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Jon Lester

Jon Lester - Boston Red Sox
  • W-L 7-3
  • ERA 3.21
  • K 76
  • Walks 41
  • 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   3.21 
League Average  4.18 
League Leader  1.96 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   76 
League Average  31 
League Leader  123 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   1.31 
League Average  1.38 
League Leader  0.92 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Lester   7 
League Average  2 
League Leader  12 
 Next Game: 7/5 vs. NYY  (Scheduled Next Start: 7/8 vs. MIN)
  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  
 Away (this year) 10 10 3 2 0 1 1 57.1 60 28 25 4 22 39 3.92 1.43 .274  
 Grass (this year) 17 17 7 2 0 2 2 108.1 100 36 35 8 37 70 2.91 1.26 .249  
 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 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  
 May 19 KAN W 7-0 W 9.0 0 0 0 0 2 9   3 2 0 66.0 3.41  
 May 14 @ BAL L 3-6 - 6.0 5 2 2 0 2 4   2 2 0 57.0 3.95  
 Total   117.2 113 45 42 9 41 76   7 3 0 0 3.21  
 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 19 19 7 3 0 2 2 117.2 113 45 42 9 41 76 3.21 1.31 .255  
 Career   46 45 18 5 0 2 2 262.0 265 121 117 26 115 186 4.02 1.45 .268  
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NEW YORK - JULY 03:  Manager Terry Francona of the Boston Red Sox congratulates Jon Lester #31 after Lester shutout the New York Yankees 7-0 on July 3, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - JULY 03:  Jason Varitek #33 of the Boston Red Sox talks with teammate Jon Lester #31 in the first inning against the New York Yankees on July 3, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - JULY 03:  Jason Varitek #33 of the Boston Red Sox congratulates teammate Jon Lester #31 after Lester shutout the New York Yankees 7-0 on July 3, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, left, congratulates pitcher Jon Lester after Lester pitched a complete-game, 7-0 shutout of the New York Yankees in the first game of a four-game baseball series at Yankee Stadium in New York, Thursday, July 3, 2008.
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Last updated through games completed on Jul 4, 2008