Jon Lester

Position: Starting 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)

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

2011 Player Pitching Game Log

2011 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2011-04-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	1-6		5.1	6	5	5	1	0	3	2	35	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	88	49	15	4	14	9	2	0
2	2011-04-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	1-7		7.0	3	0	0	3	9	0	0	77	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	109	66	23	7	8	5	1	1
3	2011-04-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	L	7.0	7	3	3	2	8	0	0	57	25	0	0	3	0	2	1	1	27	109	67	19	9	10	7	4	2
4	2011-04-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	6.0	6	1	1	3	5	0	0	58	22	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	25	109	65	19	10	12	5	3	0
5	2011-04-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-6	W	6.0	4	0	0	2	8	0	0	70	21	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	23	111	71	17	16	6	7	2	1
6	2011-04-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-8	W	8.0	4	2	2	3	5	1	0	68	27	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	30	108	64	21	7	14	8	1	0
7	2011-05-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-7	W	7.0	6	1	1	1	11	1	0	71	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	93	66	22	12	6	9	2	2
8	2011-05-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6		5.1	7	5	5	5	5	2	1	34	22	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	28	114	68	17	13	6	11	2	2
9	2011-05-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-6	W	6.0	5	4	4	4	7	2	1	49	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	27	106	61	20	8	8	6	2	1
10	2011-05-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago Cubs	1-6	W	6.0	12	5	5	2	5	0	1	31	29	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	32	104	73	20	8	12	13	7	1
11	2011-05-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	1-6	W	6.0	3	0	0	1	7	0	0	72	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	97	63	21	9	6	8	2	3
12	2011-05-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	1-6	L	5.2	8	7	7	4	4	1	2	25	23	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	127	72	19	8	8	10	3	1
13	2011-06-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-6	W	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	2	48	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	112	66	17	8	10	11	5	2
14	2011-06-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-8	W	8.0	2	1	1	1	8	1	0	81	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	102	68	18	11	9	9	0	3
15	2011-06-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Milwaukee Brewers	1-8	L	8.0	7	4	3	3	8	3	0	59	29	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	115	72	22	13	8	13	4	1
16	2011-06-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	L	6.0	8	3	2	1	5	0	1	50	25	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	27	107	70	9	11	10	8	3	1
17	2011-06-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	76	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	120	75	22	14	9	9	3	2
18	2011-07-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-4		4.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	66	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	50	35	8	7	3	4	1	2
19	2011-07-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	1-6		5.1	7	1	1	2	6	0	0	54	20	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	22	83	52	14	6	6	9	5	1
20	2011-07-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	W	8.0	4	2	2	1	8	2	0	73	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	28	98	66	20	6	7	11	3	1
21	2011-08-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-6	L	6.0	5	3	3	4	7	0	0	53	20	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	24	108	64	19	9	6	6	2	1
22	2011-08-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	1-8	L	7.1	8	4	4	5	4	0	0	45	27	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	32	119	73	25	12	14	10	1	4
23	2011-08-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	1	8	0	1	74	24	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	113	65	14	10	9	6	2	1
24	2011-08-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	6.0	3	1	1	4	3	0	0	61	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	113	69	18	7	10	9	2	3
25	2011-08-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1-6	W	6.0	3	2	1	2	4	1	0	62	21	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	24	87	53	18	4	10	8	2	2
26	2011-09-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-5		5.0	7	1	1	3	6	0	0	52	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	114	73	16	14	6	9	3	2
27	2011-09-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	7.0	3	0	0	1	11	0	0	81	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	100	67	15	13	7	7	1	2
28	2011-09-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-4	L	4.0	8	4	4	3	2	0	0	29	19	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	111	68	11	10	9	9	2	0
29	2011-09-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	L	7.0	5	4	4	4	5	1	0	52	23	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	28	107	63	24	5	7	11	3	3
30	2011-09-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-3	L	2.2	8	8	8	1	3	1	0	12	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	55	32	8	5	6	7	2	1
31	2011-09-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-6		6.0	4	2	2	4	5	1	0	57	20	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	24	93	54	15	9	11	4	1	0

2011 Player Pitching Splits

2011 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	31	799	709	77	166	31	4	20	14	11	75	182	.234	.316	.374	.690	.287	265	18	11	2	2	0

Home	13	334	295	33	76	16	0	7	10	7	32	82	.258	.337	.383	.720	.333	113	9	4	2	1	0
Away	18	465	414	44	90	15	4	13	4	4	43	100	.217	.301	.367	.668	.255	152	9	7	0	1	0

April	6	156	140	11	30	5	0	4	6	3	14	35	.214	.295	.336	.631	.257	47	8	2	0	0	0
May	6	165	143	22	41	7	1	6	0	2	17	39	.287	.382	.476	.857	.357	68	2	5	0	0	0
June	5	140	129	11	27	4	1	4	1	1	8	31	.209	.271	.349	.620	.245	45	2	3	0	0	0
July	3	63	59	3	11	2	0	2	1	2	4	19	.186	.238	.322	.560	.237	19	1	0	0	0	0
August	5	132	114	11	22	5	1	1	6	2	16	26	.193	.296	.281	.576	.239	32	2	1	0	1	0
September	6	143	124	19	35	8	1	3	0	1	16	32	.282	.362	.436	.797	.356	54	3	0	2	1	0

As Starter	31	799	709	77	166	31	4	20	14	11	75	182	.234	.316	.374	.690	.287	265	18	11	2	2	0

vs RHB as LHP	31	596	525		128	25	3	17			57	130	.244	.328	.400	.728	.292	210	12	10	2	2	0
vs LHB as LHP	31	203	184		38	6	1	3			18	52	.207	.281	.299	.580	.271	55	6	1	0	0	0

Bases Empty	31	464	417		101	18	4	15			42	115	.242	.319	.413	.732	.300	172	0	5	0	0	0
Runners On	31	335	292		65	13	0	5			33	67	.223	.312	.319	.631	.270	93	18	6	2	2	0

vs. Younger Batters	29	270	235		49	11	2	4			29	71	.209	.305	.323	.628	.280	76	9	4	1	1	0
vs. Older Batters	30	529	474		117	20	2	16			46	111	.247	.322	.399	.721	.290	189	9	7	1	1	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	15	9	.625	3.47	31	31	0	191.2	166	77	74	20	75	0	182	11	0	0	799	1.257	8.5	2.43

Home	5	5	.500	3.49	13	13	0	80.0	76	33	31	7	32	0	82	4	0	0	334	1.350	9.2	2.56
Away	10	4	.714	3.47	18	18	0	111.2	90	44	43	13	43	0	100	7	0	0	465	1.191	8.1	2.33

April	3	1	.750	2.52	6	6	0	39.1	30	11	11	4	14	0	35	2	0	0	156	1.119	8.0	2.50
May	4	1	.800	5.50	6	6	0	36.0	41	22	22	6	17	0	39	5	0	0	165	1.611	9.8	2.29
June	3	2	.600	2.31	5	5	0	35.0	27	11	9	4	8	0	31	3	0	0	140	1.000	8.0	3.88
July	1	0	1.000	1.56	3	3	0	17.1	11	3	3	2	4	0	19	0	0	0	63	0.865	9.9	4.75
August	3	2	.600	2.78	5	5	0	32.1	22	11	10	1	16	0	26	1	0	0	132	1.175	7.2	1.63
September	1	3	.250	5.40	6	6	0	31.2	35	19	19	3	16	0	32	0	0	0	143	1.611	9.1	2.00

As Starter	15	9	.625	3.47	31	31	0	191.2	166	77	74	20	75	0	182	11	0	0	799	1.257	8.5	2.43

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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