John Lackey
P · 15 seasons · 2002 – 2017 · B/T: R/R
John Lackey is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. His best year was 2007: +12.0 roto value, 7th that season and 553rd of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from wins (+30.5), strikeouts (+30.1) and WHIP (+10.4), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.99
2010 · #51,520 all-time
Career Z
-35.4
summed
Avg / Season
-2.36
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | LAA | 18 | -2.15 | #594 | #72,185 |
| 2003 | LAA | 33 | -2.23 | #1,026 | #80,210 |
| 2004 | LAA | 33 | -2.19 | #971 | #76,718 |
| 2005 | LAA | 33 | -2.33 | #1,095 | #91,032 |
| 2006 | LAA | 33 | -2.19 | #1,036 | #76,975 |
| 2007 | LAA | 33 | -2.14 | #1,025 | #70,460 |
| 2008 | LAA | 24 | -2.29 | #1,153 | #86,451 |
| 2009 | LAA | 27 | -2.17 | #1,041 | #74,550 |
| 2010★ | BOS | 34 | -1.99 | #524 | #51,520 |
| 2011 | BOS | 28 | -2.04 | #571 | #55,721 |
| 2013 | BOS | 29 | -2.27 | #1,158 | #84,425 |
| 2014 | BOS | 31 | -2.26 | #1,187 | #83,420 |
| 2015 | STL | 33 | -3.18 | #1,340 | #109,766 |
| 2016 | CHC | 29 | -3.28 | #1,349 | #110,202 |
| 2017 | CHC | 32 | -2.66 | #1,304 | #103,927 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
11.99
2007 · #553 all-time
Career Z
76.0
summed
Avg / Season
5.06
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | LAA | 18 | 1.97 | #137 | #11,667 |
| 2003 | LAA | 33 | 2.23 | #133 | #10,928 |
| 2004 | LAA | 33 | 3.62 | #94 | #7,843 |
| 2005 | LAA | 33 | 7.03 | #34 | #3,070 |
| 2006 | LAA | 33 | 8.85 | #22 | #1,710 |
| 2007★ | LAA | 33 | 11.99 | #7 | #553 |
| 2008 | LAA | 24 | 5.71 | #57 | #4,475 |
| 2009 | LAA | 27 | 5.44 | #58 | #4,834 |
| 2010 | BOS | 33 | 2.21 | #138 | #10,971 |
| 2011 | BOS | 28 | -4.68 | #657 | #50,772 |
| 2013 | BOS | 29 | 5.77 | #61 | #4,404 |
| 2014 | BOS | 31 | 3.92 | #97 | #7,278 |
| 2015 | STL | 33 | 8.80 | #19 | #1,746 |
| 2016 | CHC | 29 | 9.04 | #25 | #1,605 |
| 2017 | CHC | 31 | 4.06 | #100 | #7,011 |
★ Best season by Z