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

43.5

200

117

ERA

3.66

452

451

2740.0

2488

WHIP

1.278

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-14 / in Starts: 17-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2019 Pitching Game Log

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2019 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	382	1	Mar 28	CHC	@	TEX	W,12-4	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	6.0	4	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.00	5.38	23	98	57	14	9	6	12	6	3	0	57			0	1	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.063	.56	0.03%	1.68	1b start tie	6b 3 out a7
2	383	5	Apr 3	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-6	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	3	7	2	0	3.00	6.05	26	106	66	22	9	7	9	5	1	0	56			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.131	1.02	0.07%	1.37	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
3	384	10	Apr 8	CHC		PIT	W,10-0	GS-3		4	2.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.57	5.29	10	45	24	10	4	1	4	3	0	0	53			0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.055	.63	0.03%	0.05	1t start tie	3t 12- 0 out a6
4	385	23	Apr 25	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	GS-5	L(1-1)	16	5.0	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	2.37	4.21	19	79	54	14	8	7	7	5	0	0	60			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.00	0.138	1.03	0.09%	1.65	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
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
5	386	28	May 1	CHC	@	SEA	W,11-0	GS-7	W(2-1)	5	7.0	1	0	0	1	8	0	0	1.73	3.44	24	97	66	24	7	6	9	2	0	0	82			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	.32	0.102	.34	0.07%	3.63	1b start tie	7b 3 out a9
6	387	33	May 7	CHC		MIA	W,5-2	GS-6		5	6.0	8	2	0	0	6	0	0	1.41	3.03	27	109	70	20	9	8	13	7	1	0	58			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.39	0.138	1.67	0.10%	1.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
7	388	38	May 12	CHC		MIL	W,4-1	GS-7	W(3-1)	4	6.2	9	1	0	1	6	0	0	1.16	2.83	29	116	74	14	8	14	8	5	1	0	59			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.43	0.251	2.20	0.23%	2.19	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out a1
8	389	43	May 18	CHC	@	WSN	L,2-5	GS-5	L(3-2)	5	4.1	10	5	5	1	3	1	0	2.09	3.10	23	98	61	17	6	7	12	5	3	0	25			0	1	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.241	1.09	-0.19%	-2.86	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d4
9	390	48	May 23	CHC		PHI	L,7-9	GS-4	L(3-3)	4	4.0	7	7	4	1	5	2	0	2.68	3.51	21	84	51	14	8	4	11	6	1	0	30			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	1	1	.84	-0.317	1.14	-0.26%	-4.88	1t start tie	4t 3 out d7
10	391	53	May 28	CHC	@	HOU	L,6-9	GS-6	L(3-4)	4	5.2	8	7	7	3	3	1	1	3.59	3.84	28	102	64	14	12	8	13	7	1	0	25			1	0	0	24	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	-0.348	1.52	-0.28%	-2.84	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out tie
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
11	392	58	Jun 3	CHC		LAA	W,8-1	GS-7	W(4-4)	5	7.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	2	3.32	3.72	26	108	70	27	7	5	12	7	0	0	70			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	1	0	.91	0.374	1.15	0.29%	2.70	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
12	393	63	Jun 8	CHC		STL	W,9-4	GS-6	W(5-4)	4	6.0	5	4	4	2	6	2	0	3.56	3.98	25	100	60	20	7	12	5	0	2	0	50			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	.77	-0.022	1.25	-0.02%	-0.83	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
13	394	68	Jun 13	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS-5	L(5-5)	4	5.0	9	6	6	1	7	3	0	4.08	4.32	24	95	58	13	8	6	10	5	0	0	31			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.425	1.10	-0.36%	-3.43	1b start a 2	5b 3 out d3
14	395	73	Jun 19	CHC		CHW	W,7-3	GS-6	W(6-5)	5	5.2	7	3	3	1	6	2	1	4.13	4.50	25	114	73	21	11	8	9	3	0	0	48			1	1	0	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	.96	0.027	1.32	0.02%	-0.07	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out a3
15	396	78	Jun 24	CHC		ATL	W,8-3	GS-6	W(7-5)	4	6.0	5	2	0	0	7	0	0	3.83	4.23	24	94	61	11	12	9	8	3	2	0	65			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.273	1.35	0.24%	1.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
16	397	84	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-8	GS-6	L(7-6)	5	5.2	5	4	3	2	8	1	0	3.89	4.20	24	117	74	17	15	8	6	2	1	0	51			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	.50	-0.142	.82	-0.14%	-0.88	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out d4
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
17	398	89	Jul 6	CHC	@	CHW	W,6-3	GS-7	W(8-6)	5	6.1	6	3	1	3	3	0	0	3.72	4.17	29	107	69	18	7	11	12	7	3	0	53			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	2	.94	0.115	1.35	0.10%	0.82	1b start a 1	7b --3 1 out a4
18	399	92	Jul 13	CHC		PIT	W,10-4	GS-7	W(9-6)	6	6.2	8	3	3	0	6	2	0	3.74	4.24	28	98	62	18	4	10	12	6	2	0	52			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	.26	0.084	.47	0.09%	0.19	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out a7
19	400	97	Jul 19	CHC		SDP	W,6-5	GS-6		5	6.0	12	4	4	0	6	1	0	3.87	4.20	30	105	68	20	8	11	13	9	1	0	38			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.25	-0.075	2.01	-0.07%	-0.83	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
20	401	104	Jul 27	CHC	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS-7		7	7.0	4	0	0	3	5	0	0	3.63	4.13	26	94	58	15	12	9	9	4	1	0	71			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.16	0.455	2.28	0.54%	3.74	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
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
21	402	108	Aug 1	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	GS-6	L(9-7)	4	5.0	9	5	5	0	6	0	0	3.86	3.99	24	95	60	20	10	7	11	7	0	0	35			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.107	1.86	-0.15%	-1.81	1b start tie	6b 1-3 0 out d3
22	403	113	Aug 6	CHC		OAK	L,4-11	GS-4	L(9-8)	4	4.0	10	11	9	3	6	2	0	4.39	4.15	25	94	54	16	9	5	11	7	0	0	5			0	0	0	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	.56	-0.423	.96	-0.44%	-8.88	1t start tie	4t 3 out d11
23	404	118	Aug 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS-5		4	5.0	5	3	3	3	7	1	0	4.43	4.17	23	91	55	15	11	5	8	4	0	0	49			1	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.067	1.46	-0.08%	-0.19	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
24	405	123	Aug 17	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-0	GS-7	W(10-8)	5	6.0	4	0	0	5	3	0	0	4.23	4.20	27	103	61	15	6	8	11	8	1	0	62			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	2	1.64	0.172	3.01	0.19%	2.08	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out a1
25	406	128	Aug 23	CHC		WSN	L,3-9	GS-5	L(10-9)	5	4.1	9	6	6	1	2	1	0	4.49	4.25	22	95	59	13	8	8	11	8	0	0	22			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	1	1	.85	-0.200	1.79	-0.25%	-2.30	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d4
26	407	133	Aug 29	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS-6	W(11-9)	5	6.0	5	1	1	3	4	1	0	4.36	4.31	25	97	58	8	10	3	15	9	1	0	59			0	1	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.246	2.01	0.32%	1.95	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
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
27	408	138	Sep 3	CHC		SEA	W,6-1	GS-6	W(12-9)	4	6.0	6	0	0	4	9	0	1	4.19	4.25	28	110	67	21	14	6	8	5	0	0	65			3	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	0.301	2.66	0.37%	3.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
28	409	142	Sep 8	CHC	@	MIL	L,5-8	GS-6	L(12-10)	4	5.1	7	8	8	3	7	2	0	4.51	4.34	25	101	64	21	11	7	8	4	1	0	26			0	0	0	22	1	1	0	1	0	0	.94	-0.492	2.23	-0.70%	-4.76	1b start tie	6b --3 1 out d4
29	410	147	Sep 13	CHC		PIT	W,17-8	GS-5	W(13-10)	4	5.0	11	7	4	2	2	0	0	4.59	4.32	28	107	67	11	9	13	11	5	3	0	23			0	0	0	26	4	1	0	0	0	1	.83	-0.248	1.82	-0.33%	-4.36	1t start tie	5t 3 out a3
30	411	152	Sep 18	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	GS-6		4	5.0	6	1	1	2	5	1	0	4.51	4.34	21	77	49	12	6	7	7	4	1	0	54			0	1	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.028	3.01	0.05%	0.64	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out tie
31	412	158	Sep 25	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-6		6	6.0	8	2	2	0	4	0	0	4.46	4.26	25	107	70	17	11	12	9	4	0	0	52			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.050	.01	0.00%	1.08	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
							17-14		W-L:13-10	4.7	171.2	205	101	85	52	165	26	5	4.46	4.26	764	3043	63%	17%	9%	0.78		30%	6%	0	48		---%	10	6	0	698	35	5	0	18	4	14	.94	-0.104	1.49	-0.44%	-9.62

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