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, 18,905th 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

43.4

200

117

ERA

3.66

452

451

2740.0

2488

WHIP

1.278

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-8 / in Starts: 21-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 75 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	53 (24-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 75 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Baez	2
A Russell	1
J Heyward	1
M Szczur	1
D Ross	1

Most Driven In By
A Rizzo	1
K Bryant	1
J Heyward	1

2016 Batting Game Log

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2016 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	47	7 (6)	Apr 11	CHC		CIN	W,5-3	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.40	0.003	1.71	0.00%	0.03	P
2	48	12 (4)	Apr 17	CHC		COL	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9	1.02	0.096	1.21	0.07%	0.52	P
3	49	17 (4)	Apr 22	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9	.53	-0.009	.71	-0.01%	-0.38	P
4	50	22 (4)	Apr 29	CHC		ATL	W,6-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	9	1.28	-0.094	1.56	-0.07%	-0.76	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	51	26 (3)	May 4	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-2	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	.64	-0.051	.92	-0.04%	-0.89	P
6	52	31 (4)	May 10	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	.72	-0.060	.71	-0.04%	-1.10	P
7	53	36 (4)	May 15	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.143	.276	9	.79	-0.040	.87	-0.03%	-0.34	P
8	54	41 (4)	May 21	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.133	.258	9	1.75	-0.044	1.61	-0.03%	-0.42	P
9	55	46 (4)	May 27	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.056	.105	.111	.216	9	.46	-0.035	.50	-0.02%	-0.92	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	56	51 (4)	Jun 1	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.095	.186	9	.88	-0.071	.84	-0.04%	-0.79	P
11	57	56 (4)	Jun 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.160	.275	9	.38	0.021	.29	0.01%	0.00	P
12	58	61 (4)	Jun 12	CHC	@	ATL	W,13-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.103	.143	.246	9	.76	-0.010	.49	0.00%	-1.23	P
13	59	66 (4)	Jun 18	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.097	.133	.230	9	1.64	-0.088	1.05	-0.03%	-0.76	P
14	60	71 (4)	Jun 23	CHC	@	MIA	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.091	.125	.216	9	.79	-0.038	.44	-0.01%	-0.30	P
15	61	76 (4)	Jun 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.111	.143	.254	9	.75	0.072	.38	0.02%	0.58	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	62	81 (4)	Jul 3	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-14	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.139	.247	9	.42	-0.011	.26	0.00%	-0.10	P
17	63	87 (5)	Jul 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-12	GS-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.139	.270	9	1.27	0.019	1.59	0.02%	0.16	P
18	64	92 (4)	Jul 18	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.125	.132	.257	9	.54	-0.035	.46	-0.02%	-0.54	P
19	65	97 (4)	Jul 24	CHC	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.128	.271	9	.73	0.008	.62	0.00%	0.10	P
20	66	102 (4)	Jul 29	CHC		SEA	W,12-1	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.159	.125	.284	9	.75	-0.033	.60	-0.02%	-0.16	P
21	67	104 (1)	Jul 31	CHC		SEA	W,7-6	12-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.159	.125	.284	8	4.72	0.173	3.50	0.08%	0.58	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	68	113 (8)	Aug 11	CHC		STL	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.152	.119	.271	9	1.54	-0.151	.28	-0.02%	-1.07	P
23	69	119 (5)	Aug 17	CHC		MIL	W,6-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.163	.114	.277	9	.17	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.28	P
24	70	124 (4)	Aug 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.157	.109	.266	9	.89	-0.062	.07	0.00%	-0.89	P
25	71	129 (4)	Aug 28	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.064	.154	.106	.260	9	1.80	-0.062	.04	0.00%	-0.53	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	72	134 (4)	Sep 2	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.148	.102	.250	9	.69	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
27	73	145 (10)	Sep 14	CHC	@	STL	W,7-0	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.158	.115	.273	9	.64	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.46	P
28	74	151 (5)	Sep 20	CHC		CIN	W,6-1	GS-7	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.183	.148	.331	9	.82	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.71	P
29	75	155 (3)	Sep 25	CHC		STL	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.175	.140	.315	9	.94	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
30	76	161 (5)	Oct 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.185	.153	.337	9	.75	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
							22-8		75	59	3	6	3	0	0	6	6	0	18	0	10	0	0	2	0	0	.102	.185	.153	.337		.88	-0.393	.57	-0.18%	-9.65

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