Jon Lester Career Pitching Summary

Jon Lester played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2021, appearing in 452 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 200 W and 117 L, an ERA of 3.66, 2,488 SO, a WHIP of 1.278, and a WAR of 43.7.

Jon Lester Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jon Lester.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Jon Lester
    NameJon Lester
    Date of BirthJanuary 7, 1984
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut2006

    ๐Ÿ“Š Career Summary

    Jon Lester appeared in 452 games over 16 MLB seasons from 2006 to 2021. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS451 (MLB Rank: 87)
    W200 (MLB Rank: 118)
    L117 (MLB Rank: 364)
    ERA3.66 (MLB Rank: 2,980)
    IP2740 (MLB Rank: 187)
    SHO4 (MLB Rank: 1,229)
    CG15 (MLB Rank: 1,802)
    SO2,488 (MLB Rank: 40)
    BB892 (MLB Rank: 168)
    H2,610 (MLB Rank: 212)
    HR294 (MLB Rank: 66)
    SO98.17 (MLB Rank: 1,653)
    BB92.93 (MLB Rank: 8,651)
    H98.57 (MLB Rank: 8,574)
    HR90.97 (MLB Rank: 4,102)
    WHIP1.278 (MLB Rank: 9,662)
    WAR43.7 (MLB Rank: 147)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (2021)

    In his final season (2021), Jon Lester recorded the following stats:

    GS28
    W7
    L6
    ERA4.71
    IP141.1
    SO91
    BB55
    H159
    HR25
    SO95.79
    BB93.5
    H910.12
    HR91.59
    WHIP1.514
    WARโˆ’0.5

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2010, 19 W
    • Most SO: 2009, 225 SO
    • Most IP: 2014, 219.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2009, 6.2 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2016, 2.45 ERA

    ๐ŸŽฏ Postseason Performance

    Jon Lester appeared in 25 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.3, pitched 144.8 IP, struck out 128 batters, with 9 W and 7 L.

    Jon Lester Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2006
    7
    2
    4.76
    0.778
    0
    60
    81.1
    1.6
    1.648
    7
    91
    43
    43
    43
    100
    4.56
    6.6
    1.4
    15
    15
    0
    0
    0
    0.8
    10.1
    4.8
    0
    5
    1
    5
    367
    2007
    4
    0
    4.57
    1
    0
    50
    63
    0.9
    1.46
    10
    61
    31
    33
    32
    104
    5.24
    7.1
    1.61
    11
    12
    0
    0
    0
    1.4
    8.7
    4.4
    0
    1
    0
    1
    275
    2008
    16
    6
    3.21
    0.727
    0
    152
    210.1
    6.1
    1.274
    14
    202
    66
    78
    75
    144
    3.64
    6.5
    2.3
    33
    33
    0
    2
    2
    0.6
    8.6
    2.8
    1
    10
    1
    3
    874
    2009
    15
    8
    3.41
    0.652
    0
    225
    203.1
    6.2
    1.23
    20
    186
    64
    80
    77
    136
    3.15
    10
    3.52
    32
    32
    0
    2
    0
    0.9
    8.2
    2.8
    0
    3
    0
    6
    843
    2010
    19
    9
    3.25
    0.679
    0
    225
    208
    5.2
    1.202
    14
    167
    83
    81
    75
    134
    3.13
    9.7
    2.71
    32
    32
    0
    2
    0
    0.6
    7.2
    3.6
    0
    10
    0
    6
    861
    2011
    15
    9
    3.47
    0.625
    0
    182
    191.2
    4.3
    1.257
    20
    166
    75
    77
    74
    124
    3.83
    8.5
    2.43
    31
    31
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.8
    3.5
    0
    11
    0
    4
    799
    2012
    9
    14
    4.82
    0.391
    0
    166
    205.1
    0.2
    1.383
    25
    216
    68
    117
    110
    87
    4.11
    7.3
    2.44
    33
    33
    0
    3
    0
    1.1
    9.5
    3
    0
    4
    2
    6
    876
    2013
    15
    8
    3.75
    0.652
    0
    177
    213.1
    2.7
    1.294
    19
    209
    67
    94
    89
    110
    3.59
    7.5
    2.64
    33
    33
    0
    1
    1
    0.8
    8.8
    2.8
    0
    7
    0
    5
    903
    2014
    16
    11
    2.46
    0.593
    0
    220
    219.2
    4.6
    1.102
    16
    194
    48
    76
    60
    158
    2.8
    9
    4.58
    32
    32
    0
    1
    1
    0.7
    7.9
    2
    0
    5
    0
    3
    885
    2015
    11
    12
    3.34
    0.478
    0
    207
    205
    2.8
    1.122
    16
    183
    47
    83
    76
    114
    2.92
    9.1
    4.4
    32
    32
    0
    1
    0
    0.7
    8
    2.1
    0
    7
    0
    8
    828
    2016
    19
    5
    2.44
    0.792
    0
    197
    202.2
    5.6
    1.016
    21
    154
    52
    57
    55
    171
    3.41
    8.7
    3.79
    32
    32
    0
    2
    0
    0.9
    6.8
    2.3
    0
    6
    0
    4
    796
    2017
    13
    8
    4.33
    0.619
    0
    180
    180.2
    0.7
    1.323
    26
    179
    60
    101
    87
    101
    4.1
    9
    3
    32
    32
    0
    1
    0
    1.3
    8.9
    3
    0
    4
    3
    3
    763
    2018
    18
    6
    3.32
    0.75
    0
    149
    181.2
    2.7
    1.31
    24
    174
    64
    75
    67
    125
    4.39
    7.4
    2.33
    32
    32
    0
    0
    0
    1.2
    8.6
    3.2
    0
    6
    1
    4
    761
    2019
    13
    10
    4.46
    0.565
    0
    165
    171.2
    0.8
    1.497
    26
    205
    52
    101
    85
    99
    4.26
    8.7
    3.17
    31
    31
    0
    0
    0
    1.4
    10.7
    2.7
    0
    5
    0
    3
    764
    2020
    3
    3
    5.16
    0.5
    0
    42
    61
    -0.2
    1.328
    11
    64
    17
    35
    35
    87
    5.14
    6.2
    2.47
    12
    12
    0
    0
    0
    1.6
    9.4
    2.5
    0
    3
    0
    2
    265
    2021
    7
    6
    4.71
    0.538
    0
    91
    141.1
    -0.5
    1.514
    25
    159
    55
    84
    74
    85
    5.41
    5.8
    1.65
    28
    28
    0
    0
    0
    1.6
    10.1
    3.5
    0
    3
    5
    0
    627