John Lackey

Q: When was John Lackey born?

John Lackey was born on October 23, 1978.

Q: Where was John Lackey born?

John Lackey was born in Abilene, TX .

Q: How tall is John Lackey?

John Lackey is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

Q: How much did John Lackey weigh when playing?

John Lackey weighed 235 lbs (106 kg) when playing.

Q: Is John Lackey in the Hall of Fame?

John Lackey has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was John Lackey drafted?

John Lackey was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 2nd round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grayson College (Denison, TX) .

Q: How many strikeouts did John Lackey have?

John Lackey had 2,294 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has John Lackey played for?

John Lackey played for 5 teams; the Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.

Q: How many World Series has John Lackey won?

John Lackey has won 3 World Series.

Q: When did John Lackey retire?

John Lackey last played in 2017.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 235lb (198cm, 106kg)

Born: October 23, 1978 in Abilene, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 2nd round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grayson College (Denison, TX).

High School: Abilene HS (Abilene, TX)

Schools: Grayson College (Denison, TX), University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX)

Debut: June 24, 2002 (Age 23-244d, 18,102nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 7.0 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: October 1, 2017 (Age 38-343d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Agents: Steve Hilliard • Previously: Joe Urbon

Full Name: John Derran Lackey

Nicknames: Lack

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.3

188

147

ERA

3.92

448

446

2840.1

2294

WHIP

1.295

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1999	20	ANA-min	A-	6	2	.750	4.98	15	15	0	1	0	0	81.1	81	59	45	7	50	1	77	8	1	14	372			1.611	9.0	0.8	5.5	8.5	1.54	BOI NORW
2000	21	ANA-min	A+,AA,A	15	9	.625	3.15	28	28	0	4	1	0	188.1	172	86	66	16	56	0	138	12	3	16	782			1.211	8.2	0.8	2.7	6.6	2.46	LEL,ERI,CDR CALL,EL,MIDW
2001	22	ANA-min	AA,AAA	12	11	.522	4.48	28	28	0	4	2	0	185.0	181	99	92	16	45	0	136	4	1	11	762			1.222	8.8	0.8	2.2	6.6	3.02	ARK,SLK TL,PCL
2002	23	ANA-min	AAA	8	2	.800	2.57	16	16	0	2	1	0	101.2	89	35	29	5	28	0	82	2	2	5	412			1.151	7.9	0.4	2.5	7.3	2.93	SLK PCL
2002	23	ANA	AL	9	4	.692	3.66	18	18	0	1	0	0	108.1	113	52	44	10	33	0	69	4	2	7	465	121	3.91	1.348	9.4	0.8	2.7	5.7	2.09	RoY-4
2003	24	ANA	AL	10	16	.385	4.63	33	33	0	2	2	0	204.0	223	117	105	31	66	4	151	10	1	11	885	95	4.64	1.417	9.8	1.4	2.9	6.7	2.29
2004	25	ANA	AL	14	13	.519	4.67	33	32	0	1	1	0	198.1	215	108	103	22	60	4	144	8	1	11	855	95	4.07	1.387	9.8	1.0	2.7	6.5	2.40
2005	26	LAA	AL	14	5	.737	3.44	33	33	0	1	0	0	209.0	208	85	80	13	71	3	199	11	0	18	892	123	3.10	1.335	9.0	0.6	3.1	8.6	2.80
2006	27	LAA	AL	13	11	.542	3.56	33	33	0	3	2	0	217.2	203	98	86	14	72	4	190	9	0	16	922	127	3.35	1.263	8.4	0.6	3.0	7.9	2.64
2007	28	LAA	AL	19	9	.679	3.01	33	33	0	2	2	0	224.0	219	87	75	18	52	2	179	12	1	9	929	150	3.54	1.210	8.8	0.7	2.1	7.2	3.44	AS,CYA-3,MVP-17
2008	29	LAA-min	A+	0	0		4.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	8	4	4	1	2	0	11	2	0	1	40			1.111	8.0	1.0	2.0	11.0	5.50	RCU CALL
2008	29	LAA	AL	12	5	.706	3.75	24	24	0	3	0	0	163.1	161	71	68	26	40	1	130	10	0	5	675	119	4.53	1.231	8.9	1.4	2.2	7.2	3.25
2009	30	LAA-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.79	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	6	3	3	1	1	0	8	1	0	0	36			0.724	5.6	0.9	0.9	7.4	8.00	SLK PCL
2009	30	LAA	AL	11	8	.579	3.83	27	27	0	1	1	0	176.1	177	84	75	17	47	1	139	9	0	6	748	115	3.73	1.270	9.0	0.9	2.4	7.1	2.96
2010	31	BOS	AL	14	11	.560	4.40	33	33	0	0	0	0	215.0	233	114	105	18	72	2	156	9	0	3	930	99	3.85	1.419	9.8	0.8	3.0	6.5	2.17
2011	32	BOS-min	AAA	0	0		1.59	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	20			0.529	4.8	1.6	0.0	6.4		PAW IL
2011	32	BOS	AL	12	12	.500	6.41	28	28	0	0	0	0	160.0	203	119	*114*	20	56	1	108	19	0	11	743	67	4.71	1.619	11.4	1.1	3.2	6.1	1.93

2013	34	BOS-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	15			1.364	7.4	0.0	4.9	12.3	2.50	PRT EL
2013	34	BOS	AL	10	13	.435	3.52	29	29	0	2	0	0	189.1	179	80	74	26	40	0	161	6	0	4	778	117	3.86	1.157	8.5	1.2	1.9	7.7	4.03
2014	35	TOT	MLB	14	10	.583	3.82	31	31	0	1	0	0	198.0	206	94	84	24	47	1	164	1	2	4	833	102	3.78	1.278	9.4	1.1	2.1	7.5	3.49
2014	35	BOS	AL	11	7	.611	3.60	21	21	0	1	0	0	137.1	137	60	55	15	32	0	116	0	1	3	572	111	3.56	1.231	9.0	1.0	2.1	7.6	3.63
2014	35	STL	NL	3	3	.500	4.30	10	10	0	0	0	0	60.2	69	34	29	9	15	1	48	1	1	1	261	85	4.27	1.385	10.2	1.3	2.2	7.1	3.20
2015	36	STL	NL	13	10	.565	2.77	33	33	0	1	0	0	218.0	211	71	67	21	53	5	175	4	3	5	896	142	3.57	1.211	8.7	0.9	2.2	7.2	3.30	CYA-9
2016	37	CHC	NL	11	8	.579	3.35	29	29	0	0	0	0	188.1	146	74	70	23	53	1	180	9	0	4	748	125	3.81	1.057	7.0	1.1	2.5	8.6	3.40
2017	38	CHC	NL	12	12	.500	4.59	31	30	0	0	0	0	170.2	165	93	87	36	53	3	149	12	2	11	731	96	5.30	1.277	8.7	1.9	2.8	7.9	2.81
15 Yrs				188	147	.561	3.92	448	446	0	18	8	0	2840.1	2862	1347	1237	319	815	32	2294	133	12	125	12030	110	3.95	1.295	9.1	1.0	2.6	7.3	2.81
162 Game Avg.				14	11	.561	3.92	34	34	0	1	1	0	216	218	102	94	24	62	2	174	10	1	10	915	110	3.95	1.295	9.1	1.0	2.6	7.3	2.81
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
LAA (8 yrs)				102	71	.590	3.81	234	233	0	14	8	0	1501.0	1519	702	636	151	441	19	1201	73	5	83	6371	116	3.83	1.306	9.1	0.9	2.6	7.2	2.72
BOS (4 yrs)				47	43	.522	4.46	111	111	0	3	0	0	701.2	752	373	348	79	200	3	541	34	1	21	3023	94	3.99	1.357	9.6	1.0	2.6	6.9	2.71
STL (2 yrs)				16	13	.552	3.10	43	43	0	1	0	0	278.2	280	105	96	30	68	6	223	5	4	6	1157	124	3.72	1.249	9.0	1.0	2.2	7.2	3.28
CHC (2 yrs)				23	20	.535	3.94	60	59	0	0	0	0	359.0	311	167	157	59	106	4	329	21	2	15	1479	109	4.52	1.162	7.8	1.5	2.7	8.2	3.10

AL (12 yrs)				149	114	.567	4.02	345	344	0	17	8	0	2202.2	2271	1075	984	230	641	22	1742	107	6	104	9394	108	3.88	1.322	9.3	0.9	2.6	7.1	2.72
NL (4 yrs)				39	33	.542	3.57	103	102	0	1	0	0	637.2	591	272	253	89	174	10	552	26	6	21	2636	115	4.17	1.200	8.3	1.3	2.5	7.8	3.17

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Lackey?

John Lackey is 45 years old.

When was John Lackey born?

John Lackey was born on October 23, 1978.

Where was John Lackey born?

John Lackey was born in Abilene, TX.

How tall is John Lackey?

John Lackey is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

How much did John Lackey weigh when playing?

John Lackey weighed 235 lbs (106 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Lackey play?

John Lackey played 15 seasons.

Is John Lackey in the Hall of Fame?

John Lackey has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was John Lackey drafted?

John Lackey was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 2nd round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grayson College (Denison, TX).

What position did John Lackey play?

John Lackey was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did John Lackey have?

John Lackey had 2,294 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has John Lackey played for?

John Lackey played for 5 teams; the Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.

How many World Series has John Lackey won?

John Lackey has won 3 World Series.

When did John Lackey retire?

John Lackey last played in 2017.

What are John Lackey's nicknames?

Lack is a nickname for John Lackey.

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