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

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 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	2009-04-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	5.0	8	5	5	2	5	1	0	34	21	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	23	94	60	17	8	10	6	2	0
2	2009-04-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	1-6	L	6.0	10	6	6	0	5	2	1	33	26	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	27	103	66	17	17	8	13	7	1
3	2009-04-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	2	9	0	0	76	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	26	108	67	18	10	8	7	2	1
4	2009-04-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-6		6.0	7	2	2	3	7	0	0	54	24	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	27	114	67	18	14	8	9	4	0
5	2009-04-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	1-6		6.0	7	5	5	3	7	2	0	42	23	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	27	109	65	18	14	5	11	3	0
6	2009-05-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-7	W	7.0	6	3	3	2	10	2	0	61	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	111	76	25	10	6	11	4	2
7	2009-05-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	4.1	10	8	8	1	6	1	0	16	23	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	89	61	12	12	7	9	1	0
8	2009-05-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6	L	5.2	8	5	5	3	5	2	0	35	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	104	59	12	7	8	12	8	0
9	2009-05-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	6.1	8	1	1	2	4	0	0	55	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	28	109	68	21	6	8	14	8	1
10	2009-05-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6	L	6.0	6	5	5	3	4	1	1	41	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	100	62	17	8	11	8	4	1
11	2009-05-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	3	12	0	0	71	20	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	24	115	72	26	10	6	3	0	2
12	2009-06-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	1-9	W	9.0	2	1	1	2	11	0	0	88	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	107	72	16	21	6	12	2	2
13	2009-06-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7		7.0	2	1	1	2	11	0	0	78	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	111	74	25	18	7	5	2	2
14	2009-06-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Florida Marlins	1-6	L	5.0	8	2	2	0	4	2	0	47	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	108	72	13	11	12	6	1	1
15	2009-06-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Washington Nationals	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	3	2	6	0	0	52	23	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	103	67	20	7	12	5	4	0
16	2009-06-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	7.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	75	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	108	70	22	11	9	9	4	1
17	2009-07-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Seattle Mariners	1-7		6.2	8	4	1	3	9	0	0	54	27	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	31	122	82	14	16	9	9	4	2
18	2009-07-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	1-8	W	8.0	4	0	0	2	8	0	0	80	27	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	29	111	75	19	11	10	9	0	2
19	2009-07-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	L	7.0	5	3	3	4	6	0	0	57	26	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	31	112	66	22	11	6	15	5	3
20	2009-07-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-8	W	7.1	8	2	2	2	9	0	0	61	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	109	76	23	8	10	12	6	0
21	2009-07-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1-6		5.2	7	4	4	3	2	0	0	38	22	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	26	104	58	14	5	10	11	6	0
22	2009-08-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-7		6.0	3	1	1	2	10	0	1	70	21	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	110	68	19	13	8	3	1	0
23	2009-08-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	0	7	1	0	70	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	107	66	20	10	13	6	2	3
24	2009-08-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	1-6		6.0	6	3	3	3	11	1	0	56	22	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	25	117	72	19	19	2	9	4	0
25	2009-08-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-8	W	8.0	3	1	1	2	5	0	0	75	25	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	27	105	60	18	11	14	6	2	2
26	2009-08-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	1-7		6.2	4	3	3	2	6	1	0	58	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	113	68	15	10	6	12	4	2
27	2009-09-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	7	2	2	2	9	1	0	57	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	97	58	14	12	9	8	4	0
28	2009-09-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	2	8	0	0	75	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	122	75	18	16	7	9	2	2
29	2009-09-13 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-8	W	8.0	2	0	0	3	7	0	0	82	24	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	28	105	66	17	11	9	8	2	1
30	2009-09-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	6.0	10	3	3	0	4	2	0	44	27	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	102	62	13	12	11	12	7	1
31	2009-09-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-3	L	2.1	8	5	5	3	3	1	0	21	15	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	18	78	47	11	8	6	6	4	0
32	2009-10-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	1-7	W	6.1	2	0	0	1	7	0	0	75	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	84	52	17	9	5	8	0	1

2009 Player Pitching Splits

2009 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	32	843	768	80	186	31	2	20	19	6	64	225	.242	.301	.366	.667	.314	281	14	3	2	6	0

Home	14	375	342	32	82	16	1	5	7	2	28	94	.240	.295	.336	.631	.313	115	8	0	2	3	0
Away	18	468	426	48	104	15	1	15	12	4	36	131	.244	.306	.390	.695	.315	166	6	3	0	3	0

April	5	130	118	18	36	5	1	5	1	5	10	33	.305	.362	.492	.853	.383	58	3	1	0	1	0
May	6	159	143	23	41	6	0	6	5	0	14	41	.287	.352	.455	.807	.361	65	1	1	0	1	0
June	5	129	122	7	23	3	0	2	1	0	6	40	.189	.225	.262	.487	.259	32	1	0	0	1	0
July	5	149	132	13	32	10	1	0	5	1	14	34	.242	.309	.333	.642	.317	44	2	0	0	3	0
August	5	129	118	9	21	2	0	3	2	0	9	39	.178	.242	.271	.513	.237	32	4	1	1	0	0
September	5	126	115	10	31	4	0	4	5	0	10	31	.270	.328	.409	.737	.338	47	2	0	1	0	0
October	1	21	20	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.100	.143	.150	.293	.154	3	1	0	0	0	0

As Starter	32	843	768	80	186	31	2	20	19	6	64	225	.242	.301	.366	.667	.314	281	14	3	2	6	0

vs RHB as LHP	32	623	566		134	21	2	13			51	160	.237	.299	.350	.649	.305	198	13	1	1	4	0
vs LHB as LHP	32	220	202		52	10	0	7			13	65	.257	.306	.411	.717	.341	83	1	2	1	2	0

Bases Empty	32	492	453		116	22	0	12			37	125	.256	.315	.384	.699	.329	174	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	32	351	315		70	9	2	8			27	100	.222	.281	.340	.621	.291	107	14	1	2	6	0

vs. Younger Batters	26	136	128		30	7	0	1			6	42	.234	.274	.313	.587	.341	40	3	1	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	32	707	640		156	24	2	19			58	183	.244	.306	.377	.683	.309	241	11	2	1	6	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	8	.652	3.41	32	32	0	203.1	186	80	77	20	64	0	225	3	0	0	843	1.230	10.0	3.52

Home	7	3	.700	2.86	14	14	0	91.1	82	32	29	5	28	0	94	0	0	0	375	1.204	9.3	3.36
Away	8	5	.615	3.86	18	18	0	112.0	104	48	48	15	36	0	131	3	0	0	468	1.250	10.5	3.64

April	1	2	.333	5.40	5	5	0	30.0	36	18	18	5	10	0	33	1	0	0	130	1.533	9.9	3.30
May	3	3	.500	5.86	6	6	0	35.1	41	23	23	6	14	0	41	1	0	0	159	1.557	10.4	2.93
June	3	1	.750	1.85	5	5	0	34.0	23	7	7	2	6	0	40	0	0	0	129	0.853	10.6	6.67
July	2	1	.667	2.60	5	5	0	34.2	32	13	10	0	14	0	34	0	0	0	149	1.327	8.8	2.43
August	1	0	1.000	2.41	5	5	0	33.2	21	9	9	3	9	0	39	1	0	0	129	0.891	10.4	4.33
September	4	1	.800	3.07	5	5	0	29.1	31	10	10	4	10	0	31	0	0	0	126	1.398	9.5	3.10
October	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	6.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	21	0.474	9.9	7.00

As Starter	15	8	.652	3.41	32	32	0	203.1	186	80	77	20	64	0	225	3	0	0	843	1.230	10.0	3.52

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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