How John Lackey's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

John Lackey posted a career Fielding Percentage of 94.9, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 2002, posting 100.0, near the league average of 98.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 79.17, below the league average of 98.41 that year. The Fielding Percentage trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 94.59 in 2015 to 100.0 in 2016 and 100.0 in 2017. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 15 seasons.

John Lackey Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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John Lackey
Fielding Percentage
Career94.9
Season Avg.94.9
162 Game Avg.94.9
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John Lackey Fielding Percentage Per Season

John Lackey's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Lackey Fielding Percentage per season line chart

John Lackey Fielding Percentage by Team

John Lackey's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Lackey career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

John Lackey Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how John Lackey's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
John Lackey Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

John Lackey Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Lackey's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Lackey Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Lackey Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Lackey's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Lackey Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table