Jon Lester

Position: Starting 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)

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

2018 Player Pitching Game Log

2018 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2018-03-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Miami Marlins	1-4		3.1	7	4	3	3	2	0	0	31	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	71	42	9	7	10	7	5	0
2	2018-04-05	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	W	6.0	3	0	0	1	6	0	1	71	20	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	88	61	16	8	6	7	3	0
3	2018-04-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5		5.0	7	4	4	3	3	1	0	37	21	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	96	64	15	14	11	7	3	1
4	2018-04-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	W	6.0	2	1	0	1	7	0	1	72	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	96	62	18	12	2	11	5	0
5	2018-04-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cleveland Indians	1-7	L	7.0	4	3	3	2	4	3	0	59	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	107	65	21	4	4	17	4	3
6	2018-04-30	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Colorado Rockies	1-6		5.2	5	2	0	3	5	0	1	57	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	106	61	10	9	7	9	6	0
7	2018-05-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6		5.1	6	2	2	4	4	1	0	48	19	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	23	87	54	15	7	5	10	5	0
8	2018-05-12	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	5.2	4	1	1	3	5	0	0	59	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	92	56	20	12	3	11	5	0
9	2018-05-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-6	W	6.0	2	1	1	1	8	1	0	71	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	20	99	64	16	16	6	5	1	1
10	2018-05-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cleveland Indians	1-7	L	7.0	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	64	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	104	67	19	8	5	15	7	2
11	2018-05-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	6.0	8	4	4	0	6	2	1	46	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	90	56	14	8	7	13	7	0
12	2018-06-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	3	7	0	1	77	23	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	27	107	64	19	11	7	9	3	1
13	2018-06-09	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	W	7.0	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	78	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	104	65	20	9	10	7	4	1
14	2018-06-15	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	W	6.0	5	2	2	1	3	2	0	56	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	101	64	16	6	10	9	5	1
15	2018-06-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	W	7.0	5	0	0	3	1	0	0	65	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	119	70	27	2	8	16	9	1
16	2018-06-26	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5	W	5.0	4	2	2	1	4	0	0	54	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	82	50	21	6	6	9	6	2
17	2018-07-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Minnesota Twins	1-6	W	5.0	9	4	2	3	5	1	0	39	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	100	65	19	7	7	13	6	2
18	2018-07-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-7		6.1	6	4	4	3	2	1	0	44	22	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	25	94	55	17	4	10	11	8	0
19	2018-07-15	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	San Diego Padres	1-6	W	5.1	6	3	3	3	7	1	1	48	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	100	59	19	9	4	10	4	1
20	2018-07-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-4	L	3.0	7	8	8	5	1	2	0	9	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	86	46	12	1	5	8	4	1
21	2018-07-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7		6.0	4	1	1	0	7	1	0	67	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	103	66	17	11	5	10	4	1
22	2018-07-31	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5	L	5.0	7	4	4	3	3	1	0	37	20	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	101	59	16	9	5	12	8	0
23	2018-08-05	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	1-5		5.0	8	5	5	2	1	2	0	30	20	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	23	96	56	20	3	7	13	4	2
24	2018-08-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Washington Nationals	1-4	L	3.2	10	9	8	1	5	3	0	11	18	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	22	88	54	14	12	3	11	8	0
25	2018-08-16	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	6.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	70	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	21	90	59	13	9	5	8	5	1
26	2018-08-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Detroit Tigers	1-6	W	5.2	7	1	1	1	3	0	0	53	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	100	64	13	8	8	11	8	2
27	2018-08-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		New York Mets	1-6		6.0	5	3	3	3	3	1	0	50	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	25	94	52	14	10	4	15	6	6
28	2018-09-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	W	6.0	8	0	0	0	7	0	0	63	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	107	71	22	8	6	13	9	0
29	2018-09-10	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	L	5.2	8	3	3	2	7	0	0	46	22	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	25	88	58	11	12	6	10	5	1
30	2018-09-15	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	2	9	0	0	80	21	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	23	108	61	20	11	7	5	2	0
31	2018-09-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Chicago White Sox	1-5	W	5.0	8	3	2	0	4	1	0	45	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	102	63	14	10	9	11	8	2
32	2018-09-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	6.0	3	0	0	4	3	0	0	65	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	108	66	21	6	10	8	4	2

2018 Player Pitching Splits

2018 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	32	761	681	75	174	27	3	24	14	8	64	149	.256	.324	.410	.733	.294	279	15	6	7	3	1

Home	17	413	360	46	92	14	2	12	10	5	41	73	.256	.333	.406	.738	.288	146	7	2	7	3	0
Away	15	348	321	29	82	13	1	12	4	3	23	76	.256	.313	.414	.728	.300	133	8	4	0	0	1

March	1	20	17	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	.412	.500	.588	1.088	.467	10	0	0	0	0	0
April	5	122	108	10	21	4	0	4	3	1	10	25	.194	.281	.343	.624	.215	37	1	3	1	0	0
May	5	119	107	9	26	5	0	4	0	1	9	27	.243	.308	.402	.710	.290	43	4	1	2	0	1
June	5	121	110	4	17	2	1	2	3	0	10	20	.155	.231	.246	.477	.171	27	2	1	0	0	0
July	6	144	124	24	39	8	0	7	3	0	17	25	.315	.401	.548	.950	.348	68	3	1	2	0	0
August	5	114	103	18	35	2	1	6	2	4	7	20	.340	.375	.553	.928	.367	57	3	0	2	2	0
September	5	121	112	6	29	5	0	1	3	2	8	30	.259	.306	.330	.636	.342	37	2	0	0	1	0

As Starter	32	761	681	75	174	27	3	24	14	8	64	149	.256	.324	.410	.733	.294	279	15	6	7	3	1

vs RHB as LHP	32	601	541		135	20	0	17			48	115	.250	.315	.381	.696	.286	206	14	5	4	3	1
vs LHB as LHP	28	160	140		39	7	3	7			16	34	.279	.357	.521	.878	.323	73	1	1	3	0	0

Bases Empty	32	460	418		111	19	2	17			37	85	.266	.333	.443	.775	.298	185	0	5	0	0	0
Runners On	32	301	263		63	8	1	7			27	64	.240	.310	.357	.667	.287	94	15	1	7	3	1

vs. Younger Batters	32	684	615		160	23	3	23			54	136	.260	.324	.420	.743	.299	258	14	5	7	3	1
vs. Older Batters	24	77	66		14	4	0	1			10	13	.212	.325	.318	.643	.250	21	1	1	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	18	6	.750	3.32	32	32	0	181.2	174	75	67	24	64	1	149	6	0	0	761	1.310	7.4	2.33

Home	7	4	.636	3.71	17	17	0	97.0	92	46	40	12	41	0	73	2	0	0	413	1.371	6.8	1.78
Away	11	2	.846	2.87	15	15	0	84.2	82	29	27	12	23	1	76	4	0	0	348	1.240	8.1	3.30

March	0	0		8.10	1	1	0	3.1	7	4	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	20	3.000	5.4	0.67
April	2	1	.667	2.12	5	5	0	29.2	21	10	7	4	10	0	25	3	0	0	122	1.045	7.6	2.50
May	3	1	.750	2.70	5	5	0	30.0	26	9	9	4	9	1	27	1	0	0	119	1.167	8.1	3.00
June	5	0	1.000	1.13	5	5	0	32.0	17	4	4	2	10	0	20	1	0	0	121	0.844	5.6	2.00
July	2	2	.500	6.46	6	6	0	30.2	39	24	22	7	17	0	25	1	0	0	144	1.826	7.3	1.47
August	2	1	.667	5.81	5	5	0	26.1	35	18	17	6	7	0	20	0	0	0	114	1.595	6.8	2.86
September	4	1	.800	1.52	5	5	0	29.2	29	6	5	1	8	0	30	0	0	0	121	1.247	9.1	3.75

As Starter	18	6	.750	3.32	32	32	0	181.2	174	75	67	24	64	1	149	6	0	0	761	1.310	7.4	2.33

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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