Josh Lester

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: July 17, 1994 in Columbus, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Columbus HS (Columbus, GA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri (Columbia, MO).

High School: Columbus HS (Columbus, GA)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.027 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Joshua Benjamin Lester

Twitter: @joshlester4

Instagram: @jblester17

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

.148

RBI

OBP

.179

SLG

.148

OPS

.327

OPS+

-6

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2013	18	-2.4	Missouri	SEC	NCAA		49	177	154	14	40	9	0	2	25	1	0	12	23	.260	.314	.357	.671	55		2	5	4	0
2014	19	-1.5	Missouri	SEC	NCAA		50	218	190	16	45	5	0	1	13	4	7	17	25	.237	.295	.279	.574	53		0	8	3	0
2014	19	-1.2	Yarmouth-Dennis	CCBL	Summ		40	133	111	16	31	4	0	0	14	4	2	15	20	.279	.380	.315	.695	35		3	4	0	1
2015	20	-0.5	Missouri	SEC	NCAA		58	249	211	33	59	8	2	7	42	2	4	30	30	.280	.363	.436	.799	92		1	1	6	4
2015	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A--Rk-A	DET	49	207	179	23	40	12	0	3	28	0	0	21	29	.224	.309	.341	.650	61	6	3	0	4	1
2015	20	-1.4	West Michigan	MIDW	A	DET	5	21	19	3	3	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	6	.158	.238	.263	.501	5	0	0	0	0	0
2015	20	-1.1	Connecticut	NYPL	A-	DET	38	160	137	15	28	6	0	2	17	0	0	17	21	.204	.294	.292	.586	40	5	2	0	4	1
2015	20	0.5	Tigers	GULF	Rk	DET	6	26	23	5	9	4	0	1	7	0	0	2	2	.391	.462	.696	1.157	16	1	1	0	0	0
2016	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	DET	79	320	290	37	76	19	3	2	28	1	0	27	53	.262	.328	.369	.697	107	3	2	0	1	0
2016	21	-0.6	West Michigan	MIDW	A	DET	19	71	68	7	11	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	21	.162	.197	.162	.359	11	0	0	0	0	0
2016	21	-0.1	Connecticut	NYPL	A-	DET	60	249	222	30	65	19	3	2	26	0	0	24	32	.293	.366	.432	.798	96	3	2	0	1	0
2017	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	DET	110	465	431	47	117	29	2	13	66	3	2	22	87	.272	.306	.439	.745	189	7	3	1	8	1
2017	22	-0.8	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	44	180	166	17	44	12	1	4	24	2	1	10	41	.265	.302	.422	.723	70	6	0	1	3	1
2017	22	0.7	West Michigan	MIDW	A	DET	66	285	265	30	73	17	1	9	42	1	1	12	46	.276	.309	.449	.758	119	1	3	0	5	0
2018	23	-1.3	Erie	EL	AA	DET	127	538	464	71	120	22	3	21	75	1	0	61	118	.259	.346	.455	.800	211	11	5	0	8	4
2019	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	DET	124	530	466	59	105	27	1	19	68	0	0	50	129	.225	.297	.410	.707	191	5	2	1	11	4
2019	24	-2.9	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	18	88	72	7	17	5	0	2	14	0	0	11	26	.236	.330	.389	.718	28	0	1	0	4	2
2019	24	-0.1	Erie	EL	AA	DET	106	442	394	52	88	22	1	17	54	0	0	39	103	.223	.290	.414	.704	163	5	1	1	7	2

2021	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	DET	109	432	395	74	104	22	5	32	78	3	2	33	128	.263	.324	.587	.911	232	3	3	0	1	0
2021	26	-0.5	Toledo	AAAE	AAA	DET	25	95	88	9	19	4	0	7	13	0	0	7	19	.216	.274	.500	.774	44	1	0	0	0	0
2021	26	2.1	Erie	AANE	AA	DET	84	337	307	65	85	18	5	25	65	3	2	26	109	.277	.338	.612	.951	188	2	3	0	1	0
2022	27	0.6	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	145	620	557	84	137	39	2	29	99	7	3	51	137	.246	.311	.479	.791	267	10	5	0	7	3
2022	27	-0.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	28	1.7	Norfolk	IL	AAA	BAL	110	469	432	62	111	21	2	23	87	2	0	31	122	.257	.307	.475	.782	205	6	2	0	4	2
2023	28	0.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	11	23	22	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	7	.182	.217	.182	.399	4	1	0	0	0	0
2024	29	4.7	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	13	54	50	3	14	1	0	0	6	0	0	3	12	.280	.333	.300	.633	15	2	1	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
(1 season)							40	133	111	16	31	4	0	0	14	4	2	15	20	.279	.380	.315	.695	35		3	4	0	1
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		13	28	27	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	10	.148	.179	.148	.327	4	1	0	0	0	0
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		866	3635	3264	460	824	192	18	142	535	17	7	299	815	.253	.316	.453	.769	1478	53	26	2	44	15
College (3 seasons)					College		157	644	555	63	144	22	2	10	80	7	11	59	78	.260	.327	.360	.687	200		3	14	13	4
All Levels (11 Seasons)							1076	4440	3957	539	1003	218	20	152	633	28	20	374	923	.254	.319	.434	.753	1717	54	32	20	57	20

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		298	1272	1149	162	284	69	4	61	213	9	3	100	304	.247	.308	.474	.782	544	17	8	0	15	7
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		330	1371	1215	191	307	63	9	63	200	4	2	129	342	.253	.326	.475	.800	577	20	10	1	16	6
A+ (1 season)					Minors		44	180	166	17	44	12	1	4	24	2	1	10	41	.265	.302	.422	.723	70	6	0	1	3	1
A (3 seasons)					Minors		90	377	352	40	87	19	1	9	48	2	1	17	73	.247	.284	.384	.667	135	1	3	0	5	0
A- (2 seasons)					Minors		98	409	359	45	93	25	3	4	43	0	0	41	53	.259	.337	.379	.716	136	8	4	0	5	1
Rk (1 season)					Minors		6	26	23	5	9	4	0	1	7	0	0	2	2	.391	.462	.696	1.157	16	1	1	0	0	0