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Jon Lester
Jonathan Tyler Lester
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 7, 1984 in Tacoma, WA
High School: Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, WA)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed August 13, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 2006
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2006 22 BOS AL 7 2 .778 4.76 15 15 0 0 0 0 81.1 91 43 43 7 43 1 60 5 0 5 367 100 1.648 10.1 0.8 4.8 6.6 1.40
2007 23 BOS AL 4 0 1.000 4.57 12 11 0 0 0 0 63.0 61 33 32 10 31 0 50 1 0 1 275 104 1.460 8.7 1.4 4.4 7.1 1.61
2008 24 BOS AL 16 6 .727 3.21 33 33 0 2 2 0 210.1 202 78 75 14 66 1 152 10 1 3 874 144 1.274 8.6 0.6 2.8 6.5 2.30
2009 25 BOS AL 15 8 .652 3.41 32 32 0 2 0 0 203.1 186 80 77 20 64 0 225 3 0 6 843 139 1.230 8.2 0.9 2.8 10.0 3.52
4 Seasons 42 16 .724 3.66 92 91 0 4 2 0 558.0 540 234 227 51 204 2 487 19 1 15 2359 128 1.333 8.7 0.8 3.3 7.9 2.39
162 Game Avg. 16 6 .724 3.66 34 34 0 1 1 0 207 201 87 84 19 76 1 181 7 0 6 877 128 1.333 8.7 0.8 3.3 7.9 2.39

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2007 23 BOS AL ALCS W CLE 0 0 4.91 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 15 1.091 7.4 2.5 2.5 12.3 5.00
2007 23 BOS AL WS W COL 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 23 1.059 4.8 0.0 4.8 4.8 1.00
2008 24 BOS AL ALDS W LAA 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 10 1 0 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 56 0.929 6.4 0.0 1.9 7.1 3.67
2008 24 BOS AL ALCS L TBR 0 2 .000 4.97 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.2 14 8 7 3 2 0 15 0 0 0 53 1.263 9.9 2.1 1.4 10.7 7.50
2009 25 BOS AL ALDS L LAA 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 3 3 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 28 1.333 6.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.25
3 Seasons (5 Series) 2 3 .400 2.57 8 6 2 0 0 0 42.0 34 14 12 5 13 0 39 0 0 0 175 1.119 7.3 1.1 2.8 8.4 3.00
2 ALDS 1 1 .500 1.35 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.0 14 4 3 1 7 0 16 0 0 0 84 1.050 6.3 0.5 3.2 7.2 2.29
2 ALCS 0 2 .000 4.96 4 2 2 0 0 0 16.1 17 10 9 4 3 0 20 0 0 0 68 1.224 9.4 2.2 1.7 11.0 6.67
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 23 1.059 4.8 0.0 4.8 4.8 1.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2006 22 BOS AL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 24 BOS AL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 25 BOS AL 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
4 Seasons 6 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 378 324 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 54 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2007 23 BOS AL WS COL W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2006 BOS AL 22 P 15 15 81.1 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 1.22 0.73 .955 1.56 0.41
2007 BOS AL 23 P 12 11 63.0 11 6 4 1 0 .909 1.43 0.83 .955 1.60 0.42
2008 BOS AL 24 P 33 33 210.1 42 19 21 2 3 .952 1.71 1.21 .952 1.60 0.42
2009 BOS AL 25 P 32 32 203.1 33 7 24 2 1 .939 1.37 0.97 .955 1.53 0.40
4 Seasons P 92 91 558.0 97 32 60 5 4 .948 1.48 1.00 .954 1.57 0.41
4 Seasons TOT 92 91 558.0 97 32 60 5 4 .948 1.48 1.00 .902 1.57 0.41

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2008 AL--3.209--4th
2009 AL--3.408--5th

Wins s c a p y
2008 AL--16--8th
2009 AL--15--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
2008 AL--.727--3rd
2009 AL--.652--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2009 AL--1.230--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2009 AL--8.233--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2009 AL--9.959--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2008 AL--210.3--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2009 AL--225--3rd

Games Started s c a p y
2008 AL--33--5th

Complete Games s c a p y
2008 AL--2--9th
2009 AL--2--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
2008 AL--2--1st

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2009 AL--3.516--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2008 AL--.599--3rd
2009 AL--.885--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2008 AL--10--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2008 AL--144--4th
2009 AL--139--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 1 (830), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 28 (849), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 14 (759), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (232), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2007Boston Red Sox$384,000
2008Boston Red Sox$421,500
2009Boston Red Sox$1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,805,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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