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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.5

200

117

ERA

3.66

452

451

2740.0

2488

WHIP

1.278

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Team Record in Appearances: 13-20 / in Starts: 13-20

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2012 Pitching Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

2012 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	156	1	Apr 5	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-7		99	7.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	0	1.29	3.24	27	107	63	20	12	7	13	5	2	0	62			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.31	0.207	1.32	0.13%	2.64	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
2	157	6	Apr 11	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(0-1)	5	8.0	3	3	3	2	6	0	0	2.40	2.76	29	116	74	15	12	10	11	3	1	0	68			1	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	1	0	.74	0.038	.69	0.02%	1.05	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
3	158	11	Apr 17	BOS		TEX	L,3-18	GS-3	L(0-2)	5	2.0	8	7	7	4	2	1	0	5.82	4.04	17	80	46	17	2	6	5	2	0	0	10			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.428	1.21	-0.22%	-4.81	1t start tie	3t 123 0 out d2
4	159	15	Apr 23	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-5	GS-7		5	7.0	6	5	5	4	4	1	0	6.00	4.47	28	112	71	25	9	11	9	4	1	0	45			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	3	0	0	.93	-0.256	.58	-0.10%	-1.60	1b start a 1	7b 3 out tie
5	160	20	Apr 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,1-0	GS-7	W(1-2)	4	7.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	0	4.65	3.80	27	122	78	21	13	11	8	4	2	0	73			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.496	1.18	0.26%	3.61	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	161	25	May 4	BOS		BAL	L,4-6	GS-6		5	6.0	5	3	3	3	2	1	0	4.62	4.18	25	99	60	20	5	10	10	2	1	0	49			0	0	0	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.09	0.023	.95	0.01%	0.09	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
7	162	30	May 9	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-5	L(1-3)	4	5.0	6	4	1	1	3	0	1	4.29	4.05	24	108	69	24	5	11	8	5	1	0	47			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	1	.98	-0.183	.58	-0.06%	-1.47	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
8	163	35	May 14	BOS		SEA	W,6-1	CG	W(2-3)	4	9.0	8	1	1	0	6	0	0	3.71	3.64	34	119	73	17	11	13	15	5	6	0	73			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.286	.33	0.11%	3.64	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
9	164	40	May 19	BOS	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS-6	W(3-3)	4	6.0	8	4	4	1	3	1	1	3.95	3.81	27	90	59	25	5	13	9	4	1	0	42			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.08	-0.059	.73	-0.02%	-1.09	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a3
10	165	45	May 25	BOS		TBR	L,4-7	GS-4	L(3-4)	5	4.0	6	7	7	3	4	3	0	4.72	4.42	21	81	48	11	8	5	9	4	1	0	23			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.402	.98	-0.24%	-4.94	1t start tie	4t 3 out d6
11	166	50	May 30	BOS		DET	W,6-4	GS-7		4	6.2	10	4	4	0	7	0	0	4.79	4.08	28	120	83	17	16	11	10	3	1	0	45			0	0	0	27	3	1	0	1	1	0	1.08	0.055	1.02	0.03%	0.28	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	167	55	Jun 5	BOS		BAL	L,6-8	GS-7		5	6.0	8	4	2	1	5	0	0	4.64	3.91	27	99	63	19	9	10	11	4	1	0	48			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	1	1	1	1.18	-0.165	1.44	-0.12%	-0.29	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a1
13	168	60	Jun 10	BOS		WSN	L,3-4	GS-7		4	7.0	6	3	3	2	9	0	0	4.57	3.69	29	107	67	15	14	8	10	4	1	0	60			4	0	0	27	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.47	-0.072	1.12	-0.03%	0.61	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
14	169	65	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	W(4-4)	5	6.2	7	3	3	1	8	1	0	4.53	3.64	27	102	68	18	9	11	7	6	0	0	55			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.123	.65	0.05%	0.26	1b start tie	7b --- 2 out a1
15	170	70	Jun 22	BOS		ATL	L,1-4	GS-7	L(4-5)	5	7.0	10	3	3	1	5	0	1	4.48	3.56	32	118	81	20	11	10	15	7	1	0	49			0	0	0	29	4	0	1	1	1	0	.90	-0.030	.85	-0.02%	0.61	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
16	171	75	Jun 27	BOS		TOR	W,10-4	GS-7	W(5-5)	4	7.0	7	4	4	0	4	2	0	4.53	3.71	28	100	64	19	9	13	11	4	0	0	51			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.005	.36	0.00%	-0.39	1t start tie	7t 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	172	81	Jul 3	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-7		5	6.2	4	1	1	1	9	1	0	4.33	3.65	25	107	71	16	15	6	9	3	2	0	70			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.318	1.19	0.22%	2.08	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a1
18	173	86	Jul 8	BOS		NYY	L,3-7	GS-5	L(5-6)	4	4.1	9	5	4	2	6	0	1	4.49	3.60	25	101	56	18	6	7	9	3	2	0	31			0	0	0	21	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.07	-0.329	.96	-0.18%	-3.35	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d3
19	174	91	Jul 17	BOS		CHW	L,5-7	GS-4	L(5-7)	8	4.0	7	6	6	3	4	1	0	4.80	3.70	21	91	57	15	6	7	7	5	0	0	25			2	1	0	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.389	1.09	-0.22%	-3.94	1t start tie	4t 3 out d4
20	175	96	Jul 22	BOS		TOR	L,7-15	GS-5	L(5-8)	4	4.0	9	11	11	5	2	4	0	5.46	4.21	25	94	52	9	7	7	11	3	1	0	-3			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	2	0	0	.63	-0.600	.48	-0.28%	-8.94	1t start tie	5t --- 0 out d7
21	176	101	Jul 28	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-6	GS-6		5	6.0	4	4	4	2	6	2	0	5.49	4.31	23	101	59	15	9	6	9	4	2	0	52			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.050	.47	0.01%	-0.91	1b start a 3	6b 3 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	177	106	Aug 2	BOS		MIN	L,0-5	GS-8	L(5-9)	4	8.0	7	3	3	0	7	0	0	5.36	4.14	30	105	69	21	7	15	8	4	0	0	63			0	0	0	30	4	0	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.012	.52	-0.01%	1.13	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
23	178	111	Aug 7	BOS		TEX	L,3-6	GS-7	L(5-10)	4	6.2	6	4	4	2	4	0	0	5.36	4.07	27	116	66	19	10	11	10	3	1	0	48			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	1	0	.94	-0.032	.54	-0.01%	0.17	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d3
24	179	116	Aug 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,14-1	GS-6	W(6-10)	4	6.0	3	1	1	2	12	0	0	5.20	3.91	23	101	67	20	19	3	6	4	0	0	72			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	.59	0.059	.14	0.01%	1.79	1b start a 3	6b 3 out a13
25	180	121	Aug 18	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-1	GS-7	W(7-10)	5	7.0	5	1	1	2	4	1	0	5.03	3.94	27	105	61	17	12	14	7	3	0	0	65			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	0.336	.20	0.03%	2.61	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a2
26	181	126	Aug 24	BOS		KCR	W,4-3	GS-7	W(8-10)	5	7.0	6	3	3	4	6	1	0	4.98	3.99	30	93	61	20	12	14	6	2	1	0	55			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.16	0.038	.02	0.00%	0.61	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
27	182	132	Aug 30	BOS	@	LAA	L,2-5	CG(8)	L(8-11)	5	8.0	9	5	5	3	2	0	0	5.01	3.98	35	121	77	21	11	15	15	7	2	0	43			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.55	-0.269	.01	0.00%	-1.28	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	183	137	Sep 4	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-3	GS-6	W(9-11)	4	6.0	9	3	3	2	4	2	0	4.99	4.08	27	111	64	18	7	7	14	6	2	0	44			3	1	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.77	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.27	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
29	184	142	Sep 11	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GS-6		6	5.1	5	3	3	7	5	0	0	4.99	4.11	28	102	55	15	8	6	10	5	3	0	44			0	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	-0.164	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out d1
30	185	147	Sep 16	BOS	@	TOR	L,0-5	GS-7	L(9-12)	4	7.0	4	3	3	1	7	1	0	4.95	4.09	27	101	68	18	10	11	8	1	2	0	63			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.54	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
31	186	152	Sep 21	BOS		BAL	L,2-4	GS-7	L(9-13)	4	7.0	8	4	4	3	3	0	0	4.96	4.07	29	112	70	14	4	17	6	3	2	0	45			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.04	-0.189	.00	0.00%	-0.39	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
32	187	156	Sep 26	BOS		TBR	L,2-4	GS-6	L(9-14)	4	6.0	4	3	3	1	5	2	0	4.94	4.13	22	97	62	14	9	5	11	4	2	0	56			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	-0.090	.00	0.00%	0.09	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
33	188	161	Oct 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-5		5	5.0	8	1	0	1	1	0	0	4.82	4.11	22	83	48	13	3	13	7	1	2	0	49			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.44	0.205	.00	0.00%	1.58	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a1
							13-20		W-L:9-14	4.6	205.1	216	117	110	68	166	25	4	4.82	4.11	876	3421	62%	17%	9%	1.03		20%	7%	0	49		---%	13	3	0	792	49	5	2	27	7	6	.99	-1.472	.58	-0.63%	-10.88

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Lester Pages

Jon Lester Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Jon Lester Pages at Baseball Reference