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, 18,904th 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

43.5

200

117

ERA

3.66

452

451

2740.0

2488

WHIP

1.278

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-11 / in Starts: 22-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2008 Pitching Game Log

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2008 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	28	2	Mar 26	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	4.0	5	4	4	3	4	1	0	9.00	6.63	20	83	47	19	4	3	10	5	2	0	37			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.209	.85	-0.13%	-2.00	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
2	29	4	Apr 2	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-0	GS-7	W(1-1)	6	6.2	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	3.38	4.73	23	94	53	11	5	7	10	3	3	0	68			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.04	0.398	1.06	0.24%	3.28	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a2
3	30	9	Apr 9	BOS		DET	L,2-7	GS-6	L(1-2)	6	5.1	5	4	4	4	0	1	0	4.50	5.76	25	97	60	13	4	12	9	3	0	0	38			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.198	.95	-0.12%	-1.31	1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out d2
4	31	14	Apr 14	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS-5		4	4.1	5	4	4	5	3	0	0	5.31	5.64	23	97	55	15	7	8	7	1	3	0	35			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.253	1.33	-0.16%	-2.99	1b start a 1	5b 123 1 out d3
5	32	19	Apr 19	BOS		TEX	W,5-3	GS-7		4	6.1	10	3	3	2	5	1	0	5.06	5.38	31	106	72	19	9	8	16	6	1	0	44			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.035	1.33	0.03%	0.42	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out d1
6	33	23	Apr 23	BOS		LAA	L,4-6	GS-5		3	5.0	9	4	4	2	1	2	0	5.40	5.97	23	80	48	9	5	13	7	4	0	0	32			1	0	0	21	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.06	-0.152	1.38	-0.12%	-1.14	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
7	34	28	Apr 29	BOS		TOR	W,1-0	GS-8		5	8.0	1	0	0	4	6	0	0	4.31	5.40	27	97	58	23	4	13	4	1	2	0	82			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.06	0.584	1.33	0.44%	4.57	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	35	33	May 4	BOS		TBR	W,7-3	GS-6	W(2-2)	4	6.0	4	1	1	3	5	1	0	3.94	5.37	25	112	72	14	12	8	9	3	1	0	62			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	.95	0.250	1.37	0.22%	2.43	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
9	36	38	May 9	BOS	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS-6		4	5.1	8	5	3	1	2	0	0	4.06	5.11	25	94	58	16	3	14	8	1	1	0	37			1	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	1	.95	-0.255	1.26	-0.20%	-2.46	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out a1
10	37	43	May 14	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS-6		4	6.0	5	2	2	2	4	0	0	3.95	4.87	23	86	54	17	6	11	6	1	2	0	56			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.163	2.01	0.15%	1.24	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
11	38	47	May 19	BOS		KCR	W,7-0	SHO	W(3-2)	4	9.0	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	3.41	4.45	29	130	86	23	18	11	7	2	0	0	94			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.257	.61	0.22%	5.14	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
12	39	53	May 25	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-6	GS-5	L(3-3)	5	5.0	7	4	3	2	3	0	0	3.55	4.36	25	94	57	14	7	5	15	7	4	0	40			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.22	-0.179	1.82	-0.16%	-1.50	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d1
13	40	58	May 31	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS-5		5	5.0	7	3	3	3	4	1	0	3.67	4.46	24	103	62	19	6	11	6	2	0	0	42			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	-0.073	1.91	-0.07%	-0.30	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	41	63	Jun 5	BOS		TBR	W,7-1	GS-7	W(4-3)	4	6.1	8	1	1	0	5	0	2	3.50	4.31	28	108	67	19	7	8	13	5	0	0	58			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	.70	0.147	1.18	0.15%	2.02	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a6
15	42	69	Jun 12	BOS		BAL	W,9-2	GS-7	W(5-3)	6	7.0	7	2	2	1	3	0	0	3.43	4.18	28	101	70	14	7	12	12	4	2	0	57			0	1	0	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.314	1.44	0.30%	2.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
16	43	74	Jun 17	BOS	@	PHI	W,3-0	GS-7	W(6-3)	4	7.0	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.18	4.04	26	99	68	20	5	9	11	6	3	0	69			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	0.404	1.33	0.32%	3.64	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
17	44	78	Jun 22	BOS		STL	W,5-3	GS-8		4	7.1	9	2	2	1	3	0	0	3.13	3.94	30	101	66	8	6	11	14	5	1	1	54			1	0	0	29	3	0	0	2	0	0	.99	0.116	1.37	0.10%	1.99	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d1
18	45	83	Jun 28	BOS	@	HOU	L,10-11	GS-5		5	5.0	9	6	6	0	3	2	1	3.48	4.12	24	76	54	15	6	9	11	3	0	0	28			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.398	1.36	-0.32%	-3.53	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	46	88	Jul 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-0	SHO	W(7-3)	4	9.0	5	0	0	2	8	0	0	3.21	3.96	31	105	72	20	11	11	9	3	1	1	83			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	3	0	0	.55	0.226	1.07	0.26%	4.94	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a7
20	47	93	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	GS-8		4	7.1	9	5	5	3	6	0	0	3.38	3.88	32	117	78	13	13	17	6	4	1	0	43			0	2	2	29	1	1	0	1	0	1	.93	-0.108	1.72	-0.12%	-0.41	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out d2
21	48	101	Jul 21	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-0	GS-8	W(8-3)	12	7.1	8	0	0	0	6	0	0	3.20	3.75	29	103	75	14	11	11	12	4	3	0	68			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	0.343	2.25	0.35%	2.51	1b start tie	8b 123 1 out a4
22	49	106	Jul 27	BOS		NYY	W,9-2	GS-7	W(9-3)	5	7.0	9	2	2	1	8	0	0	3.17	3.63	30	113	75	23	12	9	12	4	1	0	58			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.179	1.84	0.25%	2.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	50	111	Aug 2	BOS		OAK	W,12-2	GS-7	W(10-3)	5	7.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	0	3.14	3.64	27	100	66	16	8	11	10	3	0	0	59			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.51	-0.004	.98	-0.01%	2.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a8
24	51	116	Aug 8	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-7	L(10-4)	5	7.0	6	4	4	3	2	0	1	3.23	3.67	29	95	56	14	5	10	13	6	1	0	48			0	1	1	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	.73	-0.059	1.40	-0.07%	-0.12	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
25	52	121	Aug 13	BOS		TEX	W,8-4	GS-8	W(11-4)	4	7.1	7	3	3	1	6	1	0	3.25	3.67	30	108	76	24	11	12	11	2	0	0	57			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.203	.73	0.21%	2.59	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a7
26	53	125	Aug 18	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS-7	W(12-4)	4	7.0	4	1	1	1	5	1	0	3.17	3.69	26	103	64	19	9	8	12	2	5	0	69			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.392	2.11	0.46%	2.77	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
27	54	129	Aug 23	BOS	@	TOR	L,0-11	GS-3	L(12-5)	4	2.1	8	7	7	2	2	1	1	3.49	3.78	18	78	47	12	5	7	6	2	0	0	13			0	0	0	14	3	0	0	0	1	0	.64	-0.324	1.24	-0.37%	-5.65	1b start tie	3b 1-3 1 out d6
28	55	133	Aug 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-7		4	6.2	5	1	1	0	8	0	2	3.41	3.70	26	119	78	23	13	4	12	5	2	0	68			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.406	1.84	0.36%	3.50	1b start tie	7b -2- 2 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	56	138	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	W,14-2	GS-5	W(13-5)	4	5.0	6	1	1	4	5	0	0	3.37	3.70	23	99	58	12	9	6	8	4	1	0	52			1	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	1	0	.91	0.154	.92	0.09%	1.86	1t start tie	5t 3 out a9
30	57	143	Sep 8	BOS		TBR	W,3-0	GS-8	W(14-5)	5	7.2	6	0	0	3	9	0	0	3.23	3.63	30	119	74	26	9	10	8	2	2	0	73			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.91	0.345	.27	0.06%	3.92	1t start tie	8t -23 2 out a3
31	58	149	Sep 14	BOS		TOR	W,4-3	GS-8	W(15-5)	5	8.0	4	1	1	2	6	1	1	3.15	3.66	30	103	65	21	6	9	12	2	2	0	74			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.476	.29	0.08%	3.57	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
32	59	154	Sep 20	BOS	@	TOR	L,3-6	GS-7	L(15-6)	5	7.0	8	5	5	3	4	0	1	3.26	3.66	32	102	63	19	8	15	9	5	2	0	42			1	0	0	26	1	0	1	2	0	0	.78	-0.144	.00	0.00%	-1.38	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
33	60	159	Sep 25	BOS		CLE	W,6-1	GS-6	W(16-6)	4	6.0	2	1	1	1	4	0	1	3.21	3.64	22	86	55	15	7	10	6	2	0	0	67			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.185	.00	0.00%	2.43	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
							22-11		W-L:16-6	4.5	210.1	202	78	75	66	152	14	10	3.21	3.64	874	3308	64%	17%	8%	1.01		17%	7%	2	55		---%	8	5	3	789	44	1	1	27	3	5	.92	3.221	1.22	2.43%	36.04

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