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

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 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	2017-04-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6		5.0	7	1	1	2	7	0	0	54	21	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	24	102	62	16	11	5	10	8	0
2	2017-04-10	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	1	7	0	0	66	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	100	57	23	7	7	7	3	0
3	2017-04-16	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7		7.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	1	72	21	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	24	101	65	16	8	11	6	1	0
4	2017-04-21	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-6		5.2	9	5	5	2	4	1	0	33	25	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	112	62	20	9	12	9	5	0
5	2017-04-26	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	L	5.2	10	6	5	2	5	2	0	30	26	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	28	107	67	25	8	15	6	2	0
6	2017-05-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	1-5	W	5.0	4	3	2	5	5	1	0	49	19	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	119	71	23	24	8	6	3	1
7	2017-05-07	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		New York Yankees	1-7		7.0	3	2	1	2	9	0	0	72	24	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	120	73	21	21	8	7	3	0
8	2017-05-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	L	5.2	6	4	3	4	9	1	0	48	19	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	24	112	71	18	15	3	6	5	0
9	2017-05-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	6.0	7	3	3	1	5	0	0	50	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	96	63	15	12	12	9	6	0
10	2017-05-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Francisco Giants	1-9	W	9.0	4	1	1	0	10	0	0	85	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	29	99	70	14	15	8	10	5	1
11	2017-05-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-4	L	3.1	7	6	6	2	3	2	0	23	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	76	46	13	6	4	10	4	0
12	2017-06-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6		6.0	6	3	3	3	4	1	0	49	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	97	56	18	7	6	9	4	1
13	2017-06-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Colorado Rockies	1-5	L	5.0	6	4	4	1	5	1	0	43	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	94	60	14	11	8	8	4	0
14	2017-06-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	10	0	0	72	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	106	70	21	12	4	12	6	1
15	2017-06-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	1	7	2	0	60	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	111	74	18	15	6	11	5	2
16	2017-06-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Miami Marlins	1-7	W	7.0	4	3	3	1	4	1	0	60	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	108	70	18	9	12	8	3	2
17	2017-06-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Washington Nationals	1-6		6.0	3	1	1	3	7	0	0	66	19	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	22	90	58	13	13	8	4	2	2
18	2017-07-04	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	5.0	9	6	5	1	6	1	0	32	23	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	25	100	62	9	14	9	8	6	2
19	2017-07-09	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-1	L	0.2	6	10	4	3	0	2	0	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	65	38	16	10	4	5	2	0
20	2017-07-17	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	1	6	0	0	72	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	102	68	15	12	13	5	4	0
21	2017-07-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-8	W	8.0	3	2	2	0	10	2	1	78	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	97	66	18	14	10	6	2	0
22	2017-07-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Chicago White Sox	1-7	W	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	2	0	64	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	97	61	10	9	8	13	5	1
23	2017-08-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5		4.0	5	3	3	3	9	0	1	46	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	104	66	19	12	2	6	4	1
24	2017-08-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Washington Nationals	1-7		6.2	6	3	3	1	7	0	0	56	24	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	27	112	70	16	15	4	16	11	1
25	2017-08-12	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-6	L	6.0	7	4	3	2	9	0	0	51	25	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	27	107	65	18	15	7	10	5	2
26	2017-08-17	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-2		1.2	7	9	7	1	0	1	0	8	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	46	28	6	2	4	9	4	2
27	2017-09-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Atlanta Braves	1-5	W	5.0	8	4	4	1	4	3	0	38	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	92	60	17	8	7	12	5	1
28	2017-09-07	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	4	5	0	0	59	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	111	69	26	13	9	8	8	0
29	2017-09-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		New York Mets	1-6	W	6.0	6	2	2	4	5	1	0	53	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	26	113	66	17	8	9	7	4	1
30	2017-09-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	4.1	8	7	7	3	0	1	1	16	19	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	23	86	47	8	11	10	8	3	2
31	2017-09-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	4	1	0	60	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	103	58	19	9	6	13	5	1
32	2017-09-30	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-5	W	5.0	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	66	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	73	44	14	9	3	8	4	1

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 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	763	691	101	179	34	3	26	19	10	60	180	.259	.320	.430	.750	.313	297	13	4	4	4	3

Home	18	417	378	58	96	18	3	15	7	4	30	103	.254	.312	.437	.748	.308	165	6	3	3	3	1
Away	14	346	313	43	83	16	0	11	12	6	30	77	.265	.330	.422	.752	.319	132	7	1	1	1	2

April	5	125	114	13	33	8	1	3	2	2	9	26	.290	.344	.456	.800	.349	52	2	1	0	1	1
May	6	149	134	19	31	6	1	4	4	4	14	41	.231	.304	.381	.685	.303	51	2	0	1	0	1
June	6	145	134	14	29	7	0	5	4	3	10	37	.216	.271	.381	.651	.261	51	1	0	1	0	0
July	5	114	105	21	25	2	0	7	2	0	6	26	.238	.283	.457	.740	.247	48	2	1	1	1	0
August	4	89	79	19	25	7	1	1	2	0	7	25	.317	.371	.468	.839	.436	37	2	1	0	2	1
September	6	141	125	15	36	4	0	6	5	1	14	25	.288	.364	.464	.828	.319	58	4	1	1	0	0

As Starter	32	763	691	101	179	34	3	26	19	10	60	180	.259	.320	.430	.750	.313	297	13	4	4	4	3

vs RHB as LHP	32	593	530		146	27	3	22			55	122	.276	.346	.462	.808	.320	245	10	3	3	2	3
vs LHB as LHP	28	170	161		33	7	0	4			5	58	.205	.231	.323	.554	.287	52	3	1	1	2	0

Bases Empty	32	467	436		103	16	2	18			28	108	.236	.287	.406	.693	.274	177	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	32	296	255		76	18	1	8			32	72	.298	.373	.471	.844	.380	120	13	1	4	4	3

vs. Younger Batters	32	663	599		158	31	3	23			53	151	.264	.325	.441	.765	.315	264	11	3	4	4	3
vs. Older Batters	26	100	92		21	3	0	3			7	29	.228	.290	.359	.649	.300	33	2	1	0	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	13	8	.619	4.33	32	32	0	180.2	179	101	87	26	60	3	180	4	0	0	763	1.323	9.0	3.00

Home	7	3	.700	4.27	18	18	0	99.0	96	58	47	15	30	1	103	3	0	0	417	1.273	9.4	3.43
Away	6	5	.545	4.41	14	14	0	81.2	83	43	40	11	30	2	77	1	0	0	346	1.384	8.5	2.57

April	0	1	.000	3.68	5	5	0	29.1	33	13	12	3	9	1	26	1	0	0	125	1.432	8.0	2.89
May	3	2	.600	4.00	6	6	0	36.0	31	19	16	4	14	1	41	0	0	0	149	1.250	10.3	2.93
June	2	1	.667	3.41	6	6	0	37.0	29	14	14	5	10	0	37	0	0	0	145	1.054	9.0	3.70
July	3	2	.600	4.55	5	5	0	27.2	25	21	14	7	6	0	26	1	0	0	114	1.121	8.5	4.33
August	0	1	.000	7.85	4	4	0	18.1	25	19	16	1	7	1	25	1	0	0	89	1.746	12.3	3.57
September	5	1	.833	4.18	6	6	0	32.1	36	15	15	6	14	0	25	1	0	0	141	1.546	7.0	1.79

As Starter	13	8	.619	4.33	32	32	0	180.2	179	101	87	26	60	3	180	4	0	0	763	1.323	9.0	3.00

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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