John Lackey vs. Fred Norman — Career Comparison

John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Norman
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Lackey and Fred Norman are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for John Lackey and 102 for Fred Norman, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Fred Norman gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Lackey and Fred Norman

John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.87
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.24
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.48
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.47
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.48
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.24
50.24
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.5
66.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.26
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
3.92
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.64
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5819
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1939.2
9
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
9.07
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
8.31
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
2.58
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
3.78
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.37
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2294
7.27
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
6.05
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.092
1.092
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.41
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.42
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12030
38.12
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8279
38.41
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
4.27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.01
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.23
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.23
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.82
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.5
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.66
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7285
33.8
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for John Lackey and Fred Norman

John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.87
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.24
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5820
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1940
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.3
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
0.95
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.74
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.49
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.65
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.37
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.93
91.93
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.5
66.5
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Lackey and Fred Norman

John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
1018.87
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
409
364.09
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
265
600
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
600
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
534.34
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
510.98
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
58.87
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64.09
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
43.02
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
60.53
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.56
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.56
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
10.22
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.81
11.4
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
74.72
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
67.66
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
35
79.25
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
97.03
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.58
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.82
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.04
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
31.7
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.85
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.34
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.48
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.38
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
32.94
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
219.62
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
157.57
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
20
45.28
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.19
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.79
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.34
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA