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

2014 Player Pitching Game Log

2014 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2014-03-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-7	L	7.0	6	2	2	1	8	1	0	64	25	0	0	2	0	0	0	26	104	73	18	14	10	7	3	3
2	2014-04-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Milwaukee Brewers	1-8	L	7.1	7	4	2	1	6	0	0	57	29	2	0	0	0	1	0	30	108	71	16	11	7	15	6	0
3	2014-04-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-7	W	6.2	6	2	2	2	6	1	0	58	25	0	0	1	0	1	0	27	113	71	22	6	11	7	3	1
4	2014-04-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	W	8.0	7	1	1	0	9	0	0	73	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	112	75	26	8	7	14	7	4
5	2014-04-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-5	L	4.2	11	8	3	4	7	0	0	23	24	4	1	2	0	0	0	28	118	76	18	14	5	13	4	0
6	2014-04-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	L	7.0	5	4	4	0	7	1	0	58	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	122	80	18	12	5	13	5	2
7	2014-05-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1-8	W	8.0	1	0	0	2	15	0	0	93	24	0	0	1	0	1	0	26	119	76	27	13	4	6	2	1
8	2014-05-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	1-7	W	7.0	4	3	3	3	8	0	0	62	24	2	1	0	1	0	0	28	103	65	22	10	3	13	6	2
9	2014-05-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	1-5	L	5.0	4	1	1	3	7	0	0	59	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	94	54	22	7	5	7	3	0
10	2014-05-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	L	6.1	10	7	7	2	3	2	0	26	27	1	0	0	0	1	1	30	106	65	14	8	13	11	7	0
11	2014-05-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Atlanta Braves	1-6	W	6.0	8	3	3	3	7	1	0	48	23	1	1	2	1	0	0	27	111	67	16	12	10	7	5	0
12	2014-06-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	1	12	0	1	80	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	112	73	24	18	6	6	2	0
13	2014-06-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	1-5	L	4.1	12	5	5	1	0	2	0	18	24	3	0	0	0	0	1	25	90	59	18	4	8	15	6	2
14	2014-06-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	1-8	W	7.2	8	2	1	1	4	0	0	60	30	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	109	72	16	12	9	17	5	4
15	2014-06-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	6.1	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	66	22	2	0	0	0	1	0	24	109	72	17	10	4	12	4	5
16	2014-06-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	1-8		7.2	4	3	2	2	4	0	1	63	26	1	0	2	0	1	0	29	111	65	20	7	9	13	4	4
17	2014-06-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-8	W	8.0	5	1	0	2	6	0	1	74	27	0	0	1	0	0	1	31	118	74	21	6	11	10	1	3
18	2014-07-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-8		8.0	5	2	0	0	7	0	0	75	30	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	118	83	23	14	16	7	2	2
19	2014-07-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	1-7		7.0	7	1	1	0	12	0	0	71	28	2	0	0	0	3	0	28	105	76	19	17	8	8	4	2
20	2014-07-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	1-8	W	8.0	4	0	0	2	8	0	1	80	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	30	115	77	21	12	12	7	1	2
21	2014-07-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6		6.0	6	2	2	1	7	1	0	58	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	110	69	24	9	8	9	4	1
22	2014-08-02	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	6.2	9	3	3	1	3	0	0	46	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	29	104	71	17	8	9	15	8	3
23	2014-08-07	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	1-9	W	9.0	3	0	0	2	8	0	0	87	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	122	83	25	13	9	12	2	4
24	2014-08-12	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Kansas City Royals	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	3	2	9	0	0	55	22	3	0	1	1	0	0	25	99	69	15	15	8	7	4	0
25	2014-08-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	L	6.0	6	4	3	1	5	2	0	50	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	96	65	21	11	6	13	9	1
26	2014-08-23	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	0	69	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	109	75	20	12	8	11	7	2
27	2014-08-29	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-6	L	6.0	6	3	2	1	5	1	0	54	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	107	68	23	11	8	12	5	1
28	2014-09-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	1-8	L	8.0	7	2	2	0	5	2	0	65	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	107	73	22	9	11	16	8	3
29	2014-09-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	W	8.0	7	2	2	2	8	1	1	66	29	1	0	1	0	0	0	32	119	77	26	12	10	12	2	3
30	2014-09-14	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	4	0	0	4	7	0	0	67	21	0	0	1	0	4	0	25	110	63	18	13	9	5	2	0
31	2014-09-19	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	0	68	24	1	0	1	0	0	1	26	112	78	16	10	7	10	5	1
32	2014-09-24	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-7	L	7.0	8	5	3	0	7	0	0	52	27	3	0	0	1	1	1	28	96	62	13	15	5	15	6	1

2014 Player Pitching Splits

2014 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	885	821	76	194	43	3	16	16	5	48	220	.236	.281	.354	.635	.302	291	21	5	6	5	0

Home	17	478	448	38	102	25	1	5	10	3	23	124	.228	.267	.321	.589	.302	144	9	2	3	2	0
Away	15	407	373	38	92	18	2	11	6	2	25	96	.247	.297	.394	.691	.301	147	12	3	3	3	0

March	1	26	25	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	.240	.269	.360	.629	.313	9	2	0	0	0	0
April	5	141	132	19	36	11	1	2	2	0	7	35	.273	.309	.417	.726	.358	55	3	0	2	0	0
May	5	133	117	14	27	5	2	3	3	1	13	40	.231	.303	.385	.688	.316	45	3	0	1	2	0
June	6	167	154	12	37	8	0	2	2	2	8	32	.240	.291	.331	.622	.292	51	4	3	2	0	0
July	4	113	109	5	22	4	0	1	3	0	3	34	.202	.230	.266	.496	.284	29	3	1	0	0	0
August	6	163	152	14	35	7	0	3	1	0	8	37	.230	.265	.336	.601	.281	51	3	0	1	2	0
September	5	142	132	10	31	8	0	4	5	2	8	34	.235	.282	.386	.668	.284	51	3	1	0	1	0

As Starter	32	885	821	76	194	43	3	16	16	5	48	220	.236	.281	.354	.635	.302	291	21	5	6	5	0

vs RHB as LHP	32	678	631		145	31	1	13			37	168	.230	.273	.344	.617	.291	217	19	2	4	4	0
vs LHB as LHP	31	207	190		49	12	2	3			11	52	.258	.307	.390	.697	.338	74	2	3	2	1	0

Bases Empty	32	539	513		123	24	2	13			23	139	.240	.276	.370	.647	.305	190	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	32	346	308		71	19	1	3			25	81	.231	.288	.328	.616	.297	101	21	2	6	5	0

vs. Younger Batters	32	510	473		113	25	1	10			25	140	.239	.281	.359	.640	.315	170	7	4	4	4	0
vs. Older Batters	31	375	348		81	18	2	6			23	80	.233	.282	.348	.629	.285	121	14	1	2	1	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	16	11	.593	2.46	32	32	0	219.2	194	76	60	16	48	0	220	5	0	0	885	1.102	9.0	4.58

Home	8	6	.571	1.95	17	17	0	120.0	102	38	26	5	23	0	124	2	0	0	478	1.042	9.3	5.39
Away	8	5	.615	3.07	15	15	0	99.2	92	38	34	11	25	0	96	3	0	0	407	1.174	8.7	3.84

March	0	1	.000	2.57	1	1	0	7.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	26	1.000	10.3	8.00
April	2	3	.400	3.21	5	5	0	33.2	36	19	12	2	7	0	35	0	0	0	141	1.277	9.4	5.00
May	3	2	.600	3.90	5	5	0	32.1	27	14	14	3	13	0	40	0	0	0	133	1.237	11.1	3.08
June	4	1	.800	1.98	6	6	0	41.0	37	12	9	2	8	0	32	3	0	0	167	1.098	7.0	4.00
July	1	0	1.000	0.93	4	4	0	29.0	22	5	3	1	3	0	34	1	0	0	113	0.862	10.6	11.33
August	3	2	.600	2.66	6	6	0	40.2	35	14	12	3	8	0	37	0	0	0	163	1.057	8.2	4.63
September	3	2	.600	2.00	5	5	0	36.0	31	10	8	4	8	0	34	1	0	0	142	1.083	8.5	4.25

As Starter	16	11	.593	2.46	32	32	0	219.2	194	76	60	16	48	0	220	5	0	0	885	1.102	9.0	4.58

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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