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

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 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	2008-03-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	1-4	L	4.0	5	4	4	3	4	1	0	37	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	83	47	19	4	3	10	5	2
2	2008-04-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	6.2	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	68	20	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	23	94	53	11	5	7	10	3	3
3	2008-04-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	1-6	L	5.1	5	4	4	4	0	1	0	38	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	97	60	12	4	12	9	3	0
4	2008-04-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	1-5		4.1	5	4	4	5	3	0	0	35	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	97	55	15	7	6	7	1	3
5	2008-04-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	1-7		6.1	10	3	3	2	5	1	0	44	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	106	72	19	9	7	16	6	1
6	2008-04-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-5		5.0	9	4	4	2	1	2	0	32	21	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	23	80	48	9	5	13	8	5	0
7	2008-04-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-8		8.0	1	0	0	4	6	0	0	82	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	27	97	58	23	4	13	4	1	2
8	2008-05-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	3	5	1	0	62	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	112	72	14	12	8	9	3	1
9	2008-05-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6		5.1	8	5	3	1	2	0	0	37	24	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	94	58	16	3	14	8	1	1
10	2008-05-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	2	4	0	0	56	21	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	23	86	54	17	6	10	6	1	2
11	2008-05-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	1-9	W	9.0	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	94	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	130	86	23	18	11	7	2	0
12	2008-05-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	1-5	L	5.0	7	4	3	2	3	0	0	40	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	94	57	14	7	5	15	7	4
13	2008-05-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-5		5.0	7	3	3	3	4	1	0	42	21	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	103	62	19	6	11	6	2	0
14	2008-06-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	6.1	8	1	1	0	5	0	2	58	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	28	109	68	20	7	8	13	5	0
15	2008-06-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	7.0	7	2	2	1	3	0	0	57	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	101	70	14	7	12	13	5	2
16	2008-06-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	69	25	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	26	99	68	20	5	8	11	6	3
17	2008-06-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		St. Louis Cardinals	1-8		7.1	9	2	2	1	3	0	0	54	29	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	30	101	66	8	6	12	14	5	1
18	2008-06-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	1-5		5.0	9	6	6	0	3	2	1	28	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	76	54	15	6	8	11	3	0
19	2008-07-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-9	W	9.0	5	0	0	2	8	0	0	83	29	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	31	105	72	20	11	13	9	3	1
20	2008-07-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	1-8		7.1	9	5	5	3	6	0	0	43	29	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	32	117	78	13	13	15	6	4	1
21	2008-07-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	1-8	W	7.1	8	0	0	0	6	0	0	68	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	103	75	14	11	11	12	4	3
22	2008-07-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-7	W	7.0	9	2	2	1	8	0	0	58	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	113	75	23	12	9	12	4	1
23	2008-08-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	0	59	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	27	100	66	17	8	11	10	3	0
24	2008-08-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	1-7	L	7.0	6	4	4	3	2	0	1	48	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	29	95	56	14	5	9	14	6	1
25	2008-08-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	1-8	W	7.1	7	3	3	1	6	1	0	57	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	108	76	24	11	12	11	2	0
26	2008-08-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	1	5	1	0	69	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	103	64	19	9	8	12	2	5
27	2008-08-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-3	L	2.1	8	7	7	2	2	1	1	13	14	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	78	47	12	5	8	6	2	0
28	2008-08-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-7		6.2	5	1	1	0	8	0	2	68	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	119	78	23	13	4	12	5	2
29	2008-09-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-5	W	5.0	6	1	1	4	5	0	0	52	18	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	23	99	58	12	9	6	8	4	1
30	2008-09-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-8	W	7.2	6	0	0	3	9	0	0	73	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	119	74	26	9	8	9	2	2
31	2008-09-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-8	W	8.0	4	1	1	2	6	1	1	74	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	103	65	21	6	9	12	2	2
32	2008-09-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	L	7.0	8	5	5	3	4	0	1	42	26	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	32	102	63	19	8	14	9	5	2
33	2008-09-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	1-6	W	6.0	2	1	1	1	4	0	1	67	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	86	55	15	7	10	6	2	0

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 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	33	874	789	78	202	44	1	14	8	5	66	152	.256	.320	.368	.688	.300	290	27	10	6	3	1

Home	17	470	429	32	103	26	1	8	3	3	35	86	.240	.303	.361	.664	.283	155	14	4	1	1	0
Away	16	404	360	46	99	18	0	6	5	2	31	66	.275	.341	.375	.716	.321	135	13	6	5	2	1

March	1	20	17	4	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	.294	.400	.529	.929	.333	9	0	0	0	0	0
April	6	152	129	15	33	8	0	4	1	0	20	18	.256	.356	.411	.767	.271	53	6	0	3	0	0
May	6	151	138	15	31	6	0	2	2	0	13	27	.225	.291	.312	.603	.266	43	5	0	0	0	0
June	5	136	130	11	39	10	0	2	3	1	3	19	.300	.331	.423	.754	.339	55	4	3	0	0	0
July	4	122	116	7	31	5	1	0	0	2	6	28	.267	.303	.328	.631	.352	38	6	0	0	0	0
August	6	156	141	18	37	8	0	4	0	2	8	28	.262	.316	.404	.720	.297	57	2	4	1	2	0
September	5	137	118	8	26	6	0	1	2	0	13	28	.220	.311	.297	.608	.278	35	4	3	2	1	1

As Starter	33	874	789	78	202	44	1	14	8	5	66	152	.256	.320	.368	.688	.300	290	27	10	6	3	1

vs RHB as LHP	33	621	554		151	33	1	11			53	100	.273	.342	.395	.737	.315	219	20	6	6	2	1
vs LHB as LHP	32	253	235		51	11	0	3			13	52	.217	.269	.302	.571	.265	71	7	4	0	1	0

Bases Empty	33	506	457		117	30	0	9			43	86	.256	.328	.381	.709	.298	174	0	6	0	0	0
Runners On	33	368	332		85	14	1	5			23	66	.256	.309	.349	.659	.303	116	27	4	6	3	1

vs. Younger Batters	20	92	79		19	2	0	0			10	15	.241	.326	.266	.592	.297	21	2	0	3	0	0
vs. Older Batters	33	782	710		183	42	1	14			56	137	.258	.320	.379	.699	.301	269	25	10	3	3	1

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	16	6	.727	3.21	33	33	0	210.1	202	78	75	14	66	1	152	10	1	0	874	1.274	6.5	2.30

Home	11	1	.917	2.49	17	17	0	115.2	103	32	32	8	35	0	86	4	1	0	470	1.193	6.7	2.46
Away	5	5	.500	4.09	16	16	0	94.2	99	46	43	6	31	1	66	6	0	0	404	1.373	6.3	2.13

March	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	4.0	5	4	4	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	20	2.000	9.0	1.33
April	1	1	.500	3.79	6	6	0	35.2	33	15	15	4	20	0	18	0	0	0	152	1.486	4.5	0.90
May	2	1	.667	2.97	6	6	0	36.1	31	15	12	2	13	0	27	0	0	0	151	1.211	6.7	2.08
June	3	0	1.000	3.03	5	5	0	32.2	39	11	11	2	3	0	19	3	0	0	136	1.286	5.2	6.33
July	3	0	1.000	2.05	4	4	0	30.2	31	7	7	0	6	0	28	0	0	0	122	1.207	8.2	4.67
August	3	2	.600	4.34	6	6	0	37.1	37	18	18	4	8	0	28	4	0	0	156	1.205	6.8	3.50
September	4	1	.800	2.14	5	5	0	33.2	26	8	8	1	13	1	28	3	1	0	137	1.158	7.5	2.15

As Starter	16	6	.727	3.21	33	33	0	210.1	202	78	75	14	66	1	152	10	1	0	874	1.274	6.5	2.30

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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