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

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 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	2016-04-05	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	69	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	93	63	16	7	11	10	6	0
2	2016-04-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-6		6.0	5	3	3	2	5	1	0	53	22	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	102	66	19	6	7	10	6	0
3	2016-04-17	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Colorado Rockies	1-8	L	7.1	4	1	1	2	10	1	0	74	24	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	26	98	63	21	13	4	8	6	0
4	2016-04-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	4	1	0	66	24	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	25	100	66	13	8	8	12	5	4
5	2016-04-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Atlanta Braves	1-7		7.0	7	1	1	2	10	1	0	67	26	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	28	106	71	21	14	6	8	4	2
6	2016-05-04	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	5.2	8	0	0	2	5	0	0	56	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	103	62	16	11	10	9	4	2
7	2016-05-10	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	1-6	W	6.0	4	3	3	1	4	1	1	55	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	105	67	23	3	6	12	2	2
8	2016-05-15	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	L	6.2	2	1	1	2	9	0	0	73	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	109	68	16	14	7	6	1	2
9	2016-05-21	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	San Francisco Giants	1-3	L	2.2	6	5	5	3	1	1	0	24	12	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	75	45	13	5	4	8	5	1
10	2016-05-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	6.1	6	2	1	2	7	0	0	60	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	105	69	14	14	8	12	3	1
11	2016-06-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-9	W	9.0	4	1	1	0	10	1	0	85	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	113	74	23	12	13	7	3	1
12	2016-06-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-8	W	8.0	4	0	0	0	9	0	0	83	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	95	63	18	14	8	7	2	1
13	2016-06-12	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	0	0	7	0	0	72	27	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	109	73	19	16	14	7	3	3
14	2016-06-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	6.0	7	3	3	3	7	1	1	50	23	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	27	104	67	14	12	9	7	4	1
15	2016-06-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Miami Marlins	1-7		7.0	5	2	2	3	7	2	0	63	25	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	28	100	64	18	11	7	9	6	1
16	2016-06-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-8		7.2	3	1	1	1	4	1	1	72	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	110	76	25	13	10	11	5	1
17	2016-07-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	1-2	L	1.1	9	8	8	1	2	3	0	5	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	56	36	9	8	2	9	5	1
18	2016-07-09	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-3		3.0	4	5	5	3	3	2	1	31	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	16	64	35	7	5	5	4	3	0
19	2016-07-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		New York Mets	1-8	W	7.2	4	1	1	3	3	1	0	67	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	98	61	17	9	12	10	5	1
20	2016-07-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-5		4.0	4	4	4	5	7	0	0	40	16	1	0	0	1	5	1	0	22	100	61	11	11	3	7	3	1
21	2016-07-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	4	0	0	2	7	0	0	69	22	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	95	58	16	12	5	10	7	0
22	2016-08-05	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	6	2	2	0	8	1	0	65	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	107	71	21	11	8	10	6	1
23	2016-08-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	1	6	1	0	59	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	91	62	15	12	7	10	5	0
24	2016-08-17	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	W	6.2	3	1	1	2	7	0	0	69	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	118	73	21	8	7	8	3	1
25	2016-08-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	San Diego Padres	1-7	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	8	0	0	64	20	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	23	98	61	22	11	3	10	8	1
26	2016-08-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6		6.0	3	0	0	2	6	0	0	70	19	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	21	98	62	20	6	5	8	3	1
27	2016-09-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Francisco Giants	1-9	W	9.0	3	1	1	2	4	1	0	79	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	102	68	14	15	11	15	8	3
28	2016-09-09	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Houston Astros	1-7	W	7.0	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	70	25	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	25	102	66	14	12	7	10	6	0
29	2016-09-14	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-8	W	8.0	3	0	0	1	8	0	0	83	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	26	102	66	12	14	10	6	3	1
30	2016-09-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	7.0	6	1	1	0	5	0	1	66	27	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	28	97	63	18	7	12	10	6	1
31	2016-09-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	W	6.2	3	0	0	1	7	0	0	74	22	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	96	61	10	12	8	7	2	2
32	2016-10-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-5	L	5.0	6	5	5	3	6	1	1	38	20	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	25	111	67	22	10	10	6	3	0

2016 Player Pitching Splits

2016 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	796	730	57	154	25	1	21	28	12	52	197	.211	.268	.334	.602	.258	244	15	6	4	4	0

Home	15	398	367	21	67	13	1	9	8	4	25	101	.183	.240	.297	.537	.225	109	7	3	2	1	0
Away	17	398	363	36	87	12	0	12	20	8	27	96	.240	.296	.372	.667	.291	135	8	3	2	3	0

April	5	128	121	7	25	1	0	4	3	3	7	33	.207	.250	.314	.564	.250	38	5	0	0	0	0
May	5	118	105	11	26	6	0	2	2	0	10	26	.248	.316	.362	.678	.308	38	0	1	1	1	0
June	6	166	157	8	28	5	0	5	5	2	7	44	.178	.223	.306	.529	.213	48	3	2	0	0	0
July	5	105	87	18	25	4	0	6	7	1	14	22	.287	.385	.540	.925	.312	47	2	1	1	2	0
August	5	119	111	6	22	2	0	2	5	3	7	35	.198	.246	.270	.516	.270	30	2	0	1	0	0
September	5	135	129	2	22	5	1	1	3	3	4	31	.171	.202	.248	.450	.217	32	3	1	1	0	0
October	1	25	20	5	6	2	0	1	3	0	3	6	.300	.400	.550	.950	.357	11	0	1	0	1	0

As Starter	32	796	730	57	154	25	1	21	28	12	52	197	.211	.268	.334	.602	.258	244	15	6	4	4	0

vs RHB as LHP	32	617	560		120	17	1	18			44	149	.214	.276	.345	.620	.257	193	11	5	4	4	0
vs LHB as LHP	31	179	170		34	8	0	3			8	48	.200	.240	.300	.540	.261	51	4	1	0	0	0

Bases Empty	32	536	501		104	16	0	18			32	134	.208	.259	.347	.607	.246	174	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	32	260	229		50	9	1	3			20	63	.218	.285	.306	.591	.281	70	15	3	4	4	0

vs. Younger Batters	32	640	585		117	18	1	17			42	165	.200	.259	.321	.580	.246	188	13	6	3	4	0
vs. Older Batters	28	156	145		37	7	0	4			10	32	.255	.303	.386	.689	.303	56	2	0	1	0	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	19	5	.792	2.44	32	32	0	202.2	154	57	55	21	52	0	197	6	0	0	796	1.016	8.7	3.79

Home	10	2	.833	1.74	15	15	0	103.1	67	21	20	9	25	0	101	3	0	0	398	0.890	8.8	4.04
Away	9	3	.750	3.17	17	17	0	99.1	87	36	35	12	27	0	96	3	0	0	398	1.148	8.7	3.56

April	2	1	.667	1.83	5	5	0	34.1	25	7	7	4	7	0	33	0	0	0	128	0.932	8.7	4.71
May	3	2	.600	3.29	5	5	0	27.1	26	11	10	2	10	0	26	1	0	0	118	1.317	8.6	2.60
June	4	0	1.000	1.41	6	6	0	44.2	28	8	7	5	7	0	44	2	0	0	166	0.784	8.9	6.29
July	2	1	.667	7.36	5	5	0	22.0	25	18	18	6	14	0	22	1	0	0	105	1.773	9.0	1.57
August	3	0	1.000	1.71	5	5	0	31.2	22	6	6	2	7	0	35	0	0	0	119	0.916	9.9	5.00
September	5	0	1.000	0.48	5	5	0	37.2	22	2	2	1	4	0	31	1	0	0	135	0.690	7.4	7.75
October	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	5.0	6	5	5	1	3	0	6	1	0	0	25	1.800	10.8	2.00

As Starter	19	5	.792	2.44	32	32	0	202.2	154	57	55	21	52	0	197	6	0	0	796	1.016	8.7	3.79

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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