John Lackey
2002–2017 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals
450G
.110AVG
.143OBP
.140SLG
More career statistics
26H
0HR
8RBI
1SB
188–147W–L
2,840.1IP
2,294K
3.92ERA
446GS
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450 | 265 | 236 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .110 | .143 | .140 | .283 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,840.3 | 448 | 446 | 18 | 188 | 147 | 0 | 2,862 | 1,347 | 1,237 | 319 | 815 | 2,294 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 | 1.295 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 2016-04-13 to 2016-04-18
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Four Batters Hit | 2017-07-25 | 1 in 3,022 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 2009-05-23 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 2002-07-15 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 224 | 114 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 44 | .118 | .158 | .157 |
| Away | 226 | 151 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 53 | .104 | .113 | .127 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| April | 56 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .148 | .167 | .148 |
| May | 73 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .103 | .116 | .154 |
| June | 78 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | .106 | .135 | .152 |
| July | 79 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .032 | .059 | .032 |
| August | 82 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .231 | .250 | .282 |
| September | 77 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .030 | .051 | .030 |
| October | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| athletics | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| seattle-mariners | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| new-york-yankees | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| baltimore-orioles | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| tampa-bay-rays | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| cleveland-guardians | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Los Angeles Angels | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 108 | 69 |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Angels | 33 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 204 | 151 |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Angels | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 198 | 144 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Angels | 33 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 209 | 199 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Angels | 33 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 217 | 190 |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Angels | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 224 | 179 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Angels | 24 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 163 | 130 |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Angels | 27 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .125 | 176 | 139 |
| 2010 |  Boston Red Sox | 34 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | .400 | 215 | 156 |
| 2011 | Boston Red Sox | 28 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 160 | 108 |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 189 | 161 |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | .133 | 198 | 164 |
| 2015 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 62 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .113 | 218 | 175 |
| 2016 |  Chicago Cubs | 29 | 63 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .095 | 188 | 180 |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 53 | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | .132 | 170 | 149 |