Jon Lester
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| 29-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 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 203.1 | 843 | 186 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 80 | 77 | 64 | 225 | 3.41 | 1.22 | 3.54 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Boston | 32 | 19 | 9 | 208.0 | 861 | 167 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 81 | 75 | 83 | 225 | 3.25 | 1.20 | 3.50 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Boston | 31 | 15 | 9 | 191.2 | 799 | 166 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 182 | 3.47 | 1.25 | 3.62 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Boston | 33 | 9 | 14 | 205.1 | 876 | 216 | 49 | 5 | 25 | 117 | 110 | 68 | 166 | 4.82 | 1.38 | 5.13 |
| 2013 | 29 | MLB | Boston | 10 | 6 | 1 | 65.2 | 267 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 52 | 3.15 | 1.06 | 3.43 |
| 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 | 7.6% | 26.7% | .317 | 50% | 7% | 3.20 | 3.92 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Boston | 9.6% | 26.1% | .295 | 55% | 6% | 3.11 | 3.32 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Boston | 9.4% | 22.8% | .288 | 52% | 8% | 3.87 | 4.01 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Boston | 7.8% | 18.9% | .319 | 50% | 8% | 4.06 | 4.87 |
| 2013 | 29 | MLB | Boston | 6.7% | 19.5% | .249 | 53% | 5% | 3.52 | 3.04 |
Extended Statistics
2013: Boston | 2012: Boston | 2011: Boston
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2011 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 39.1 | 156 | 9.0% | 22.4% | .257 | 60% | 2.52 |
| May | 36.0 | 165 | 10.3% | 23.6% | .357 | 47% | 5.50 |
| June | 35.0 | 140 | 5.7% | 22.1% | .245 | 49% | 2.31 |
| July | 17.1 | 63 | 6.3% | 30.2% | .237 | 44% | 1.56 |
| August | 32.1 | 132 | 12.1% | 19.7% | .241 | 59% | 2.78 |
| September | 31.2 | 143 | 11.2% | 22.4% | .360 | 49% | 5.40 |
| AWAY | 111.2 | 465 | 9.2% | 21.5% | .256 | 55% | 3.47 |
| HOME | 80.0 | 334 | 9.6% | 24.6% | .335 | 49% | 3.49 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 20 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| May 15 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| May 10 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| May 5 | MLB | @ Texas | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| April 30 | MLB | @ Toronto | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| April 24 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| April 18 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| April 13 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| April 7 | MLB | @ Toronto | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| April 1 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Player Notes
May 2013
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May 2008
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