P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 235 lbs | Age: 47
Draft: 1999 | Rd. 2, No. 68, Anaheim Angels | Grayson CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 13 10 2.77 33 33 0 218 175 1.21
2016 11 8 3.35 29 29 0 188.1 180 1.06
2017 12 12 4.59 31 30 0 170.2 149 1.28
15 Seasons 188 147 3.92 448 446 0 2,840.1 2,294 1.29
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 33 13-10 2.77 218 175 1.21
2016 29 11-8 3.35 188.1 180 1.06
2017 31 12-12 4.59 170.2 149 1.28
15 Seasons 448 188-147 3.92 2,840.1 2,294 1.29
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 36 3127 664 37 5.6 4.1 88.3 112.8 11.6 30.0 .244 .381 .295 .295 .345 32.5 19.5 5.9 2.77 3.59
2016 37 2853 506 30 5.9 4.0 89.7 111.9 14.5 32.6 .247 .412 .280 .316 .387 38.1 24.1 7.1 3.35 4.22
2017 38 2772 517 35 6.8 4.8 88.2 114.0 14.3 34.8 .268 .470 .331 .344 .402 36.2 20.4 7.3 4.59 5.20
Player 8752 1687 102 6.0 4.3 88.7 114.0 13.3 32.2 .252 .418 .302 .317 .375 35.3 21.2 6.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lackey relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(39.4%) ,
Cutter
(35.5%) ,
Sinker
(12.9%) ,
Curveball
(7.4%) ,
Changeup
(4.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 48.0 52.0 18.8 25.6 7.5 32.4 40.2 27.4 19.1 22.3 6.6 13.3 17.9 20.8
2016 43.5 56.5 23.1 27.1 6.3 34.8 34.6 27.5 19.6 14.2 7.5 15.2 20.4 20.0
2017 42.7 57.3 22.6 27.1 7.5 36.4 39.5 24.2 19.3 18.2 5.2 17.0 21.3 19.0
Player 45.1 54.9 21.3 26.5 7.2 34.3 38.3 26.4 19.3 18.6 6.5 15.0 19.7 20.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 3.9 36.4 24.4 22.4 3.2 5.6 4.1
2016 2.2 29.6 24.9 24.9 6.3 5.9 4.0
2017 3.9 27.9 23.8 27.1 7.9 6.8 4.8
Player 3.4 31.8 24.4 24.6 5.6 6.0 4.3
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2017 Sinker CHC R 356 90.7 25.2 3.1 16.5ARM 2.0 8.1 2.7 16.5ARM 1.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 1086 91.0 17.3 -1.8 9.2ARM 1.8 15.8 -1.3 9.2ARM 1.1
2017 Cutter CHC R 979 82.5 38.5 -3.6 4.3GLV 0.6 2.4 -6.9 4.3GLV 2.0
2017 Changeup CHC R 128 83.5 29.7 0.7 14.5ARM 1.5 9.5 -1.0 14.5ARM 0.9
2017 Curveball CHC R 205 77.5 49.7 -5.8 7.4GLV -0.4 -2.6 -5.4 7.4GLV -1.2
2016 Curveball CHC R 385 78.9 52.0 -3.3 8.7GLV -0.4 -7.3 -2.8 8.7GLV -2.2
2016 Sinker CHC R 591 92.2 24.8 2.5 14.0ARM 0.2 8.0 1.7 14.0ARM 0.7
2016 Changeup CHC R 156 84.9 31.3 1.1 14.8ARM 2.3 7.3 -0.1 14.8ARM 3.2
2016 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 1051 92.4 18.1 -1.8 5.6ARM -1.1 14.5 -1.3 5.6ARM -0.8
2016 Cutter CHC R 650 83.9 40.9 -7.3 6.5GLV 2.2 -1.4 -10.3 6.5GLV 2.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -9 1,086 39.4 241 .267 .548 .384 19.7 19.9 16.1 .278 .514 .369 38.1
2017 Cutter 0.7 7 979 35.5 294 .211 .352 .286 32.4 28.6 22.2 .216 .363 .281 27.1
2017 Sinker -2.2 -8 356 12.9 113 .337 .594 .432 8.1 6.2 10.1 .346 .577 .415 42.7
2017 Curveball -1.7 -3 205 7.4 39 .306 .694 .421 24.0 10.3 17.4 .350 .720 .459 60.6
2017 Changeup 0.3 0 128 4.6 37 .206 .353 .239 16.9 16.2 12.8 .298 .458 .342 34.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 650 2,325 -2 24 -5 -7 10
2009 744 2,742 15 19 -11 -10 14
2010 926 3,590 2 25 -18 -15 -6
2011 742 2,839 -4 3 -13 -17 -31
2013 777 2,870 -5 23 -9 -10 -1
2014 829 3,072 -12 17 -8 -8 -10
2015 887 3,102 10 22 -9 -8 15
2016 747 2,847 5 36 -10 -10 20
2017 724 2,754 0 15 -16 -12 -13
Player 7,026 26,141 9 184 -97 9 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 3,127 53.6 68.3 86.8 30.3 61.2 41.4 70.8 50.7 20.4 8.9 78.7
2016 2,853 49.6 67.3 83.4 31.1 55.5 42.2 68.0 49.0 25.5 7.5 75.6
2017 2,772 49.2 66.9 83.6 28.8 61.5 42.4 65.5 47.5 23.1 7.6 74.2
Player 8,752 50.9 67.6 84.7 30.1 59.3 42.0 68.3 49.1 22.9 8.0 76.4
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 65 47 53 55 68 3 33 43 53 44 75 29 58 42 48 26 72
2016 44 49 43 41 52 20 51 19 19 72 61 69 76 39 58 34 82
2017 19 23 15 14 29 7 33 23 21 39 67 40 63 21 37 24 72
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.49 24 22.8 1 14 15 12 50.0
2017 22.08 37 32.0 5 15 21 15 40.5
Player 21.84 61 54.8 6 29 36 27 44.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 24 27 18 25 23 19 24 22 20 16 21 26 24 19 23 25 13 20 23 26 21 18 32 32 23 22 21 31 26 24 19
2017 37 30 29 37 32 32 34 30 26 28 30 42 32 29 32 34 29 29 36 32 33 29 43 36 31 29 30 41 35 31 19
Player 61 57 47 62 55 51 58 52 46 44 51 68 56 48 55 59 42 49 59 58 54 47 75 68 54 51 51 72 61 55 38
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .252 +.034 ↑ .218 -.038 ↓ .256
xBA .268 +.021 ↑ .247 +.003 ↑ .244
OBP .316 +.035 ↑ .281 -.022 ↓ .303
xOBP .334 +.021 ↑ .313 +.020 ↑ .293
SLG .469 +.105 ↑ .364 -.012 ↓ .376
xSLG .470 +.058 ↑ .412 +.031 ↑ .381
ISO .217 +.071 ↑ .146 +.026 ↑ .120
xISO .202 +.037 ↑ .165 +.028 ↑ .137
BABIP .270 +.011 ↑ .259 -.042 ↓ .301
wOBA .331 +.051 ↑ .280 -.015 ↓ .295
xwOBA .344 +.028 ↑ .316 +.021 ↑ .295
wOBACON .382 +.051 ↑ .331 -.012 ↓ .343
xwOBACON .402 +.015 ↑ .387 +.042 ↑ .345
BACON .321 +.028 ↑ .293 -.030 ↓ .323
xBACON .346 +.004 ↑ .342 +.032 ↑ .310
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 36.2 -1.9 ↓ 38.1 +5.6 ↑ 32.5
Avg Exit Velocity 88.2 -1.5 ↓ 89.7 +1.4 ↑ 88.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 34.8 +2.2 ↑ 32.6 +2.6 ↑ 30.0
Barrel % 6.8 +0.9 ↑ 5.9 +0.3 ↑ 5.6
Avg Launch Angle 14.3 -0.2 ↓ 14.5 +2.9 ↑ 11.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle 0° -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction 0° -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 0° -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 87.5 -2.5 ↓ 90.0 -0.3 ↓ 90.3
Breaking Velocity 77.5 -1.4 ↓ 78.9 +0.3 ↑ 78.6
Offspeed Velocity 83.5 -1.4 ↓ 84.9 +0.6 ↑ 84.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 35 +5 ↑ 30 -7 ↓ 37
Popup % 7.5 +1.2 ↑ 6.3 -1.2 ↓ 7.5
Flyball % 22.6 -0.5 ↓ 23.1 +4.3 ↑ 18.8
Line Drive % 27.1 0.0 27.1 +1.5 ↑ 25.6
Groundball % 42.7 -0.8 ↓ 43.5 -4.5 ↓ 48.0
Pull % 36.4 +1.6 ↑ 34.8 +2.4 ↑ 32.4
Straight Away % 39.5 +4.9 ↑ 34.6 -5.6 ↓ 40.2
Opposite Field % 24.2 -3.3 ↓ 27.5 +0.1 ↑ 27.4
Weak Contact % 3.9 +1.7 ↑ 2.2 -1.7 ↓ 3.9
Pull Airball % 17.0 +1.8 ↑ 15.2 +1.9 ↑ 13.3
Topped Contact % 27.9 -1.7 ↓ 29.6 -6.8 ↓ 36.4
Under Contact % 23.8 -1.1 ↓ 24.9 +0.5 ↑ 24.4
Flare/Burner Contact % 27.1 +2.2 ↑ 24.9 +2.5 ↑ 22.4
Solid Contact % 7.9 +1.6 ↑ 6.3 +3.1 ↑ 3.2
HR/FB % 30.8 +11.1 ↑ 19.7 +2.9 ↑ 16.8
Popups 39 +7 ↑ 32 -18 ↓ 50
Flyballs 117 0 117 -8 ↓ 125
Line Drives 140 +3 ↑ 137 -33 ↓ 170
Groundballs 221 +1 ↑ 220 -99 ↓ 319
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.2 -0.4 ↓ 49.6 -4.0 ↓ 53.6
Out of Zone % 50.8 +0.4 ↑ 50.4 +4.0 ↑ 46.4
Edge % 42.4 +0.2 ↑ 42.2 +0.8 ↑ 41.4
Zone Swing % 66.9 -0.4 ↓ 67.3 -1.0 ↓ 68.3
Out of Zone Swing % 28.8 -2.3 ↓ 31.1 +0.8 ↑ 30.3
In Zone Contact % 83.6 +0.2 ↑ 83.4 -3.4 ↓ 86.8
Out of Zone Contact % 61.5 +6.0 ↑ 55.5 -5.7 ↓ 61.2
Whiff % 23.1 -2.4 ↓ 25.5 +5.1 ↑ 20.4
First Strike % 65.5 -2.5 ↓ 68.0 -2.8 ↓ 70.8
First Pitch Swing % 31.6 -6.1 ↓ 37.7 +0.6 ↑ 37.1
Swing % 47.5 -1.5 ↓ 49.0 -1.7 ↓ 50.7
Meatball Swing % 74.2 -1.4 ↓ 75.6 -3.1 ↓ 78.7
Meatball % 7.6 +0.1 ↑ 7.5 -1.4 ↓ 8.9
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.4 -0.2 ↓ 16.6 +3.4 ↑ 13.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 38.5 -6.0 ↓ 44.5 +5.7 ↑ 38.8
In Zone 1,354 -61 ↓ 1,415 -254 ↓ 1,669
Out of Zone 1,400 -36 ↓ 1,436 -8 ↓ 1,444
Edge 1,169 -33 ↓ 1,202 -88 ↓ 1,290
In Zone Swings 906 -46 ↓ 952 -188 ↓ 1,140
Out of Zone Swings 403 -44 ↓ 447 +9 ↑ 438
In Zone Swing & Misses 149 -9 ↓ 158 +7 ↑ 151
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 155 -44 ↓ 199 +29 ↑ 170
Basic
Pitches 2,772 -81 ↓ 2,853 -274 ↓ 3,127
PA 731 -17 ↓ 748 -148 ↓ 896
AB 654 -16 ↓ 670 -154 ↓ 824
Hits 165 +19 ↑ 146 -65 ↓ 211
Singles 97 +1 ↑ 96 -60 ↓ 156
Doubles 30 +5 ↑ 25 -7 ↓ 32
Triples 2 0 2 0 2
Home Runs 36 +13 ↑ 23 +2 ↑ 21
Walks 53 0 53 0 53
Strikeouts 149 -31 ↓ 180 +5 ↑ 175
K% 20.4 -3.7 ↓ 24.1 +4.6 ↑ 19.5
BB% 7.3 +0.2 ↑ 7.1 +1.2 ↑ 5.9
HBP 12 +3 ↑ 9 +5 ↑ 4
Batted Balls 517 +11 ↑ 506 -158 ↓ 664
Number of Fastballs 2,421 +129 ↑ 2,292 -430 ↓ 2,722
Number of Offspeed 128 -28 ↓ 156 +73 ↑ 83
Number of Breaking 205 -180 ↓ 385 +88 ↑ 297
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 718 .282 406 7 1.7 312 25 8.0
2017 Shifts 722 .330 366 0 0.0 356 23 6.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 1074 16.0 41.2% 1.2% 627 21.0 4.5% 7.5%
2011 650 16.9 32.0% 3.1% 576 22.0 1.4% 12.8%
2013 849 16.0 40.0% 2.6% 426 22.7 1.9% 15.5%
2014 872 16.1 39.2% 2.4% 457 22.6 3.1% 13.1%
2015 846 16.8 35.6% 4.4% 512 24.9 4.3% 27.1%
2016 857 16.9 35.1% 4.6% 371 22.5 11.1% 18.3%
2017 872 16.7 33.5% 3.3% 391 22.5 4.3% 15.9%

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Pitch Distribution

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