 | 3.22 | 125.2 | 129 | 43 | 1.19 |
| 2016 | HOU | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3.22 | 81.0 | 106 | 45 | 1.54 |
| 2017 | HOU | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4.25 | 118.2 | 132 | 40 | 1.30 |
| 2018 | HOU | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3.86 | 128.1 | 142 | 50 | 1.17 |
| 2020 | HOU | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3.93 | 55.0 | 56 | 20 | 1.16 |
| 2021 | HOU | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3.16 | 162.1 | 185 | 76 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | HOU | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2.27 | 47.2 | 50 | 22 | 1.24 |
| 2025 | HOU | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6.51 | 55.1 | 61 | 39 | 1.81 |
| 2026 |  HOU/MIL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6.55 | 44.0 | 48 | 27 | 1.55 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 19
- W
- 2
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 3.47
- IP
- 72.2
- K
- 80
- BB
- 22
- WHIP
- 1.13
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 70
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 10.0
- GB
- 1,187
- FB
- 980
- G/F
- 1.20
- WP
- 52
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | HOU | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 166 | 177 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 2016 | HOU | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 118 | 83 | 1.4 | 9 |
| 2017 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 205 | 124 | 1.7 | 8 |
| 2018 | HOU | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 182 | 146 | 1.2 | 14 |
| 2020 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 88 | 58 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | HOU | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 235 | 178 | 1.3 | 7 |
| 2022 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 79 | 87 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2026 | HOU/MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 52 | 66 | 0.8 | 4 |
Latest performance
Lance McCullers Jr.
Jul 25 · vs COL · W 8-5
- IP
- 1.2
- H
- 1
- R
- 3
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 4
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 6.55
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jul 25 | vs COLW 8-5 | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mon, Jul 20 | vs NYMW 8-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wed, May 13 | vs SEAW 4-3 F/10 | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Wed, May 06 | vs LADL 12-2 | 2.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Thu, Apr 30 | at BALW 11-5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Fri, Apr 24 | vs NYYL 12-4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
What were Lance McCullers Jr.'s career stats?
Lance McCullers Jr. played 9 seasons for the Astros. He had 53 wins and 909 strikeouts with a 3.85 ERA over 818.0 innings. His best season was 2021: 13 wins, a 3.16 ERA and 185 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2015 to 2026
Championships ×2
- 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros
- 2022 World Series with the Houston Astros
More on Lance McCullers Jr.
Playoff series
Lance McCullers Jr. played 3 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 2 won, 1 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SEA | Won 1-0 | 1 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | NYY | Won 1-0 | 1 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 |  PHI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Lance McCullers Jr. against each club
- vs Seattle Mariners (5)
- vs Athletics (4)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (4)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (3)
- vs Texas Rangers (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs Chicago Cubs (1)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (1)
- vs Colorado Rockies (1)
- vs New York Mets (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (1)
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