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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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.5

200

117

ERA

3.66

452

451

2740.0

2488

WHIP

1.278

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2017 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2017 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (5)	Apr 10	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS	27	5.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	28	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (4)	May 2	CHC		PHI	W,8-3	GS	24	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
7	31 (4)	May 7	CHC		NYY	L,4-5	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	36 (4)	May 13	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	40 (3)	May 18	CHC		CIN	W,9-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	44 (3)	May 23	CHC		SFG	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	49 (4)	May 28	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-9	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	54 (4)	Jun 3	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	59 (4)	Jun 8	CHC		COL	L,1-4	GS	22	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	64 (4)	Jun 13	CHC	@	NYM	W,14-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	69 (4)	Jun 19	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	74 (4)	Jun 24	CHC	@	MIA	W,5-3	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
17	79 (4)	Jun 29	CHC	@	WSN	W,5-4	GS	22	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	83 (3)	Jul 4	CHC		TBR	L,5-6	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	88 (4)	Jul 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-14	GS	12	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	92 (3)	Jul 17	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	96 (3)	Jul 22	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	101 (4)	Jul 27	CHC	@	CHW	W,6-3	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	105 (3)	Aug 1	CHC		ARI	W,16-4	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (4)	Aug 6	CHC		WSN	L,4-9	GS	27	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 12	CHC	@	ARI	L,2-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 17	CHC		CIN	L,10-13	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	135 (14)	Sep 2	CHC		ATL	W,14-12	GS	24	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	140 (4)	Sep 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-2	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	145 (4)	Sep 13	CHC		NYM	W,17-5	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	151 (5)	Sep 20	CHC	@	TBR	L,1-8	GS	23	4.1	1	0	0	1	1	P
31	156 (4)	Sep 25	CHC	@	STL	W,10-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	161 (4)	Sep 30	CHC		CIN	W,9-0	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							32gm		180.2	14	23	0	37	1