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, 18,893rd 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	24-7 / in Starts: 22-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	69 (28-25-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
K Schwarber	2
J Heyward	2
J Baez	1
B Zobrist	1
W Contreras	1
A Russell	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
D Murphy	1
B Zobrist	1
J Heyward	1

2018 Batting Game Log

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2018 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	107	1	Mar 29	CHC	@	MIA	W,8-4	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.53	-0.120	1.49	-0.07%	-2.25	P
2	108	6 (4)	Apr 5	CHC	@	MIL	W,8-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	0.059	.58	0.04%	0.13	P
3	109	8 (1)	Apr 7	CHC	@	MIL	W,5-2	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.77	0.013	.79	0.01%	0.03	PH
4	110	11 (2)	Apr 11	CHC		PIT	W,13-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.035	.80	-0.02%	-0.40	P
5	111	16 (4)	Apr 19	CHC		STL	W,8-5	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.47	-0.017	.49	-0.01%	-0.11	P
6	112	26 (9)	Apr 30	CHC		COL	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.58	-0.109	1.84	-0.08%	-0.90	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
7	113	31 (4)	May 6	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.96	0.012	1.19	0.01%	0.15	P
8	114	36 (4)	May 12	CHC		CHW	W,8-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.42	-0.023	.45	-0.02%	-0.61	P
9	115	41 (4)	May 18	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.95	-0.056	.98	-0.03%	-1.12	P
10	116	46 (4)	May 23	CHC		CLE	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.81	-0.092	1.95	-0.06%	-0.88	P
11	117	51 (4)	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-6	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.07	0.101	1.36	0.08%	0.88	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
12	118	54 (2)	Jun 1	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	5	.37	-0.008	.46	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
13	119	56 (1)	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.15	-0.129	1.49	-0.10%	-1.11	P
14	120	61 (4)	Jun 9	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.96	-0.046	1.39	-0.04%	-0.71	P
15	121	66 (4)	Jun 15	CHC	@	STL	W,13-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.65	0.033	1.06	0.03%	0.65	P
16	122	71 (4)	Jun 20	CHC		LAD	W,4-0	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9	.98	-0.039	1.34	-0.03%	-0.55	P
17	123	77 (5)	Jun 26	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.121	.121	.242	9	1.60	-0.081	2.34	-0.07%	-0.65	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
18	124	82 (4)	Jul 1	CHC		MIN	W,11-10	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.139	.222	.361	9	.79	0.246	1.13	0.21%	1.51	P
19	125	87 (4)	Jul 8	CHC		CIN	W,6-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.216	.351	9	1.13	-0.051	1.64	-0.04%	-0.65	P
20	126	93 (5)	Jul 15	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS-6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.200	.325	9	.46	-0.032	.62	-0.03%	-1.25	P
21	127	95 (1)	Jul 20	CHC		STL	L,5-18	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.122	.195	.317	9	.75	-0.019	1.04	-0.02%	-0.24	P
22	128	101 (5)	Jul 25	CHC		ARI	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.186	.302	8	.71	-0.036	1.14	-0.04%	-0.34	P
23	129	106 (4)	Jul 31	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.178	.289	8	1.23	-0.065	2.00	-0.06%	-0.53	P
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
24	130	111 (4)	Aug 5	CHC		SDP	L,6-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.174	.283	8	.61	-0.017	.90	-0.02%	-0.23	P
25	131	116 (4)	Aug 11	CHC		WSN	L,4-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.106	.170	.277	8	1.91	-0.053	2.75	-0.05%	-0.50	P
26	132	120 (3)	Aug 16	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.102	.163	.265	8	1.11	-0.059	1.87	-0.06%	-0.53	P
27	133	130 (9)	Aug 27	CHC		NYM	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	8	2.09	0.183	2.66	0.14%	1.51	P
Sept		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
28	134	136 (5)	Sep 2	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.113	.170	.283	8	.75	-0.038	.79	-0.02%	-0.39	P
29	135	143 (6)	Sep 10	CHC		MIL	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.164	.273	8	1.29	-0.039	2.93	-0.05%	-0.34	P
30	136	148 (4)	Sep 15	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	8	1.88	-0.096	2.79	-0.09%	-0.88	P
31	137	159 (10)	Sep 27	CHC		PIT	W,3-0	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.119	.169	.288	8	1.42	-0.077	3.39	-0.11%	-0.93	P
							24-7		65	59	4	7	0	0	1	9	0	0	22	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	.119	.119	.169	.288		1.03	-0.690	1.43	-0.60%	-11.50

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