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Jon Lester

Jon Lester - Boston Red Sox
  • W-L 7-6
  • ERA 4.35
  • K 114
  • Walks 30
  • WHIP 1.31
Boston Red Sox
  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 190
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: L
  • Born: Jan 7, 1984 - Tacoma, WA
  • College: None
  • Draft: 2002 - 2nd round by the Boston Red Sox

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 Starting Pitcher Comparisons
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   4.35 
League Average  4.29 
League Leader  1.95 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   114 
League Average  28 
League Leader  132 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   1.31 
League Average  1.39 
League Leader  0.81 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   7 
League Average  2 
League Leader  10 
 Next Game: 7/4 vs. SEA  (Scheduled Next Start: 7/5 vs. SEA)
  GGSWLSVBSHLDCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA  
 Last game vs. SEA   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 5 5 2 3 5 7.94 1.94 .320  
 Career vs. SEA 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 32 14 14 4 6 19 5.48 1.65 .327  
 Home (this year) 7 7 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 42.2 47 19 19 4 12 46 4.01 1.38 .280  
 Grass (this year) 14 14 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 87.1 91 42 42 12 24 98 4.33 1.32 .267  
 Last 10 Games (Season Game Log) Season to Date
 Date Opponent Score Dec IP H R ER HR BB K   W L SV BS HLD IP ERA  
 Jun 29 @ BAL W 4-0 W 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 8   7 6 0 0 0 99.1 4.35  
 Jun 24 @ WAS W 6-4 W 6.0 6 3 3 0 2 6   6 6 0 0 0 92.1 4.68  
 Jun 18 FLA L 1-2 L 5.0 8 2 2 2 0 4   5 6 0 0 0 86.1 4.69  
 Jun 12 @ PHI W 5-2 - 7.0 2 1 1 0 2 11   5 5 0 0 0 81.1 4.76  
 Jun 6 TEX W 8-1 W 9.0 2 1 1 0 2 11   5 5 0 0 0 74.1 5.09  
 May 31 @ TOR W 8-2 W 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 12   4 5 0 0 0 65.1 5.65  
 May 26 @ MIN L 2-5 L 6.0 6 5 5 1 3 4   3 5 0 0 0 59.1 6.07  
 May 21 TOR W 5-1 W 6.1 8 1 1 0 2 4   3 4 0 0 0 53.1 5.91  
 May 15 @ SEA L 4-5 L 5.2 8 5 5 2 3 5   2 4 0 0 0 47.0 6.51  
 May 9 TAM L 5-14 L 4.1 10 8 8 1 1 6   2 3 0 0 0 41.1 6.31  
 Total   99.1 100 48 48 13 30 114   7 6 0 0 0 99.1 4.35  
 Pitching
 Last 3 years Team G GS W L SV BS HLD CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA  
 2007 BOS 12 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 63.0 61 33 32 10 31 50 4.57 1.46 .257  
 2008 BOS 33 33 16 6 0 0 0 2 2 210.1 202 78 75 14 66 152 3.21 1.27 .256  
 2009 BOS 16 16 7 6 0 0 0 2 0 99.1 100 48 48 13 30 114 4.35 1.31 .261  
 Career   76 75 34 14 0 0 0 4 2 454.0 454 202 198 44 170 376 3.93 1.37 .264  
 Photos
Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester(notes) delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 29, 2009, in Baltimore. The Red Sox won 4-0.
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(AP Photo/Nick Wass)		Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester(notes) delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, June 29, 2009, in Baltimore.
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(AP Photo/Nick Wass)		Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester(notes) pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Washington.
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(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)		Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester(notes) pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Washington.
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(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Last updated through games completed on Jul 2, 2009