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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-13 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	31 (10-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
Y Gomes	1
G Parra	1
Self	1
E Sosa	0

Most Driven In By
J Soto	1
T Turner	1
Self	1

2021 Batting Game Log

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2021 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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	166	22 (21)	Apr 30	WSN		MIA	W,2-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.43	-0.011	.43	-0.01%	-0.10			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
2	167	27 (4)	May 6	WSN		ATL	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.62	-0.086	1.72	-0.06%	-0.72			P
3	168	32 (4)	May 12	WSN		PHI	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1.13	0.030	.93	0.02%	0.16			P
4	169	37 (4)	May 17	WSN	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8	1.06	-0.054	.89	-0.03%	-0.48			P
5	170	42 (4)	May 22	WSN		BAL	W,12-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.59	-0.047	1.21	-0.02%	-0.59			P
6	171	48 (5)	May 29 (2)	WSN		MIL	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.00	-0.028	.70	-0.01%	-0.22			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
7	172	52 (3)	Jun 2	WSN	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.94	-0.040	.62	-0.02%	-0.54			P
8	173	63 (10)	Jun 14	WSN		PIT	W,3-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.18	-0.039	.49	-0.01%	-0.40			P
9	174	68 (4)	Jun 19 (2)	WSN		NYM	W,6-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.45	-0.047	.36	-0.02%	-1.31			P
10	175	73 (4)	Jun 25	WSN	@	MIA	L,2-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.18	-0.031	1.22	-0.02%	-0.44			P
11	176	78 (4)	Jun 30	WSN		TBR	W,15-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.71	-0.053	.76	-0.03%	-0.61			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
12	177	80 (1)	Jul 2	WSN		LAD	L,5-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.03	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.10			PH
13	178	81	Jul 3	WSN		LAD	L,3-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.57	-0.015	.59	-0.01%	-0.10			PH
14	179	83 (1)	Jul 5	WSN	@	SDP	W,7-5	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.06	0.052	.90	0.03%	0.56			P
15	180	88 (4)	Jul 10	WSN	@	SFG	L,4-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9	.84	-0.021	.60	-0.01%	-0.24			P
16	181	93 (4)	Jul 19	WSN		MIA	W,18-1	GS-7	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.286	.464	9	.08	0.009	.04	0.00%	2.10			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
				Player went from Washington Nationals to St. Louis Cardinals
17	182	106	Aug 3	STL		ATL	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.276	.448	9	.74	-0.019	.41	-0.01%	-0.43			P
18	183	111 (4)	Aug 8	STL		KCR	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.323	.516	9	1.77	-0.024	.70	-0.01%	0.03			P
19	184	120 (8)	Aug 19	STL		MIL	W,8-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.313	.500	9	.37	-0.009	.19	0.00%	-0.10			P
20	185	125 (4)	Aug 25	STL		DET	W,3-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.303	.485	9	.79	-0.020	.29	0.00%	-0.23			P
21	186	130 (4)	Aug 30	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.306	.500	9	.85	-0.047	.68	-0.02%	-0.47			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
22	187	135 (4)	Sep 5	STL	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.289	.495	9	.98	-0.044	.68	-0.02%	-0.44			P
23	188	140 (4)	Sep 10	STL		CIN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.195	.275	.470	9	1.44	-0.076	1.21	-0.04%	-0.65			P
24	189	145 (4)	Sep 15	STL	@	NYM	W,11-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.205	.302	.507	9	.31	0.008	.42	0.01%	0.15			P
25	190	149 (3)	Sep 20	STL	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.196	.289	.485	9	1.07	-0.054	1.20	-0.04%	-0.56			P
26	191	155 (5)	Sep 25	STL	@	CHC	W,8-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.188	.277	.464	9	1.07	-0.058	.07	0.00%	-0.53			P
27	192	161 (5)	Oct 2	STL		CHC	L,5-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.271	.471	9	.75	0.005	.04	0.00%	0.13			P
							14-13		51	48	3	8	2	0	1	3	2	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.271	.471		.88	-0.720	.64	-0.33%	-6.13

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