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	18-12 / in Starts: 18-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	42 (24-13-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
A Russell	2
J Heyward	1
J BÃ¡ez	1
I Happ	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
K Schwarber	1
K Bryant	1
Self	1
A Rizzo	1
I Happ	1
B Zobrist	0

2017 Batting Game Log

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2017 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	Pos
1	77	1	Apr 2	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.78	-0.040	.83	-0.03%	-0.34	P
2	78	7 (5)	Apr 10	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.006	1.57	0.00%	-0.26	P
3	79	12 (4)	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.81	-0.042	.92	-0.03%	-0.36	P
4	80	16 (3)	Apr 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.85	-0.044	1.08	-0.03%	-0.35	P
5	81	21 (4)	Apr 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	8	.89	-0.026	1.17	-0.02%	-0.41	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	Pos
6	82	26 (4)	May 2	CHC		PHI	W,8-3	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	8	.96	-0.024	1.06	-0.02%	-0.25	P
7	83	31 (4)	May 7	CHC		NYY	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	8	.98	-0.050	1.06	-0.03%	-0.42	P
8	84	36 (4)	May 13	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	8	.68	0.104	.87	0.08%	0.99	P
9	85	40 (3)	May 18	CHC		CIN	W,9-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.150	.167	.317	8	.18	-0.012	.22	-0.01%	-0.54	P
10	86	44 (3)	May 23	CHC		SFG	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.130	.143	.273	9	.35	-0.027	.38	-0.02%	-0.67	P
11	87	49 (4)	May 28	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-9	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.125	.136	.261	9	.79	-0.029	.98	-0.02%	-0.43	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	Pos
12	88	54 (4)	Jun 3	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.120	.130	.250	8	1.61	-0.055	2.01	-0.04%	-0.47	P
13	89	59 (4)	Jun 8	CHC		COL	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.115	.125	.240	8	.93	-0.024	1.19	-0.02%	-0.25	P
14	90	64 (4)	Jun 13	CHC	@	NYM	W,14-3	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.167	.148	.315	8	.26	0.016	.28	0.01%	-0.17	P
15	91	69 (4)	Jun 19	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.161	.143	.304	8	2.23	-0.102	2.58	-0.07%	-0.81	P
16	92	74 (4)	Jun 24	CHC	@	MIA	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.147	.129	.276	9	1.06	-0.110	1.30	-0.08%	-1.28	P
17	93	79 (4)	Jun 29	CHC	@	WSN	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.139	.121	.260	9	1.47	-0.076	1.88	-0.06%	-0.63	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	Pos
18	94	83 (3)	Jul 4	CHC		TBR	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.135	.118	.253	9	1.46	-0.039	1.79	-0.03%	-0.45	P
19	95	88 (4)	Jul 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-14	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.088	.135	.118	.253	9						P
20	96	92 (3)	Jul 17	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111	.175	.167	.342	9	1.60	-0.009	1.92	-0.01%	0.08	P
21	97	96 (3)	Jul 22	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.167	.158	.325	9	1.16	-0.060	1.93	-0.06%	-0.50	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	Pos
22	98	105 (8)	Aug 1	CHC		ARI	W,16-4	GS-5	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.205	.275	.480	9	.35	0.065	.61	0.07%	2.26	P
23	99	110 (4)	Aug 6	CHC		WSN	L,4-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.191	.256	.447	9	1.12	-0.089	1.94	-0.09%	-1.15	P
24	100	115 (4)	Aug 12	CHC	@	ARI	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.188	.250	.438	9	1.64	-0.031	3.19	-0.04%	-0.37	P
25	101	120 (4)	Aug 17	CHC		CIN	L,10-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.188	.250	.438	9						P
Sept		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	Pos
26	102	135 (14)	Sep 2	CHC		ATL	W,14-12	GS-5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.220	.267	.487	9	.55	0.042	.87	0.04%	0.66	P
27	103	140 (4)	Sep 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.226	.292	.518	9	.66	0.093	1.03	0.09%	1.15	P
28	104	145 (4)	Sep 13	CHC		NYM	W,17-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.222	.286	.508	9	1.04	-0.045	2.60	-0.07%	-0.55	P
29	105	156 (10)	Sep 25	CHC	@	STL	W,10-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.211	.269	.480	9	.16	-0.013	.03	0.00%	-0.51	P
30	106	161 (4)	Sep 30	CHC		CIN	W,9-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.203	.259	.463	9	.39	-0.020	.03	0.00%	-0.36	P
							18-12		65	54	5	8	3	0	1	6	4	0	26	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	.148	.203	.259	.463		.90	-0.653	1.22	-0.49%	-6.40

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