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John
Lackey		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 23, 1978 in Usa, TX, ABILENE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 ANA AL $ 315,000 8 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 5
2005 26 ANA AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 4 5
2006 27 ANA AL $ 1,478,571 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 6 3 5
2007 28 ANA AL $ 1,478,571 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 4 5
2008 29 ANA AL $ 2,635,714 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 4 5
2009 30 ARI NL $ 1,200,000 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 4 6
2010 31 ARI NL $ 1,200,000 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 5 6
2011 32 TEX AL $ 2,660,000 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 8 5 6
2012 33 TEX AL $ 2,660,000 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 4 5
2013 34 TOR AL $ 3,250,000 8 6 7 7 7 8 7 6 3 5
2014 35 TOR AL $ 3,250,000 8 5 7 6 6 7 7 5 3 4
2015 36 TOR AL $ 833,000 8 6 7 6 6 7 7 5 3 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 3 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,250,000 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 5 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 ANA AL $ 315,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 26 ANA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 27 ANA AL $ 1,478,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 28 ANA AL $ 1,478,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 29 ANA AL $ 2,635,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 30 ARI NL $ 1,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2010 31 ARI NL $ 1,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2011 32 TEX AL $ 2,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2012 33 TEX AL $ 2,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2013 34 TOR AL $ 3,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2014 35 TOR AL $ 3,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2015 36 TOR AL $ 833,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award 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
2004 25 ANA AL 8 6 .571 21 21 1 0 0 120.7 136 65 18 36 75 4.85 .279 .332 .466 .798 5.4
    AAA   3 3 .500 7 7 0 0 0 48.3 54 15 5 16 36 2.79 .284 .340 .411 .750  
2005 26 ANA AL 15 8 .652 34 34 0 0 0 213.0 218 103 42 44 148 4.35 .259 .300 .454 .754 9.5
2006 27 ANA AL 14 11 .560 35 35 2 0 0 215.7 258 115 31 55 150 4.80 .297 .343 .453 .796 7.6
2007 28 ANA AL 14 10 .583 34 34 1 1 0 213.7 209 98 22 60 153 4.13 .251 .303 .386 .690 12.7
2008 29 ANA AL 11 9 .550 32 29 0 0 1 168.3 209 112 34 43 151 5.99 .302 .344 .504 .848 3.7
2009 30 ARI NL 5 7 .417 24 23 2 1 0 148.0 172 72 24 33 118 4.38 .293 .332 .478 .810 6.4
2010 31 ARI NL 0 0 .000 18 0 0 0 2 21.3 18 6 3 7 17 2.53 .222 .284 .370 .654 2.1
    AAA   10 5 .667 24 24 1 0 0 165.3 142 51 18 39 174 2.78 .228 .274 .354 .628  
2011 32 TEX AL 14 12 .538 33 33 4 2 0 225.7 222 103 26 59 198 4.11 .256 .304 .402 .706 12.8
2012 33 TEX AL 12 13 .480 35 35 3 2 0 224.3 227 115 39 57 196 4.61 .259 .308 .453 .761 11.2
2013 34 TOR AL 11 12 .478 30 30 2 1 0 190.3 201 88 24 62 150 4.16 .268 .326 .406 .732 11.2
2014 35 TOR AL 9 13 .409 30 30 3 0 0 183.3 213 108 32 67 132 5.30 .293 .352 .484 .836 5.4
2015 36 TOR AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 13.7 22 12 3 4 9 7.91 .373 .406 .593 .999 0.0
12 Years Sim 113 101 .528 332 304 18 7 3 1938.0 2105 997 298 527 1497 4.63 .274 .323 .446 .769 88.0
2 Years AAA 13 8 .619 31 31 1 0 0 213.7 196 66 23 55 210 2.78 .241 .290 .367 .656  
Season Average 9 8 .529 27 25 1 0 0 161.5 175 83 24 43 124 4.63 .274 .323 .446 .769  
Career Highs 15 13 .652 35 35 4 2 2 225.7 258 115 42 67 198 7.91 .373 .406 .593 .999  
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   972 488 155 220 802   .259 .300 .438 .739
vs LH   1133 509 143 307 695   .289 .341 .453 .794
Home 56 47 .544 162 153 6 4 1 1003.6 999 460 147 273 799 4.13 .256 .305 .425 .729
Away 57 54 .514 170 151 12 3 2 934.3 1106 537 151 254 698 5.17 .293 .338 .468 .806
Mar/Apr 20 17 .541 52 50 5 0 0 327.3 366 169 54 88 248 4.65 .281 .327 .461 .788
May 18 21 .462 62 59 5 2 0 364.3 417 210 62 115 263 5.19 .288 .340 .468 .808
June 20 12 .625 51 50 3 2 0 324.0 327 142 34 70 260 3.94 .260 .299 .400 .698
July 14 17 .452 47 47 2 2 0 278.0 315 154 48 65 221 4.99 .282 .321 .475 .796
August 19 14 .576 53 43 2 0 0 284.0 284 131 35 91 221 4.15 .257 .314 .403 .717
Sep/Oct 22 20 .524 67 55 2 1 3 360.3 396 191 65 98 284 4.77 .275 .321 .460 .782
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
2009 30 ARI NL 24 44 5 6 3 0 2 6 0 0 2 15 .136 .174 .341 .515 2.5 0.0
2010 31 ARI NL 18 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2 0.6
2 Years Sim 42 46 5 8 4 0 2 6 0 0 2 15 .174 .208 .391 .600 3.7 0.6
162 Game Average 177 19 30 15 0 7 23 0 0 7 57 .174 .208 .391 .600 14.2  
Career Highs 24 44 5 6 3 0 2 6 0 0 2 15 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 2.5  
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   36 3 4 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 13 .111 .158 .278 .436 1.2
vs LH   10 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .800 1.200 2.6
Home 20 22 4 6 2 0 2 4 0 0 2 8 .273 .333 .636 .970 4.5
Away 12 24 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.7
RISP   16 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .188 .188 .313 .500 0.7
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 5 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.3
May 6 11 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .182 .308 .545 .853 2.0
June 5 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .500 .625 0.8
July 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
August 9 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2
Sep/Oct 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 25 ANA AL P 21 21 120.7 11 13 3 0 .889 1.79    
2005 26 ANA AL P 34 34 213.0 17 22 1 1 .975 1.65    
2006 27 ANA AL P 35 35 215.7 12 29 0 3 1.000 1.71    
2007 28 ANA AL P 34 34 213.7 5 28 1 0 .971 1.39    
2008 29 ANA AL P 32 29 168.3 10 20 3 6 .909 1.60    
2009 30 ARI NL P 24 23 148.0 6 22 4 2 .875 1.70    
2010 31 ARI NL P 18 0 21.3 1 2 1 0 .750 1.27    
2011 32 TEX AL P 33 33 225.7 15 22 2 1 .949 1.48    
2012 33 TEX AL P 35 35 224.3 21 24 5 3 .900 1.81    
2013 34 TOR AL P 30 30 190.3 9 22 1 1 .969 1.47    
2014 35 TOR AL P 30 30 183.3 7 20 2 3 .931 1.33    
2015 36 TOR AL P 6 0 13.7 0 1 1 0 .500 0.66    
Career Totals   332 304 1938.0 114 225 24 20 .934 1.57    
Career Highs   35 35 225.7 21 29 5 6 1.000 1.81    
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
2011 32 TEX AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 16.3 9 4 2 4 16 2.20 .155 .210 .276 .486
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 16.3 9 4 2 4 16 2.20 .155 .210 .276 .486
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
2005-9-.652
 Games Started
2006-5-35
2012-6-35
 Complete Games
2011-3-4
2012-9-3
2014-9-3
CAR-42-18
 Shutouts
2007-8-1
2011-1-2
2012-4-2
CAR-39-7
 Innings Pitched
2012-9-224.3
 Hits Allowed
2006-2-258
2012-9-227
Homeruns Allowed
2005-2-42
2006-3-31
2008-2-34
2011-8-26
2012-1-39
2014-5-32
CAR-17-298
 Walks per 9IP
2005-4-1.9
2008-10-2.3
 OOBP
2011-9-.304
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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History
Earned first career win on 4/9/2004
Injured on 7/20/2004 with a Spasms Back, out for 3 weeks
1/29/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,635,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Arizona on 1/31/2009 to a 2-year deal worth $1,200,000 per year
Had first career hit (double) on 4/17/2009, off Yosmeiro Petit (STL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/8/2009, off Jeff Francis (FLO)
10/24/2010: Signed a contract extension with Arizona, $2,660,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Arizona to Texas on 2/13/2011 (Going to ARI: 3B Chad Spann. Going to TEX: P John Lackey)
8/17/2012: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $5,250,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Texas to Toronto on 3/30/2013 (Going to TOR: P John Lackey. Going to TEX: P Frank Swasey)
10/3/2014: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $833,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 6/1/2015 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
 
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