How John Lackey's Runs Created Compares to Similar Players

John Lackey totaled -4 career Runs Created, well below the league average of 262.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Runs Created season came in 2010, posting 1, well below the league average of 34.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at -2, well below the league average of 34.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs Created total went from -1 in 2015 to -2 in 2016 and 0 in 2017, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Created profile — ranging from -2 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Lackey Lifetime Runs Created

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John Lackey
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Career-3.68
Season Avg.-0.25
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John Lackey Runs Created Per Season

John Lackey's Runs Created 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 Runs Created per season line chart

John Lackey Runs Created by Team

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

John Lackey Cumulative Runs Created — Career Progression

A running total of John Lackey's career Runs Created, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Lackey Runs Created year-over-year waterfall chart

John Lackey Runs Created Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Lackey's seasonal Runs Created 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 Runs Created distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Lackey Runs Created — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Lackey's MLB career with Runs Created 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 Runs Created season-by-season breakdown table