Jon Lester

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 249lb (193cm, 112kg)

Born: January 7, 1984 in Tacoma, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA).

High School: Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA)

Debut: June 10, 2006 (Age 22-154d, 18,904th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 2, 2021 (Age 37-268d)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: ACES • Previously: Octagon, SFX

Full Name: Jonathan Tyler Lester

Nicknames: Lefthander

Pronunciation: \LEST-er\

Twitter: @JLester34

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.5

200

117

ERA

3.66

452

451

2740.0

2488

WHIP

1.278

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-13 / in Starts: 15-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2021 Pitching Game Log

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2021 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	425	22	Apr 30	WSN		MIA	W,2-1	GS-5		99	5.0	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	3.97	21			15	5	8	10	7	0	0	56			0	0	0	19	2	0	2	1	0	0	1.10	0.277	1.10	0.17%	2.43			1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
2	426	27	May 6	WSN		ATL	L,2-3	GS-6	L(0-1)	5	5.0	4	3	3	2	5	0	0	2.70	3.17	20	85	57	13	9	4	9	4	0	0	50			1	1	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.130	1.04	-0.08%	-0.95			1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out d2
3	427	32	May 12	WSN		PHI	L,2-5	GS-6		5	6.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	0	2.25	3.23	25			11	9	7	11	4	3	0	57			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.187	1.00	0.09%	1.91			1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
4	428	37	May 17	WSN	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	5.1	8	5	5	0	4	3	0	3.80	4.67	22	76	53	14	13	6	12	5	0	0	36			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	.79	-0.243	.66	-0.12%	-2.23			1b start tie	6b --- 1 out d2
5	429	42	May 22	WSN		BAL	W,12-9	GS-4		4	4.0	5	6	6	3	4	1	0	5.33	4.99	19	79	50	10	9	3	9	4	2	0	29			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	1	0	0	.87	-0.337	.66	-0.15%	-4.06			1t start tie	4t 3 out d1
6	430	48	May 29(2)	WSN		MIL	L,2-6	GS-4		6	4.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	4.91	4.47	17	74	50	9	11	5	8	3	2	0	52			1	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.32	0.087	.92	0.04%	0.94			1t start tie	4t 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
7	431	52	Jun 2	WSN	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS-6		3	5.2	5	1	1	2	3	1	0	4.37	4.63	24	87	53	10	6	10	9	4	1	0	56			1	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	0.223	.78	0.09%	1.95			1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out a2
8	432	57	Jun 8	WSN	@	TBR	L,1-3	GS-4		5	3.2	4	1	1	4	2	1	0	4.19	5.03	19	91	52	15	11	6	7	1	1	0	47			0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	.99	0.011	.52	0.00%	0.20			1b start tie	4b 123 2 out tie
9	433	63	Jun 14	WSN		PIT	W,3-2	GS-6		5	5.1	6	2	2	1	2	1	0	4.09	5.08	23	86	54	8	6	12	8	5	0	0	49			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.131	.43	0.03%	1.25			1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out a1
10	434	68	Jun 19(2)	WSN		NYM	W,6-2	GS-7	W(1-2)	4	6.0	7	2	2	0	6	1	0	3.96	4.87	25	100	62	8	11	9	10	3	0	0	56			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.251	.67	0.12%	0.91			1t start tie	7t --- 0 out a4
11	435	73	Jun 25	WSN	@	MIA	L,2-11	GS-3	L(1-3)	5	2.1	5	7	7	3	1	1	0	4.99	5.18	16	64	35	10	1	5	7	3	0	0	17			1	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	.75	-0.437	.78	-0.27%	-5.89			1b start tie	3b -23 1 out d4
12	436	78	Jun 30	WSN		TBR	W,15-6	GS-5	W(2-3)	4	5.0	7	5	5	2	3	2	0	5.34	5.45	24	96	54	19	7	6	13	5	0	0	34			3	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.14	-0.276	1.22	-0.18%	-2.57			1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
13	437	83	Jul 5	WSN	@	SDP	W,7-5	GS-4		4	3.1	6	5	2	4	2	1	1	5.34	5.72	21			14	3	10	4	0	0	0	32			1	0	0	16	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.19	-0.233	1.01	-0.12%	-2.78			1b start a 1	4b -2- 1 out a1
14	438	88	Jul 10	WSN	@	SFG	L,4-10	GS-3	L(2-4)	4	2.2	9	8	3	2	1	0	0	5.54	5.68	21	80	46	10	4	8	10	5	0	0	17			1	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	2	2	.82	-0.351	.58	-0.15%	-7.00			1b start tie	3b 1-3 2 out d8
15	439	93	Jul 19	WSN		MIA	W,18-1	GS-7	W(3-4)	8	7.0	6	0	0	0	7	0	0	4.99	5.23	26	81	59	18	9	8	11	7	2	0	72			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	.25	0.089	.13	0.03%	3.40			1t start tie	7t 3 out a12
16	440	97	Jul 24	WSN	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS-6	L(3-5)	4	5.0	3	3	3	1	2	2	0	5.02	5.43	19	70	41	13	2	5	11	5	0	0	50			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.028	.29	-0.01%	0.01			1b start tie	6b -2- 0 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Washington Nationals to St. Louis Cardinals
17	441	106	Aug 3	STL		ATL	L,1-6	GS-5	L(3-6)	9	5.0	9	6	6	2	4	2	0	5.38	5.58	24	88	51	15	7	9	9	6	0	0	27			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	.45	-0.373	.25	-0.12%	-3.60			1t start tie	5t 3 out d6
18	442	111	Aug 8	STL		KCR	L,5-6	GS-6		4	5.1	6	5	5	2	2	0	1	5.57	5.49	25	92	57	9	5	9	11	6	1	0	36			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.16	-0.226	.46	-0.05%	-1.78			1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out d3
19	443	116	Aug 14	STL	@	KCR	W,9-4	GS-6	W(4-6)	5	5.2	7	1	1	2	2	0	0	5.32	5.37	24	90	56	9	8	14	6	5	0	0	51			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.17	0.163	.59	0.05%	1.70			1b start tie	6b 1-3 2 out a1
20	444	120	Aug 19	STL		MIL	W,8-4	GS-5		4	4.1	6	4	4	3	0	0	1	5.46	5.40	23	89	46	11	4	9	10	5	5	0	32			0	0	0	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.273	.59	-0.09%	-2.11			1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d3
21	445	125	Aug 25	STL		DET	W,3-2	GS-5		5	5.0	7	1	1	2	4	0	0	5.27	5.27	21			15	7	6	9	7	0	0	51			0	1	0	19	3	0	1	2	0	0	1.08	0.162	.40	0.04%	1.40			1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
22	446	130	Aug 30	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-7	W(5-6)	4	6.1	1	1	1	2	5	1	0	5.05	5.23	22	86	54	16	14	5	10	2	1	0	70			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.294	.72	0.14%	2.36			1b start a 2	7b 1-- 1 out a2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
23	447	135	Sep 5	STL	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS-6		5	5.1	6	1	1	2	2	1	0	4.89	5.26	23	81	51	14	8	11	8	3	1	0	52			1	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.10	0.155	.75	0.06%	1.51			1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out a2
24	448	140	Sep 10	STL		CIN	L,2-4	GS-7		4	7.0	3	2	2	4	2	2	0	4.75	5.42	27	92	56	16	8	11	10	3	0	0	61			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.183	.78	0.09%	1.36			1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
25	449	145	Sep 15	STL	@	NYM	W,11-4	GS-6	W(6-6)	4	6.0	6	3	2	0	7	2	0	4.67	5.41	25	94	60	12	8	6	12	2	3	0	57			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	.79	0.056	1.07	0.05%	-0.05			1b start a 5	6b 3 out a3
26	450	149	Sep 20	STL	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS-6	W(7-6)	4	6.0	3	2	2	0	2	2	0	4.59	5.48	21	77	48	8	10	4	15	2	3	0	60			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.158	.93	0.11%	1.03			1b start a 2	6b 3 out a1
27	451	155	Sep 25	STL	@	CHC	W,8-5	GS-5		4	5.0	8	4	3	3	6	0	0	4.62	5.37	26	96	56	12	10	10	7	5	0	0	40			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.248	.09	-0.01%	-1.47			1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
28	452	161	Oct 2	STL		CHC	L,5-6	GS-5		6	5.0	6	4	4	4	4	1	0	4.71	5.41	24	88	50	15	3	9	7	5	0	0	39			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.45	-0.250	.07	-0.01%	-1.60			1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
							15-13		W-L:7-6	4.7	141.1	159	84	74	55	91	25	3	4.71	5.41	627	2042	61%	17%	10%	0.82		24%	5%	0	46		---%	11	5	0	558	33	0	5	14	5	8	.98	-0.978	.66	-0.26%	-13.76

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