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John
Lackey		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 23, 1978 in Arcata Ca
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 28 NYN NL $ 5,000,000 5 54 59 57 66 70 68 54 56 55
2008 29 NYN NL $ 5,000,000 5 53 58 56 67 71 69 51 54 53
2009 30 BOS AL $ 2,500,000 5 53 58 56 64 68 66 51 54 53
2010 31 COL NL $ 2,500,000 10 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
2011 32 SFN NL $ 2,500,000 10 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
2012 33 SFN NL $ 2,500,000 9 4 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
2013 34 SFN NL   9 5 5 5 5 6 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 5 5 5 6 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 10 54 59 57 67 71 69 54 56 55
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 28 NYN NL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2008 29 NYN NL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2009 30 BOS AL $ 2,500,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2010 31 COL NL $ 2,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2011 32 SFN NL $ 2,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2012 33 SFN NL $ 2,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2013 34 SFN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2003 24 ANA   14 11 .560 35   0 0 0 214.3 220 105   80 138 4.41  
2004 25 ANA   15 9 .625 29   6 3 0 199.3 173 65   57 123 2.93  
2005 26 SEA   9 10 .474 30   1 0 0 195.0 200 85   75 126 3.92  
2006 27 SEA   15 14 .517 36   3 1 0 235.7 274 125   75 154 4.77  
2007 28 COL NL 3 4 .429 13 13 1 0 0 75.0 76 45 11 28 41 5.40 .262 .329 .448 .777 2.1
  NYN NL 8 6 .571 19 19 2 1 0 129.7 118 54 16 41 71 3.75 .241 .301 .401 .702 10.6
  TOT   11 10 .524 32 32 3 1 0 204.7 194 99 27 69 112 4.35 .249 .311 .418 .730 12.7
2008 29 NYN NL 7 18 .280 33 33 1 0 0 190.3 203 104 32 63 124 4.92 .270 .330 .471 .800 5.9
2009 30 BOS AL 5 2 .714 20 5 0 0 2 68.0 76 36 12 17 45 4.76 .284 .324 .474 .798 4.1
2010 31 COL NL 4 7 .364 40 17 1 0 4 135.3 144 75 31 37 84 4.99 .273 .326 .506 .832 4.7
2011 32 COL NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 9 5 1 3 6 5.63 .281 .343 .438 .780 0.1
  SFN NL 8 13 .381 25 25 1 0 0 157.7 175 86 20 46 88 4.91 .285 .336 .445 .780 4.9
  TOT   8 13 .381 26 26 1 0 0 165.7 184 91 21 49 94 4.94 .285 .336 .444 .780 5.0
    AAA   2 4 .333 6 6 1 0 0 34.7 44 25 3 9 19 6.49 .310 .351 .444 .795  
2012 33 SFN NL 13 12 .520 33 33 4 1 0 228.3 221 107 44 51 133 4.22 .253 .297 .449 .746 11.0
2013 34 SFN NL 7 6 .538 22 17 0 0 0 104.7 117 57 11 39 58 4.90 .291 .353 .420 .773 2.9
7 Years Sim 55 68 .447 206 163 10 2 6 1097.0 1139 569 178 325 650 4.67 .268 .322 .452 .775 46.2
11 Years Pro 108 112 .491 336   20 6 6 1941.3 2006 949   612 1191 4.40  
1 Years AAA 2 4 .333 6 6 1 0 0 34.7 44 25 3 9 19 6.49 .310 .351 .444 .795  
Season Average 7 9 .438 29 23 1 0 0 156.7 162 81 25 46 92 4.67 .268 .322 .452 .775  
Career Highs 13 18 .714 40 33 4 1 4 228.3 221 107 44 69 133 4.99 .291 .353 .506 .832  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   585 313 98 147 377   .262 .308 .453 .761
vs LH   554 256 80 178 273   .274 .333 .452 .785
Home 27 32 .458 106 85 4 1 3 584.3 582 299 92 174 337 4.61 .260 .313 .442 .755
Away 28 36 .438 100 78 6 1 3 512.6 557 270 86 151 313 4.74 .277 .327 .464 .792
Mar/Apr 10 9 .526 28 28 1 1 0 182.3 192 101 37 44 120 4.99 .268 .310 .487 .797
May 14 11 .560 38 32 1 0 2 213.0 209 106 31 67 120 4.48 .256 .313 .439 .752
June 7 13 .350 37 29 0 0 0 179.7 191 105 29 63 88 5.26 .275 .336 .454 .789
July 9 7 .563 35 21 2 1 3 155.3 160 63 19 41 105 3.65 .266 .313 .412 .725
August 5 13 .278 35 24 2 0 1 176.3 180 84 24 55 97 4.29 .266 .321 .424 .745
Sep/Oct 10 15 .400 33 29 4 0 0 190.3 207 110 38 55 120 5.20 .278 .328 .491 .819
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2003 24 ANA   35 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1  
2004 25 ANA   29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
2005 26 SEA   30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2006 27 SEA   36 37 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .162 .205 .189 .394 0.9  
2007 28 COL NL 13 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .040 .040 .040 .080 -1.7 0.0
  NYN NL 17 39 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 .231 .286 .308 .593 3.1 0.2
  TOT   30 64 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 21 .156 .194 .203 .397 1.4 0.2
2008 29 NYN NL 30 54 0 6 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 19 .111 .150 .148 .298 1.4 0.0
2010 31 COL NL 39 39 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 19 .077 .143 .103 .245 -0.6 0.0
2011 32 COL NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  SFN NL 24 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 .000 .102 .000 .102 -2.2 0.0
  TOT   25 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 .000 .096 .000 .096 -2.5 0.0
2012 33 SFN NL 32 64 0 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 22 .125 .164 .172 .336 0.8 0.0
2013 34 SFN NL 20 24 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 .083 .083 .208 .292 0.2 0.0
6 Years Sim 176 292 5 29 9 0 1 20 0 0 17 106 .099 .147 .140 .288 0.7 0.2
10 Years Pro 306 337 8 36 10 0 1 22 0 0 19 126 .107 .154 .145 .300 1.5  
162 Game Average 268 4 26 8 0 0 18 0 0 15 97 .099 .147 .140 .288 0.6  
Career Highs 39 64 2 10 3 0 1 8 0 0 5 22 .156 .194 .208 .397 1.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   194 3 22 6 0 1 16 0 0 10 71 .113 .155 .160 .315 0.1
vs LH   98 2 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 35 .071 .132 .102 .234 -2.2
Home 97 155 4 16 6 0 1 11 0 0 11 48 .103 .162 .161 .323 0.7
Away 79 137 1 13 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 58 .095 .131 .117 .248 -2.7
RISP   67 0 11 5 0 1 20 0 0 6 23 .164 .224 .284 .507 4.2
Close/Late   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Mar/Apr 25 48 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 21 .063 .082 .125 .207 -1.5
May 30 56 1 6 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 24 .107 .121 .143 .264 -1.0
June 25 36 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 14 .056 .150 .111 .261 -0.5
July 23 44 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .114 .170 .159 .329 0.2
August 32 52 0 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 16 .115 .145 .135 .280 -0.5
Sep/Oct 31 56 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 21 .125 .206 .161 .367 1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 28 COL NL P 13 13 75.0 6 16 0 2 1.000 2.64    
  NYN NL P 19 19 129.7 10 29 0 3 1.000 2.71    
  TOT   P 32 32 204.7 16 45 0 5 1.000 2.68    
2008 29 NYN NL P 33 33 190.3 15 40 0 3 1.000 2.60    
2009 30 BOS AL P 20 5 68.0 5 15 0 0 1.000 2.65    
2010 31 COL NL P 40 17 135.3 6 26 1 1 .970 2.13    
2011 32 COL NL P 1 1 8.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  SFN NL P 25 25 157.7 10 34 0 4 1.000 2.51    
  TOT   P 26 26 165.7 10 36 0 4 1.000 2.50    
2012 33 SFN NL P 33 33 228.3 17 47 1 2 .985 2.52    
2013 34 SFN NL P 22 17 104.7 7 17 2 2 .923 2.06    
Career Totals   206 163 1097.0 76 226 4 17 .987 2.48    
Career Highs   40 33 228.3 17 47 2 5 1.000 2.68    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2009 30 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 7 7 1 3 2 18.92 .438 .526 .813 1.339
2010 31 COL NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 7 4 1 3 7 5.14 .250 .323 .429 .751
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.3 14 11 2 6 9 9.58 .318 .400 .568 .968
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 31 COL NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2008-2-18
 Complete Games
2007-8-3
2012-3-4
 Shutouts
2007-7-1
2012-9-1
 Innings Pitched
2012-9-228.3
 Homeruns Allowed
2008-7-32
2010-8-31
2012-2-44
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
 
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  2. Joey Romeo (970)
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  4. William Witherspoon (963)
  5. Derek Lowe (963)
  6. Zach Day (963)
  7. Cristobal Ortego (958)
  8. Preston Larrison (955)
  9. Brandon Lyon (954)
  10. Mike Nicolas (953)
History
Traded from Colorado to New York (N) on 6/11/2007 (Going to COL: P M. Morris, P R. Draeger, 2B E. Beaudoin, P S. Kazmir. Going to NYN: P B. Lyon, P J. Lackey, CF C. Freeman, P J. Jimenez)
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/16/2009 to a 2-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Traded from Boston to Colorado on 1/29/2010 (Going to BOS: 2B Javier Colina. Going to COL: P John Lackey, P Valerio De los santos)
Traded from Colorado to Texas on 4/20/2011 (Going to COL: P Jimmy Journell. Going to TEX: P John Lackey, P Jose Rodriguez, P Alex Vidro, 2B John Cates, C Castor Fajardo)
Traded from Texas to San Francisco on 5/22/2011 (Going to SFN: P John Lackey, CF Delmon Young, C Castor Fajardo, P Tomas Delarosa, P Titus Russel. Going to TEX: RF Carlos Quentin, 1B Jason Giambi, P Andy Beal, P Colby Lewis)
8/15/2012: Signed a contract extension with San Francisco, $1,020,000 per year, for 3 years
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/2013, off Edwin Jackson (SDN)
Released by San Francisco on 10/12/2013
 
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