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John Lackey
John Derran Lackey

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 6", Weight 205 lb.
School University of Texas at Arlington

Debut June 24, 2002

Born October 23, 1978 in Abilene, TX

Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2002 23 ANA AL   9   4  18  18   1   0   0  0  108.3  113   52   44  10   33   69   4   7   465   0   2  3.66  4.42  121 1.348 RoY-4
 2003 24 ANA AL  10  16  33  33   2   2   0  0  204.0  223  117  105  31   66  151  10  11   885   4   1  4.63  4.39   95 1.417
 2004 25 ANA AL  14  13  33  32   1   1   0  0  198.3  215  108  103  22   60  144   8  11   855   4   1  4.67  4.50   96 1.387
 2005 26 LAA AL  14   5  33  33   1   0   0  0  209.0  208   85   80  13   71  199  11  18   892   3   0  3.44  4.23  123 1.335
 2006 27 LAA AL  13  11  33  33   3   2   0  0  217.7  203   98   86  14   72  190   9  16   922   4   0  3.56  4.56  128 1.263
 2007 28 LAA AL  19   9  33  33   2   2   0  0  224.0  219   87   75  18   52  179  12   9   929   2   1  3.01  4.56  151 1.210 MVP-17,CYA-3,AS
 2008 29 LAA AL  12   5  24  24   3   0   0  0  163.3  161   71   68  26   40  130  10   5   675   1   0  3.75  4.36  116 1.231
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .591  91  63 207 206  13   7   0  0 1324.7 1342  618  561 134  394 1062  64  77  5623  18   5  3.81  4.44  116 1.311
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  10  34  33   2   1   0  0  218.0  220  101   92  22   64  174  10  12   925   2   0  3.81  4.44  116 1.311
 Career High     19  16  33  33   3   2   0  0  224.0  223  117  105  31   72  199  12  18   929   4   2  3.01  4.56  151 1.210

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 24 ANA AL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 25 ANA AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 26 LAA AL  33    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 27 LAA AL  33    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 28 LAA AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-17,AS
 2008 29 LAA AL   2    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons       91   22    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         39    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  12  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     33    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 24 ANA AL    3    3    0   0.0   105| .000  .265| .000  .331| .000  .425| .000  .756|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2004 25 ANA AL    2    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .267| .000  .334| .000  .428| .000  .763|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2005 26 LAA AL    6    6    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .000  .328| .000  .422| .000  .750|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 2006 27 LAA AL    3    3    0   0.0   111| .000  .275| .000  .340| .000  .438| .000  .778|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2007 28 LAA AL    2    2    0   0.0   108| .000  .272| .000  .340| .000  .426| .000  .766|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2008 29 LAA AL    6    6    0   0.0   106| .000  .269| .000  .337| .000  .423| .000  .760|-100  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        22   22    0   0.0   106| .000  .269| .000  .334| .000  .426| .000  .760|-100  .000  -6.4  -0.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 23 ANA AL P 18 4 15 0 2 1.000 .955 1.06 0.48 1.58 1.69 18 108.3 2003 24 ANA AL P 33 14 21 3 1 .921 .956 1.06 0.49 1.54 1.73 33 204.0 2004 25 ANA AL P 33 15 23 0 1 1.000 .948 1.15 0.45 1.72 1.66 32 198.3 2005 26 LAA AL P 33 5 25 3 0 .909 .955 0.91 0.46 1.29 1.69 33 209.0 2006 27 LAA AL P 33 9 26 0 1 1.000 .959 1.06 0.41 1.45 1.56 33 217.7 2007 28 LAA AL P 33 22 25 2 5 .959 .955 1.42 0.42 1.89 1.60 33 224.0 AS 2008 29 LAA AL P 24 9 10 5 3 .792 .950 0.79 0.42 1.05 1.60 24 163.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 23 ANA AL P 18 4 15 0 2 1.000 .955 1.06 0.48 1.58 1.69 18 108.3 2003 24 ANA AL P 33 14 21 3 1 .921 .956 1.06 0.49 1.54 1.73 33 204.0 2004 25 ANA AL P 33 15 23 0 1 1.000 .948 1.15 0.45 1.72 1.66 32 198.3 2005 26 LAA AL P 33 5 25 3 0 .909 .955 0.91 0.46 1.29 1.69 33 209.0 2006 27 LAA AL P 33 9 26 0 1 1.000 .959 1.06 0.41 1.45 1.56 33 217.7 2007 28 LAA AL P 33 22 25 2 5 .959 .955 1.42 0.42 1.89 1.60 33 224.0 2008 29 LAA AL P 24 9 10 5 3 .792 .950 0.79 0.42 1.05 1.60 24 163.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 207 78 145 13 13 .945 .954 1.08 0.45 1.52 1.64 206 1324.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 207 78 145 13 13 .945 .954 1.08 0.45 1.51 1.64 206 1325
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  ANA NYY     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     3   0   1   3 
        ALCS  ANA MIN     W   1   1   0.00  1  0  0  0   7     3   0   0   7 
        WS    ANA SFG     W   3   2   4.38  1  0  0  0  12.1  15   6   5   7 
 2005   ALDS  LAA NYY     W   2   2   2.38  0  0  0  0  11.1   7   3   9   9 
        ALCS  LAA CHW     L   1   1   9.00  0  1  0  0   5     8   5   1   3 
 2007   ALDS  LAA BOS     L   1   1   6.00  0  1  0  0   6     9   4   2   4 
 2008   ALDS  LAA BOS     L   2   2   2.63  0  1  0  0  13.2  11   4   4   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       2-2   6   5   2.91  0  2  0  0  34    30  11  16  22 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   2   2   3.75  1  1  0  0  12    11   5   1  10 
  7 Postseason Ser      4-3  11   9   3.39  2  3  0  0  58.1  56  22  22  39 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  ANA NYY     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  ANA MIN     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ANA SFG     W   3   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  LAA NYY     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  LAA CHW     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   4-1   8   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2007   LAA AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2007

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2007-AL-17-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2007-AL-3-0.26
Car-130-0.26 shares

ERA
2005 AL-3.44-5
2006 AL-3.56-5
2007 AL-3.01-1
Act-3.81-25

Wins
2004 AL-14-8
2007 AL-19-2

Won-Loss %
2005 AL-.737-3
2007 AL-.679-9
2008 AL-.706-7
Act-.591-18

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
2006 AL-1.263-10
Act-1.311-30

Hits Allowed/9IP
2006 AL-8.39-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
2007 AL-2.09-10
Act-2.68-29

Strikeouts/9IP
2003 AL-6.66-10
2005 AL-8.57-2
2006 AL-7.86-8
Car-7.22-67

Innings
2006 AL-217.7-6
2007 AL-224.0-4

Strikeouts
2005 AL-199-3
2006 AL-190-3

Games Started
2003 AL-33-8
2005 AL-33-8
2006 AL-33-6
2007 AL-33-9

Comp. Games
2006 AL-3-3
2007 AL-2-7
2008 AL-3-3

Shutouts
2003 AL-2-1
2004 AL-1-4
2006 AL-2-1
2007 AL-2-1
Act-7-26

Home Runs Allow.
2003 AL-31-5
2008 AL-26-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
2005 AL-71-6
2006 AL-72-6

Hits Allowed
2003 AL-223-10
2007 AL-219-8

SO to Walk
2007 AL-3.44-9
Act-2.70-17
Car-2.70-51

Losses
2003 AL-16-4
2004 AL-13-6

Earned Runs Allow.
2003 AL-105-7

Wild Pitches
2003 AL-11-3
2004 AL-11-6
2005 AL-18-3
2006 AL-16-2
2007 AL-9-9
Act-77-12

Hit Batsmen
2005 AL-11-9
2007 AL-12-5
2008 AL-10-8

Batters Faced
2006 AL-922-4
2007 AL-929-4

Adjusted ERA+
2005 AL-123-10
2006 AL-128-5
2007 AL-151-1
Act-116-23

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 7 (324) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 61 (403) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 24.0 (518) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1999.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Anaheim Angels$315,000
2004Anaheim Angels$375,000
2005Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$440,000
2006Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$3,340,000
2007Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$5,833,333
Career (may be incomplete)$10,303,333

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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