Jon Lester

Q: When was Jon Lester born?

Jon Lester was born on January 7, 1984.

Q: Where was Jon Lester born?

Jon Lester was born in Tacoma, WA .

Q: How tall is Jon Lester?

Jon Lester is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jon Lester weigh when playing?

Jon Lester weighed 249 lbs (112 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jon Lester in the Hall of Fame?

Jon Lester has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Jon Lester drafted?

Jon Lester was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Jon Lester have?

Jon Lester had 2,488 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jon Lester played for?

Jon Lester played for 5 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals.

Q: How many World Series has Jon Lester won?

Jon Lester has won 3 World Series.

Q: When did Jon Lester retire?

Jon Lester last played in 2021.

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2002	18	BOS-min	Rk	0	1	.000	13.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.2	5	6	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8			9.000	67.5	0.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	RES GULF
2003	19	BOS-min	A	6	9	.400	3.65	24	21	2	0	0	0	106.0	102	54	43	7	44	0	71	8	0	2	452			1.377	8.7	0.6	3.7	6.0	1.61	AUG SALL
2004	20	BOS-min	A+,Rk	7	6	.538	4.24	22	21	0	0	0	0	91.1	82	46	43	2	39	0	98	3	1	2	387			1.325	8.1	0.2	3.8	9.7	2.51	SAR,RES FLOR,GULF
2005	21	BOS-min	AA	11	6	.647	2.61	26	26	0	3	1	0	148.1	114	52	43	10	57	3	163	4	1	10	602			1.153	6.9	0.6	3.5	9.9	2.86	PRT EL
2006	22	BOS-min	AAA	3	4	.429	2.70	11	11	0	0	0	0	46.2	43	17	14	5	25	0	43	0	0	0	207			1.457	8.3	1.0	4.8	8.3	1.72	PAW IL
2006	22	BOS	AL	7	2	.778	4.76	15	15	0	0	0	0	81.1	91	43	43	7	43	1	60	5	0	5	367	100	4.56	1.648	10.1	0.8	4.8	6.6	1.40
2007	23	BOS-min	AAA,A,AA	5	5	.500	3.47	18	18	0	2	0	0	90.2	83	36	35	6	37	0	70	3	0	4	384			1.324	8.2	0.6	3.7	6.9	1.89	PAW,GRV,PRT IL,SALL,EL
2007	23	BOS	AL	4	0	1.000	4.57	12	11	0	0	0	0	63.0	61	33	32	10	31	0	50	1	0	1	275	104	5.24	1.460	8.7	1.4	4.4	7.1	1.61
2008	24	BOS	AL	16	6	.727	3.21	33	33	0	2	2	0	210.1	202	78	75	14	66	1	152	10	1	3	874	144	3.64	1.274	8.6	0.6	2.8	6.5	2.30
2009	25	BOS	AL	15	8	.652	3.41	32	32	0	2	0	0	203.1	186	80	77	20	64	0	225	3	0	6	843	136	3.15	1.230	8.2	0.9	2.8	10.0	3.52
2010	26	BOS	AL	19	9	.679	3.25	32	32	0	2	0	0	208.0	167	81	75	14	83	0	225	10	0	6	861	134	3.13	1.202	7.2	0.6	3.6	9.7	2.71	AS,CYA-4
2011	27	BOS	AL	15	9	.625	3.47	31	31	0	0	0	0	191.2	166	77	74	20	75	0	182	11	0	4	799	124	3.83	1.257	7.8	0.9	3.5	8.5	2.43	AS
2012	28	BOS	AL	9	14	.391	4.82	33	33	0	3	0	0	205.1	216	117	110	25	68	2	166	4	0	6	876	87	4.11	1.383	9.5	1.1	3.0	7.3	2.44
2013	29	BOS	AL	15	8	.652	3.75	33	33	0	1	1	0	213.1	209	94	89	19	67	0	177	7	0	5	903	110	3.59	1.294	8.8	0.8	2.8	7.5	2.64
2014	30	TOT	AL	16	11	.593	2.46	32	32	0	1	1	0	219.2	194	76	60	16	48	0	220	5	0	3	885	158	2.80	1.102	7.9	0.7	2.0	9.0	4.58	AS,CYA-4
2014	30	BOS	AL	10	7	.588	2.52	21	21	0	0	0	0	143.0	128	52	40	9	32	0	149	4	0	2	580	158	2.62	1.119	8.1	0.6	2.0	9.4	4.66
2014	30	OAK	AL	6	4	.600	2.35	11	11	0	1	1	0	76.2	66	24	20	7	16	0	71	1	0	1	305	159	3.13	1.070	7.7	0.8	1.9	8.3	4.44
2015	31	CHC	NL	11	12	.478	3.34	32	32	0	1	0	0	205.0	183	83	76	16	47	0	207	7	0	8	828	114	2.92	1.122	8.0	0.7	2.1	9.1	4.40
2016	32	CHC	NL	19	5	.792	2.44	32	32	0	2	0	0	202.2	154	57	55	21	52	0	197	6	0	4	796	171	3.41	1.016	6.8	0.9	2.3	8.7	3.79	AS,CYA-2
2017	33	CHC	NL	13	8	.619	4.33	32	32	0	1	0	0	180.2	179	101	87	26	60	3	180	4	0	3	763	101	4.10	1.323	8.9	1.3	3.0	9.0	3.00
2018	34	CHC	NL	18	6	.750	3.32	32	32	0	0	0	0	181.2	174	75	67	24	64	1	149	6	0	4	761	125	4.39	1.310	8.6	1.2	3.2	7.4	2.33	AS,CYA-9
2019	35	CHC	NL	13	10	.565	4.46	31	31	0	0	0	0	171.2	205	101	85	26	52	0	165	5	0	3	764	99	4.26	1.497	10.7	1.4	2.7	8.7	3.17
2020	36	CHC	NL	3	3	.500	5.16	12	12	0	0	0	0	61.0	64	35	35	11	17	0	42	3	0	2	265	87	5.14	1.328	9.4	1.6	2.5	6.2	2.47
2021	37	TOT	NL	7	6	.538	4.71	28	28	0	0	0	0	141.1	159	84	74	25	55	5	91	3	0	0	627	85	5.41	1.514	10.1	1.6	3.5	5.8	1.65
2021	37	WSN	NL	3	5	.375	5.02	16	16	0	0	0	0	75.1	91	50	42	14	29	3	51	1	0	0	342	81	5.43	1.593	10.9	1.7	3.5	6.1	1.76
2021	37	STL	NL	4	1	.800	4.36	12	12	0	0	0	0	66.0	68	34	32	11	26	2	40	2	0	0	285	90	5.40	1.424	9.3	1.5	3.5	5.5	1.54
16 Yrs				200	117	.631	3.66	452	451	0	15	4	0	2740.0	2610	1215	1114	294	892	13	2488	90	1	63	11487	117	3.78	1.278	8.6	1.0	2.9	8.2	2.79
162 Game Avg.				15	9	.631	3.66	34	34	0	1	0	0	206	197	91	84	22	67	1	187	7	0	5	865	117	3.78	1.278	8.6	1.0	2.9	8.2	2.79
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BOS (9 yrs)				110	63	.636	3.64	242	241	0	10	3	0	1519.1	1426	655	615	138	529	4	1386	55	1	38	6378	120	3.60	1.287	8.4	0.8	3.1	8.2	2.62
CHC (6 yrs)				77	44	.636	3.64	171	171	0	4	0	0	1002.2	959	452	405	124	292	4	940	31	0	24	4177	115	3.86	1.248	8.6	1.1	2.6	8.4	3.22
STL (1 yr)				4	1	.800	4.36	12	12	0	0	0	0	66.0	68	34	32	11	26	2	40	2	0	0	285	90	5.40	1.424	9.3	1.5	3.5	5.5	1.54
OAK (1 yr)				6	4	.600	2.35	11	11	0	1	1	0	76.2	66	24	20	7	16	0	71	1	0	1	305	159	3.13	1.070	7.7	0.8	1.9	8.3	4.44
WSN (1 yr)				3	5	.375	5.02	16	16	0	0	0	0	75.1	91	50	42	14	29	3	51	1	0	0	342	81	5.43	1.593	10.9	1.7	3.5	6.1	1.76

AL (9 yrs)				116	67	.634	3.58	253	252	0	11	4	0	1596.0	1492	679	635	145	545	4	1457	56	1	39	6683	121	3.58	1.276	8.4	0.8	3.1	8.2	2.67
NL (7 yrs)				84	50	.627	3.77	199	199	0	4	0	0	1144.0	1118	536	479	149	347	9	1031	34	0	24	4804	111	4.05	1.281	8.8	1.2	2.7	8.1	2.97

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jon Lester?

Jon Lester is 40 years old.

When was Jon Lester born?

Jon Lester was born on January 7, 1984.

Where was Jon Lester born?

Jon Lester was born in Tacoma, WA.

How tall is Jon Lester?

Jon Lester is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Jon Lester weigh when playing?

Jon Lester weighed 249 lbs (112 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jon Lester play?

Jon Lester played 16 seasons.

Is Jon Lester in the Hall of Fame?

Jon Lester has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Jon Lester drafted?

Jon Lester was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA).

What position did Jon Lester play?

Jon Lester was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jon Lester have?

Jon Lester had 2,488 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jon Lester played for?

Jon Lester played for 5 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals.

How many World Series has Jon Lester won?

Jon Lester has won 3 World Series.

When did Jon Lester retire?

Jon Lester last played in 2021.

What is Jon Lester's Twitter account?

Jon Lester is on Twitter at JLester34.

What are Jon Lester's nicknames?

Lefthander is a nickname for Jon Lester.

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