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

2019 Player Pitching Game Log

2019 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	2019-03-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	4	2	2	2	3	1	0	57	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	94	55	13	9	6	12	6	3
2	2019-04-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Atlanta Braves	1-6		6.0	6	2	2	3	7	2	0	56	23	0	0	1	0	1	0	26	106	66	22	9	7	10	6	1
3	2019-04-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-3		2.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	53	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	45	24	10	4	1	4	3	0
4	2019-04-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5	L	5.0	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	60	19	1	1	1	0	0	0	19	79	54	14	8	7	7	5	0
5	2019-05-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Seattle Mariners	1-7	W	7.0	1	0	0	1	8	0	0	82	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	97	66	24	7	6	9	2	0
6	2019-05-07	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Miami Marlins	1-6		6.0	8	2	0	0	6	0	0	58	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	109	70	20	9	8	14	7	1
7	2019-05-12	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	W	6.2	9	1	0	1	6	0	0	59	28	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	116	74	14	8	14	8	5	1
8	2019-05-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Washington Nationals	1-5	L	4.1	10	5	5	1	3	1	0	25	22	3	0	0	0	0	1	23	98	61	17	6	6	12	5	3
9	2019-05-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	1-4	L	4.0	7	7	4	1	5	2	0	30	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	84	51	14	8	3	11	6	1
10	2019-05-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Houston Astros	1-6	L	5.2	8	7	7	3	3	1	1	25	24	4	0	1	0	1	0	28	102	64	14	12	8	13	7	1
11	2019-06-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Angels	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	2	70	22	0	0	2	1	0	0	26	108	70	27	7	5	13	8	0
12	2019-06-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	W	6.0	5	4	4	2	6	2	0	50	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	100	60	20	7	12	5	0	2
13	2019-06-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5	L	5.0	9	6	6	1	7	3	0	31	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	95	58	13	8	5	10	5	0
14	2019-06-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	5.2	7	3	3	1	6	2	1	48	23	2	1	0	0	1	1	25	114	73	21	11	9	9	3	0
15	2019-06-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Atlanta Braves	1-6	W	6.0	5	2	0	0	7	0	0	65	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	94	61	11	12	10	8	3	2
16	2019-06-30	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-6	L	5.2	5	4	3	2	8	1	0	51	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	117	74	17	15	8	7	3	1
17	2019-07-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Chicago White Sox	1-7	W	6.1	6	3	1	3	3	0	0	53	25	2	0	1	0	0	0	29	107	69	18	7	10	13	8	3
18	2019-07-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	W	6.2	8	3	3	0	6	2	0	52	28	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	98	62	18	4	10	12	6	2
19	2019-07-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	1-6		6.0	12	4	4	0	6	1	0	38	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	30	105	68	20	8	12	13	9	1
20	2019-07-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-7		7.0	4	0	0	3	5	0	0	71	23	0	0	2	0	0	0	26	94	58	15	12	8	9	4	1
21	2019-08-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	L	5.0	9	5	5	0	6	0	0	35	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	95	60	20	10	7	11	7	0
22	2019-08-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Oakland Athletics	1-4	L	4.0	10	11	9	3	6	2	0	5	22	0	1	1	0	0	0	25	94	54	16	9	6	11	7	0
23	2019-08-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-5		5.0	5	3	3	3	7	1	0	49	20	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	91	55	15	11	5	8	4	0
24	2019-08-17	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	W	6.0	4	0	0	5	3	0	0	62	22	1	0	2	0	0	0	27	103	61	15	6	9	11	8	1
25	2019-08-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Washington Nationals	1-5	L	4.1	9	6	6	1	2	1	0	22	19	0	0	1	1	1	0	22	95	59	13	8	7	11	8	0
26	2019-08-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	3	4	1	0	59	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	97	58	8	10	3	15	9	1
27	2019-09-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	6	0	0	4	9	0	1	65	23	0	0	0	0	3	0	28	110	67	21	14	6	8	5	0
28	2019-09-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	L	5.1	7	8	8	3	7	2	0	26	22	1	1	1	0	0	0	25	101	64	21	11	7	8	4	1
29	2019-09-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5	W	5.0	11	7	4	2	2	0	0	23	26	4	1	0	0	0	0	28	107	67	11	9	14	11	5	3
30	2019-09-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	1-6		5.0	6	1	1	2	5	1	0	54	18	0	0	1	0	0	1	21	77	49	12	6	5	7	4	1
31	2019-09-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6		6.0	8	2	2	0	4	0	0	52	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	107	70	17	11	12	10	5	0

2019 Player Pitching Splits

2019 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	31	764	698	101	205	35	5	26	10	4	52	165	.294	.345	.470	.815	.350	328	18	5	5	4	0

Home	16	388	358	53	114	16	4	13	6	2	19	87	.318	.356	.494	.850	.386	177	9	4	3	4	0
Away	15	376	340	48	91	19	1	13	4	2	33	78	.268	.334	.444	.778	.313	151	9	1	2	0	0

March	1	23	21	2	4	1	0	1	0	1	2	3	.191	.261	.381	.642	.177	8	0	0	0	0	0
April	3	55	51	3	13	1	1	2	1	0	4	16	.255	.309	.431	.741	.333	22	2	0	0	0	0
May	6	152	142	22	43	12	0	4	1	1	7	31	.303	.338	.472	.810	.361	67	2	1	1	1	0
June	6	148	136	20	35	3	1	8	3	1	7	40	.257	.306	.471	.777	.303	64	4	3	1	1	0
July	4	113	105	10	30	5	0	3	0	0	6	20	.286	.321	.419	.740	.325	44	4	0	1	1	0
August	6	146	129	26	42	6	1	5	2	0	15	28	.326	.393	.504	.897	.381	65	4	0	1	1	0
September	5	127	114	18	38	7	2	3	3	1	11	27	.333	.397	.509	.906	.417	58	2	1	1	0	0

As Starter	31	764	698	101	205	35	5	26	10	4	52	165	.294	.345	.470	.815	.350	328	18	5	5	4	0

vs RHB as LHP	31	588	535		153	26	3	22			42	130	.286	.339	.469	.808	.339	251	13	3	4	4	0
vs LHB as LHP	30	176	163		52	9	2	4			10	35	.319	.366	.472	.838	.387	77	5	2	1	0	0

Bases Empty	31	425	398		119	20	4	15			24	91	.299	.344	.482	.826	.356	192	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	31	339	300		86	15	1	11			28	74	.287	.347	.453	.801	.343	136	18	2	5	4	0

vs. Younger Batters	31	710	646		193	30	5	25			50	157	.299	.352	.477	.829	.359	308	15	5	5	4	0
vs. Older Batters	17	54	52		12	5	0	1			2	8	.231	.259	.385	.644	.256	20	3	0	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	10	.565	4.46	31	31	0	171.2	205	101	85	26	52	0	165	5	0	0	764	1.497	8.7	3.17

Home	8	4	.667	4.22	16	16	0	85.1	114	53	40	13	19	0	87	4	0	0	388	1.559	9.2	4.58
Away	5	6	.455	4.69	15	15	0	86.1	91	48	45	13	33	0	78	1	0	0	376	1.436	8.1	2.36

March	1	0	1.000	3.00	1	1	0	6.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	23	1.000	4.5	1.50
April	0	1	.000	2.08	3	3	0	13.0	13	3	3	2	4	0	16	0	0	0	55	1.308	11.1	4.00
May	2	3	.400	4.28	6	6	0	33.2	43	22	16	4	7	0	31	1	0	0	152	1.485	8.3	4.43
June	4	2	.667	4.33	6	6	0	35.1	35	20	17	8	7	0	40	3	0	0	148	1.189	10.2	5.71
July	2	0	1.000	2.77	4	4	0	26.0	30	10	8	3	6	0	20	0	0	0	113	1.385	6.9	3.33
August	2	3	.400	7.12	6	6	0	30.1	42	26	24	5	15	0	28	0	0	0	146	1.879	8.3	1.87
September	2	1	.667	4.94	5	5	0	27.1	38	18	15	3	11	0	27	1	0	0	127	1.793	8.9	2.45

As Starter	13	10	.565	4.46	31	31	0	171.2	205	101	85	26	52	0	165	5	0	0	764	1.497	8.7	3.17

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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