What years did John Lamb play?

John Lamb played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2018.

Was John Lamb a pitcher?

Yes. John Lamb pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 127 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Lamb hit?

John Lamb hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

John Lamb

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2018)

W–L 2–13

ERA 6.25

WHIP 1.63

SO 127

Pitcher PIV -3274.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 205 lb
Born: 7/10/1990 in La Palma, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-08-14
Last Game: 2018-06-26

Full name: John Michael Lamb

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	13	27	27	0	0	0	129.7	157	90	26	54	127	6.25	-3274.1

Career ERA 6.25 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 52.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2015	CIN	NL	1	5	10	10	49.7	58	32	19	58	5.80	3.96 (-46%)	-247.0
2016	CIN	NL	1	7	14	14	70.0	84	50	31	58	6.43	4.19 (-53%)	-2224.2
2018	LAA	AL	0	1	3	3	10.0	15	8	4	11	7.20	4.15 (-74%)	-802.9
Career · 3 seasons			2	13	27	27	129.2	157	90	54	127	6.25	—	-3,274

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
27	36	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	.056	.081	.083	.164	0

Career AVG .056 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 78.0% below league average.

Career OBP .081 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 74.6% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 79.7% below league average.

Career OPS .164 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 77.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	CIN	NL	10	16	1	1	1	0	8	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CIN	NL	14	20	1	0	0	1	12	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	LAA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			27	36	2	1	1	1	20	.056	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	20	0	2	0	1	.100
Away	12	16	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	71.2	84	49	34	68	6.15
Away	12	58.0	73	41	20	59	6.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2018-06-26	LAA	BOS	L	0	0
2018-06-21	LAA	TOR	W	0	0
2018-06-16	LAA	OAK	L	0	0
2016-07-16	CIN	MIL	L	1	0
2016-07-09	CIN	MIA	L	2	2
2016-07-03	CIN	WAS	L	2	2
2016-06-28	CIN	CHC	L	1	0
2016-06-23	CIN	SDP	L	2	0
2016-06-17	CIN	HOU	W	0	0
2016-06-12	CIN	OAK	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-06-26	LAA	BOS	L	1.2	6	5	3	2	2	1
2018-06-21	LAA	TOR	—	3.1	6	3	3	1	4	1
2018-06-16	LAA	OAK	—	5.0	3	2	2	1	5	2
2016-07-16	CIN	MIL	L	2.0	9	9	9	2	3	2
2016-07-09	CIN	MIA	L	5.0	6	3	3	0	9	0
2016-07-03	CIN	WAS	L	4.1	8	8	8	4	5	3
2016-06-28	CIN	CHC	—	6.0	6	2	2	1	7	1
2016-06-23	CIN	SDP	—	5.1	4	4	3	3	4	1
2016-06-17	CIN	HOU	—	5.1	3	1	1	4	8	0
2016-06-12	CIN	OAK	L	4.0	7	4	4	2	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	27	27	1	14	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
2015	CIN	P	10	10	0	3
2016	CIN	P	14	14	0	10
2018	LAA	P	3	3	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	27

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CIN	NL	$507,500
Total Career Earnings			$507,500

Frequently Asked Questions about John Lamb

What years did John Lamb play?: John Lamb played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2018.
Was John Lamb a pitcher?: Yes. John Lamb pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 127 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Lamb hit?: John Lamb hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.