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Jon Lester

Jon Lester - Boston Red Sox
  • W-L 8-3
  • ERA 3.20
  • K 88
  • Walks 44
  • 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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  •  Red Sox blank Mariners, 4-0 Jul 22 (AP)
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 Starting Pitcher Comparisons
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   3.20 
League Average  4.23 
League Leader  1.87 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   88 
League Average  35 
League Leader  154 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   1.31 
League Average  1.38 
League Leader  0.89 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   8 
League Average  3 
League Leader  13 
 Next Game: 7/25 vs. NYY  (Scheduled Next Start: 7/27 vs. NYY)
  GGSWLSVCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA  
 Last game vs. NYY   1 1 0 0 1 1 9.0 5 0 0 0 2 8 0.00 0.78 .172  
 Career vs. NYY 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 12.2 13 7 7 1 5 12 4.97 1.42 .277  
 Home (this year) 10 10 4 1 0 1 1 67.2 62 22 22 5 22 43 2.93 1.24 .245  
 Grass (this year) 19 19 8 2 0 2 2 123.0 117 41 40 8 40 82 2.93 1.28 .254  
 Last 10 Games (Season Game Log) Season to Date
 Date Opponent Score Dec IP H R ER HR BB K   W L SV IP ERA  
 Jul 21 @ SEA W 4-0 W 7.1 8 0 0 0 0 6   8 3 0 132.1 3.20  
 Jul 8 MIN W 6-5 - 7.1 9 5 5 0 3 6   7 3 0 125.0 3.38  
 Jul 3 @ NYY W 7-0 W 9.0 5 0 0 0 2 8   7 3 0 117.2 3.21  
 Jun 28 @ HOU L 10-11 - 5.0 9 6 6 2 0 3   6 3 0 108.2 3.48  
 Jun 22 STL W 5-3 - 7.1 9 2 2 0 1 3   6 3 0 103.2 3.13  
 Jun 17 @ PHI W 3-0 W 7.0 6 0 0 0 1 5   6 3 0 96.1 3.18  
 Jun 12 BAL W 9-2 W 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 3   5 3 0 89.1 3.43  
 Jun 5 TAM W 7-1 W 6.1 8 1 1 0 0 5   4 3 0 82.1 3.50  
 May 31 @ BAL W 6-3 - 5.0 7 3 3 1 3 4   3 3 0 76.0 3.67  
 May 25 @ OAK L 3-6 L 5.0 7 4 3 0 2 3   3 3 0 71.0 3.55  
 Total   132.1 130 50 47 9 44 88   8 3 0 0 3.20  
 Pitching
 Last 3 years Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA  
 2006 BOS 15 15 7 2 0 0 0 81.1 91 43 43 7 43 60 4.76 1.65 .295  
 2007 BOS 12 11 4 0 0 0 0 63.0 61 33 32 10 31 50 4.57 1.46 .257  
 2008 BOS 21 21 8 3 0 2 2 132.1 130 50 47 9 44 88 3.20 1.31 .259  
 Career   48 47 19 5 0 2 2 276.2 282 126 122 26 118 198 3.97 1.45 .269  
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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester talks with a trainer after taking a ball to his left shin in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Monday, July 21, 2008, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Lester left the game after the play and the Red Sox went on to beat the Mariners 4-0.
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(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)		Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester crouches on the mound after he deflected a ball hit by Seattle Mariners' Willie Bloomquist in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, July 21, 2008, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Lester was pulled from the game and replaced with Jonathan Papelbon.
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(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)		SEATTLE - JULY 21: Starting pitcher Jon Lester #31 of the Boston Red Sox crouches after being hit on the shin with a batted ball in the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on July 21, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester throws in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Monday, July 21, 2008, at Safeco Field in Seattle.
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(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Last updated through games completed on Jul 24, 2008