Jon Lester
| 25-year-old Pitcher |
| Boston Red Sox |
| Date of Birth: January 7, 1984 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 2 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | AA | Portland | 26 | 11 | 6 | 148.1 | 606 | 114 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 57 | 163 | 2.61 | 1.15 | 3.16 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | AAA | Pawtucket | 11 | 3 | 4 | 46.2 | 207 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 2.70 | 1.45 | 3.28 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Boston | 15 | 7 | 2 | 81.1 | 367 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 60 | 4.76 | 1.64 | 4.76 |
| 2007 | 23 | A | Greenville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2.08 | 1.00 | 2.08 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Portland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Pawtucket | 14 | 4 | 5 | 71.2 | 306 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 3.89 | 1.36 | 4.02 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Boston | 12 | 4 | 0 | 63.0 | 275 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 50 | 4.57 | 1.46 | 4.71 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Boston | 33 | 16 | 6 | 210.1 | 874 | 202 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 152 | 3.21 | 1.27 | 3.34 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Boston | 16 | 7 | 6 | 99.1 | 418 | 100 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 114 | 4.35 | 1.30 | 4.35 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | AA | Portland | 9.4% | 26.9% | .303 | 3.37 | |||
| 2006 | 22 | AAA | Pawtucket | 12.1% | 20.8% | .290 | 45% | 7% | 4.23 | 4.75 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Boston | 11.7% | 16.3% | .347 | 43% | 5% | 4.61 | 5.42 |
| 2007 | 23 | A | Greenville | 3.9% | 29.4% | .290 | 47% | 11% | 3.70 | 3.85 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Portland | 14.8% | 14.8% | .263 | 31% | 0% | 3.95 | 3.35 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Pawtucket | 10.1% | 16.7% | .296 | 46% | 3% | 3.88 | 3.90 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Boston | 11.3% | 18.2% | .288 | 37% | 8% | 5.31 | 5.41 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Boston | 7.6% | 17.4% | .302 | 50% | 4% | 3.67 | 3.79 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Boston | 7.2% | 27.3% | .340 | 50% | 10% | 3.44 | 4.66 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Boston | 2008: Boston | 2007: Boston
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 30.0 | 130 | 7.7% | 25.4% | .388 | 46% | 5.40 |
| May | 35.1 | 159 | 8.8% | 25.8% | .365 | 46% | 5.86 |
| June | 34.0 | 129 | 4.7% | 31.0% | .263 | 58% | 1.85 |
| AWAY | 56.2 | 237 | 7.6% | 28.7% | .319 | 50% | 4.61 |
| HOME | 42.2 | 181 | 6.6% | 25.4% | .364 | 50% | 4.01 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| June 29 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| June 24 | MLB | @ Washington | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| June 18 | MLB | vs. Florida | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| June 12 | MLB | @ Philadelphia | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| June 6 | MLB | vs. Texas | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| May 31 | MLB | @ Toronto | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| May 26 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| May 21 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| May 15 | MLB | @ Seattle | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| May 9 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 4.1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| May 4 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| April 29 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| April 24 | MLB | vs. NY Yankees | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| April 19 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| April 13 | MLB | @ Oakland | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| April 8 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Player Notes
June 2009
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: BOS 4, BAL 0: Reverse, reverseLester and the Boston Red Sox turned the table on the Baltimore Orioles.
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: BOS 4, BAL 0: Reverse, reverse
Lester and the Boston Red Sox turned the table on the Baltimore Orioles.
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: Lester and Beckett have been truly great, of late.
If one relies on FIP, then over the past 30 days, Beckett and Lester have been the best pitchers in baseball.
March 2009
Sox Prospects: Lester Agrees to ExtensionAccording to Jeff Passan of Yahoo!
May 2008
Minor League Ball: Prospect Retro: Jon LesterJon Lester was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of the 2002 draft, out of high school in Puyallup, W...