Jon Lester
| 24-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 | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | AA | Portland | 26 | 11 | 6 | 148.1 | 606 | 114 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 57 | 163 | 2.61 | 3.16 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | AAA | Pawtucket | 11 | 3 | 4 | 46.2 | 207 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 2.70 | 3.28 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Boston | 15 | 7 | 2 | 81.1 | 367 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 60 | 4.76 | 4.76 |
| 2007 | 23 | A | Greenville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2.08 | 2.08 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Portland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Pawtucket | 14 | 4 | 5 | 71.2 | 306 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 3.89 | 4.02 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Boston | 12 | 4 | 0 | 63.0 | 275 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 50 | 4.57 | 4.71 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Boston | 9 | 2 | 2 | 51.0 | 222 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 4.06 | 4.41 |
| 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 | 12.2% | 13.1% | .280 | 50% | 7% | 4.98 | 5.12 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Lester: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Boston | 2007: Boston | 2007: Pawtucket
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| March | 4.0 | 20 | 15.0% | 20.0% | .333 | 23% | 9.00 |
| April | 35.2 | 152 | 13.2% | 11.8% | .271 | 53% | 3.78 |
| May | 11.1 | 50 | 8.0% | 14.0% | .289 | 54% | 3.18 |
| AWAY | 20.1 | 91 | 13.2% | 13.2% | .313 | 45% | 4.87 |
| HOME | 30.2 | 131 | 11.5% | 13.0% | .258 | 53% | 3.52 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 9 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 4 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| April 29 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| April 23 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| April 19 | MLB | vs. Texas | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| April 14 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| April 9 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| April 2 | MLB | @ Oakland | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| March 26 | MLB | @ Oakland | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Player Notes
April 2008
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