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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Jon Lester |
Date of Birth | January 7, 1984 |
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MLB Debut | 2006 |
๐ 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:
GS | 451 (MLB Rank: 87) |
W | 200 (MLB Rank: 118) |
L | 117 (MLB Rank: 364) |
ERA | 3.66 (MLB Rank: 2,980) |
IP | 2740 (MLB Rank: 187) |
SHO | 4 (MLB Rank: 1,229) |
CG | 15 (MLB Rank: 1,802) |
SO | 2,488 (MLB Rank: 40) |
BB | 892 (MLB Rank: 168) |
H | 2,610 (MLB Rank: 212) |
HR | 294 (MLB Rank: 66) |
SO9 | 8.17 (MLB Rank: 1,653) |
BB9 | 2.93 (MLB Rank: 8,651) |
H9 | 8.57 (MLB Rank: 8,574) |
HR9 | 0.97 (MLB Rank: 4,102) |
WHIP | 1.278 (MLB Rank: 9,662) |
WAR | 43.7 (MLB Rank: 147) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2021)
In his final season (2021), Jon Lester recorded the following stats:
GS | 28 |
W | 7 |
L | 6 |
ERA | 4.71 |
IP | 141.1 |
SO | 91 |
BB | 55 |
H | 159 |
HR | 25 |
SO9 | 5.79 |
BB9 | 3.5 |
H9 | 10.12 |
HR9 | 1.59 |
WHIP | 1.514 |
WAR | โ0.5 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |