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

2015 Player Pitching Game Log

2015 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	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2015-04-05	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-5	L	4.1	8	3	3	2	6	0	0	39	20	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	22	88	57	8	11	7	7	5	1
2	2015-04-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-6		6.0	10	6	6	0	4	0	0	32	27	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	104	68	19	14	7	16	12	0
3	2015-04-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	1-6	L	5.1	6	3	3	2	4	1	0	46	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	97	57	18	8	10	8	5	0
4	2015-04-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-6		6.0	5	3	3	1	10	0	0	59	22	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	24	104	65	18	13	5	8	5	1
5	2015-05-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	W	7.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	1	74	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	90	56	18	6	7	11	3	2
6	2015-05-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	W	7.0	7	4	1	2	6	1	0	57	29	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	106	73	26	7	9	14	4	2
7	2015-05-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		New York Mets	1-6	W	6.0	5	3	3	4	6	2	0	52	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	110	65	24	10	10	7	2	1
8	2015-05-16	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	W	7.0	9	1	1	1	7	1	0	61	28	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	30	110	74	23	15	13	8	4	1
9	2015-05-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7		7.0	5	2	2	2	4	1	0	61	26	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	28	96	59	14	7	11	11	8	1
10	2015-05-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Washington Nationals	1-7	L	7.0	7	2	1	2	10	1	0	65	28	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	106	69	16	14	14	5	3	2
11	2015-06-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Miami Marlins	1-5	L	5.0	9	6	6	1	4	2	0	28	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	97	60	18	8	7	12	7	1
12	2015-06-09	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Detroit Tigers	1-5	L	4.1	9	5	5	2	5	0	0	28	20	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	93	54	11	11	9	7	5	1
13	2015-06-14	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	67	25	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	96	65	20	9	8	14	7	2
14	2015-06-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Minnesota Twins	1-7		6.1	3	1	1	3	7	1	0	67	20	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	23	102	68	17	12	8	5	2	2
15	2015-06-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-4	L	4.0	4	4	4	4	5	0	0	39	15	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	73	43	12	8	3	5	4	0
16	2015-07-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	1-7		7.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	1	73	26	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	107	70	17	13	8	11	5	1
17	2015-07-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	L	7.0	2	2	0	2	8	0	0	75	23	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	26	95	62	14	14	9	7	3	1
18	2015-07-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Chicago White Sox	1-7	L	7.0	7	5	4	0	8	0	0	53	28	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	28	116	67	18	12	11	9	5	1
19	2015-07-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Atlanta Braves	1-8	W	7.1	2	0	0	1	7	0	1	80	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	110	63	21	8	11	6	3	1
20	2015-07-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	1-7		7.0	7	2	2	0	6	0	1	61	26	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	27	93	61	20	8	11	9	4	2
21	2015-07-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Colorado Rockies	1-8	W	8.0	5	2	2	1	14	1	0	77	26	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	28	117	77	25	20	8	5	2	1
22	2015-08-07	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Francisco Giants	1-7	W	7.0	6	2	2	2	3	0	0	58	24	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	26	100	60	19	7	13	8	4	1
23	2015-08-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	W	6.0	7	2	2	2	10	0	0	58	25	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	27	105	67	18	15	7	7	4	1
24	2015-08-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Detroit Tigers	1-3	L	2.2	7	7	7	3	4	3	0	17	15	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	62	34	12	5	2	8	7	1
25	2015-08-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cleveland Indians	1-9		8.2	6	1	1	1	6	0	2	73	27	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	31	97	62	19	11	13	8	5	2
26	2015-08-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	L	6.0	8	5	5	0	7	0	0	43	25	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	27	95	69	17	9	7	11	8	0
27	2015-09-04	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5	W	5.0	5	2	2	2	3	0	0	50	20	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	91	59	15	7	6	10	4	2
28	2015-09-09	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-7		7.0	2	1	1	1	7	0	0	75	23	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	105	67	18	11	9	7	1	1
29	2015-09-15 (2)	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-9	W	9.0	5	1	1	1	9	0	1	81	30	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	32	110	70	19	12	11	10	5	1
30	2015-09-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	L	6.0	6	4	4	3	7	2	0	48	21	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	24	106	64	18	8	8	6	2	1
31	2015-09-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	L	7.0	5	2	2	0	6	0	0	65	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	102	72	16	11	6	11	7	1
32	2015-09-30	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-8	W	8.0	3	1	1	0	9	0	0	81	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	101	75	22	15	8	10	2	3

2015 Player Pitching Splits

2015 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	828	764	83	183	42	6	16	44	10	47	207	.240	.288	.373	.661	.306	285	13	7	5	4	0

Home	20	511	469	54	120	27	3	11	30	7	32	125	.256	.308	.397	.704	.325	186	10	4	4	2	0
Away	12	317	295	29	63	15	3	5	14	3	15	82	.214	.257	.336	.593	.276	99	3	3	1	2	0

April	4	96	90	15	29	7	1	1	8	1	5	24	.322	.354	.456	.810	.424	41	0	0	0	1	0
May	6	172	157	12	36	5	1	6	7	1	12	37	.229	.288	.389	.677	.263	61	2	1	2	0	0
June	5	114	104	17	30	9	2	3	5	2	10	25	.289	.351	.500	.851	.355	52	2	0	0	0	0
July	6	163	153	11	28	6	1	1	10	1	5	50	.183	.221	.255	.476	.260	39	2	3	0	2	0
August	5	129	116	17	34	7	0	3	9	2	8	30	.293	.349	.431	.780	.374	50	6	2	2	0	0
September	6	154	144	11	26	8	1	2	5	3	7	41	.181	.222	.292	.514	.235	42	1	1	1	1	0

As Starter	32	828	764	83	183	42	6	16	44	10	47	207	.240	.288	.373	.661	.306	285	13	7	5	4	0

vs RHB as LHP	32	639	586		139	35	4	12			39	154	.237	.290	.372	.662	.300	218	11	6	5	3	0
vs LHB as LHP	29	189	178		44	7	2	4			8	53	.247	.282	.376	.658	.328	67	2	1	0	1	0

Bases Empty	32	505	475		113	28	4	12			25	124	.238	.283	.390	.673	.298	185	0	5	0	0	0
Runners On	32	323	289		70	14	2	4			22	83	.242	.297	.346	.643	.320	100	13	2	5	4	0

vs. Younger Batters	32	584	541		129	29	4	13			31	149	.238	.285	.379	.663	.304	205	8	5	4	3	0
vs. Older Batters	31	244	223		54	13	2	3			16	58	.242	.298	.359	.656	.313	80	5	2	1	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	11	12	.478	3.34	32	32	0	205.0	183	83	76	16	47	0	207	7	0	0	828	1.122	9.1	4.40

Home	7	9	.438	3.60	20	20	0	125.0	120	54	50	11	32	0	125	4	0	0	511	1.216	9.0	3.91
Away	4	3	.571	2.93	12	12	0	80.0	63	29	26	5	15	0	82	3	0	0	317	0.975	9.2	5.47

April	0	2	.000	6.23	4	4	0	21.2	29	15	15	1	5	0	24	0	0	0	96	1.569	10.0	4.80
May	4	1	.800	1.76	6	6	0	41.0	36	12	8	6	12	0	37	1	0	0	172	1.171	8.1	3.08
June	0	3	.000	5.74	5	5	0	26.2	30	17	17	3	10	0	25	0	0	0	114	1.500	8.4	2.50
July	2	2	.500	1.66	6	6	0	43.1	28	11	8	1	5	0	50	3	0	0	163	0.762	10.4	10.00
August	2	2	.500	5.04	5	5	0	30.1	34	17	17	3	8	0	30	2	0	0	129	1.385	8.9	3.75
September	3	2	.600	2.36	6	6	0	42.0	26	11	11	2	7	0	41	1	0	0	154	0.786	8.8	5.86

As Starter	11	12	.478	3.34	32	32	0	205.0	183	83	76	16	47	0	207	7	0	0	828	1.122	9.1	4.40

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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