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: 19-14 / in Starts: 19-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2013 Pitching Game Log

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2013 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	Entered	Exited
1	189	1	Apr 1	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-2	GS-5	W(1-0)	99	5.0	5	2	2	2	7	0	0	3.60	1.45	23	96	63	17	5	6	8	2	1	0	54			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.082	1.23	0.05%	0.42	1b start tie	5b 3 out a2
2	190	6	Apr 7	BOS	@	TOR	W,13-0	GS-7	W(2-0)	5	7.0	5	0	0	0	6	0	1	1.50	1.63	27	100	67	17	10	9	11	4	2	0	73			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.105	.32	0.07%	3.46	1b start a 5	7b 3 out a10
3	191	10	Apr 13	BOS		TBR	W,2-1	GS-7		5	7.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	1.42	1.78	26	100	63	25	6	9	11	7	1	0	67			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	0.298	1.17	0.20%	2.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
4	192	15	Apr 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS-7	W(3-0)	4	7.0	4	2	2	1	5	0	0	1.73	1.86	25	115	72	22	6	10	8	4	0	1	65			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.151	1.18	0.11%	1.22	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
5	193	21	Apr 24	BOS		OAK	W,6-5	GS-6	W(4-0)	5	5.2	6	3	3	6	5	1	0	2.27	2.73	27	115	74	21	11	9	7	3	1	0	44			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.10	-0.105	1.33	-0.08%	-0.78	1t start tie	6t 123 2 out a3
6	194	26	Apr 30	BOS	@	TOR	L,7-9	GS-6		5	6.0	6	6	5	2	5	1	1	3.11	3.10	27	100	58	12	7	10	9	2	1	0	41			1	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.320	1.00	-0.25%	-3.03	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
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	Entered	Exited
7	195	31	May 5	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	5	3	3	3	7	2	0	3.30	3.57	26	115	70	22	13	8	8	2	0	0	54			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.059	1.43	-0.05%	-0.01	1b start a 2	6b 3 out tie
8	196	36	May 10	BOS		TOR	W,5-0	SHO	W(5-0)	4	9.0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.73	3.29	28	118	79	19	6	12	11	4	2	0	90			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.480	.89	0.35%	4.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
9	197	40	May 15	BOS	@	TBR	W,9-2	GS-7	W(6-0)	4	7.0	8	2	2	0	5	0	1	2.72	3.15	30	107	74	23	7	12	12	6	1	0	58			1	0	0	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	.53	0.133	.67	0.10%	1.29	1b start tie	7b 3 out a6
10	198	45	May 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	GS-6	L(6-1)	4	6.0	7	6	5	3	2	1	0	3.15	3.41	28	109	70	15	9	13	10	3	3	0	35			2	0	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	1	.49	-0.293	.62	-0.22%	-2.98	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
11	199	50	May 25	BOS		CLE	W,7-4	GS-7		4	7.0	10	4	4	1	8	0	1	3.34	3.24	32	124	81	18	17	11	11	5	2	0	48			2	0	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	-0.180	1.56	-0.14%	-0.51	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
12	200	56	May 31	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS-7	L(6-2)	5	6.1	6	4	4	4	5	0	1	3.53	3.29	27	116	67	26	4	11	6	3	0	0	46			0	1	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.76	-0.106	1.25	-0.10%	-0.50	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d2
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	Entered	Exited
13	201	61	Jun 6	BOS		TEX	W,6-3	GS-6		5	6.0	7	3	3	3	4	2	0	3.60	3.59	27	108	66	24	6	8	12	5	2	0	47			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.011	1.25	-0.01%	-0.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
14	202	66	Jun 11	BOS	@	TBR	L,3-8	GS-5	L(6-3)	4	4.2	8	7	7	7	3	3	0	4.12	4.16	27	98	50	22	4	8	9	2	2	0	16			0	1	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	-0.514	1.98	-0.47%	-4.75	1b start a 1	5b --- 2 out d4
15	203	71	Jun 16	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS-5	L(6-4)	4	5.0	9	5	5	0	8	1	0	4.37	4.07	24	106	75	13	20	7	9	2	0	0	37			0	0	0	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.209	1.47	-0.22%	-2.51	1b start tie	5b 3 out d5
16	204	76	Jun 21	BOS	@	DET	W,10-6	GS-6	W(7-4)	4	5.2	9	5	5	3	3	2	0	4.57	4.30	27	102	57	13	6	10	11	1	4	0	31			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.20	-0.146	1.76	-0.13%	-2.21	1b start a 1	6b 1-- 2 out a2
17	205	81	Jun 27	BOS		TOR	W,7-4	GS-8	W(8-4)	5	7.0	5	4	4	3	5	0	0	4.61	4.21	27	95	58	18	9	11	8	2	2	0	53			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	.42	0.055	.68	0.05%	-0.35	1t start tie	8t 123 0 out a5
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	Entered	Exited
18	206	86	Jul 3	BOS		SDP	W,2-1	GS-7		5	7.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	4.41	4.08	27	102	71	14	12	11	10	8	1	0	65			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.318	1.44	0.26%	2.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
19	207	91	Jul 8	BOS	@	SEA	L,4-11	GS-6	L(8-5)	4	5.0	9	5	5	2	6	1	0	4.60	4.10	26	112	73	17	10	6	12	5	2	0	33			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.255	1.81	-0.21%	-1.74	1b start tie	6b 12- 0 out d1
20	208	96	Jul 13	BOS	@	OAK	L,0-3	GS-7	L(8-6)	4	6.1	6	3	3	3	4	1	0	4.58	4.15	27	100	63	22	8	5	15	7	4	0	50			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.005	1.09	0.00%	0.16	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out d2
21	209	102	Jul 23	BOS		TBR	W,6-2	GS-7	W(9-6)	9	6.1	7	2	2	0	8	2	0	4.50	4.18	26	96	64	13	11	6	12	4	0	0	59			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.098	2.16	0.12%	0.81	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out a1
22	210	106	Jul 28	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-0	GS-7	W(10-6)	4	7.0	4	0	0	2	8	0	0	4.27	4.05	27	99	65	13	11	10	7	3	2	0	75			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.07	0.366	1.85	0.38%	3.49	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a3
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	Entered	Exited
23	211	111	Aug 2	BOS		ARI	L,6-7	GS-5		4	4.1	11	6	6	0	6	1	0	4.52	4.02	24	102	67	19	10	6	12	11	1	0	23			1	0	0	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.482	1.55	-0.41%	-4.03	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d2
24	212	117	Aug 8	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-5	GS-7	L(10-7)	5	7.0	5	3	1	2	4	0	0	4.37	3.97	29	121	76	20	4	9	14	6	2	0	61			1	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	2	.64	-0.111	.87	-0.09%	0.49	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
25	213	122	Aug 14	BOS	@	TOR	L,3-4	GS-7		5	6.1	6	3	2	2	3	0	1	4.31	3.95	28	114	72	19	5	8	14	8	3	0	52			0	0	0	25	5	0	0	1	0	1	.80	-0.088	1.01	-0.07%	-0.06	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out d2
26	214	127	Aug 19	BOS	@	SFG	W,7-0	GS-9	W(11-7)	4	8.1	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	4.09	3.90	32	115	77	18	9	12	15	5	0	0	72			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	1	.56	0.240	.99	0.25%	2.89	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out a7
27	215	131	Aug 24	BOS	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS-8	W(12-7)	4	7.1	3	1	1	4	6	0	0	3.97	3.87	27	101	64	16	8	3	14	6	2	0	70			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	.74	0.217	1.32	0.23%	2.94	1b start a 4	8b 1-- 1 out a4
28	216	135	Aug 29	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	GS-6	L(12-8)	4	6.0	5	3	3	3	4	0	0	3.99	3.84	26	112	67	12	13	4	15	5	4	0	51			0	0	0	23	4	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.070	1.43	-0.06%	-0.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
Sept				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	Entered	Exited
29	217	140	Sep 3	BOS		DET	W,2-1	GS-7	W(13-8)	4	7.0	8	1	1	0	9	0	0	3.88	3.72	29	111	81	25	8	11	9	3	1	0	66			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	0.314	1.30	0.19%	2.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
30	218	145	Sep 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8		4	8.0	10	3	3	1	6	0	1	3.86	3.66	35	115	77	18	15	11	16	4	5	0	55			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	-0.025	.19	0.00%	0.87	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
31	219	150	Sep 14	BOS		NYY	W,5-1	GS-8	W(14-8)	5	8.0	3	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.75	3.61	29	116	80	24	11	14	8	4	2	0	75			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	.70	0.256	.06	0.01%	2.99	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
32	220	155	Sep 20	BOS		TOR	W,6-3	GS-7	W(15-8)	5	7.0	5	1	1	2	8	0	0	3.67	3.55	28	123	82	18	12	11	7	4	2	0	69			2	1	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.37	0.343	.15	0.02%	2.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
33	221	161	Sep 28	BOS	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS-5		7	5.0	9	4	4	2	4	1	0	3.75	3.59	25	97	63	16	10	8	11	4	2	0	35			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	-0.248	.05	-0.01%	-1.51	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
							19-14		W-L:15-8	4.6	213.1	209	94	89	67	177	19	7	3.75	3.59	903	3560	64%	17%	9%	0.85		22%	9%	1	54		---%	12	4	0	827	52	2	0	20	1	10	.92	0.229	1.10	-0.11%	10.54

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