Jon Lester
2006–2021 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
458G
.115AVG
.162OBP
.175SLG
More career statistics
42H
4HR
31RBI
1SB
200–117W–L
2,740.0IP
2,488K
3.66ERA
451GS
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | 423 | 366 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | .115 | .162 | .175 | .337 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,740.0 | 452 | 451 | 15 | 200 | 117 | 0 | 2,610 | 1,215 | 1,114 | 294 | 892 | 2,488 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 1.278 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 2015-09-30 to 2016-04-17
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 2008-05-19 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 2015-07-29 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 15 strikeouts | 2014-05-03 | 1 in 3,776 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 230 | 206 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 80 | .119 | .150 | .209 |
| Away | 228 | 217 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 82 | .111 | .147 | .143 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 63 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | .105 | .174 | .158 |
| May | 74 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | .087 | .082 | .101 |
| June | 75 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | .069 | .099 | .080 |
| July | 73 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 23 | .157 | .190 | .353 |
| August | 84 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22 | .113 | .131 | .189 |
| September | 81 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 31 | .175 | .233 | .238 |
| October | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tampa-bay-rays | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| new-york-yankees | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| baltimore-orioles | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 27 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | .170 | .208 | .277 |
| cincinnati-reds | 22 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .150 | .188 | .175 |
| chicago-white-sox | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 21 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .179 | .186 | .205 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Boston Red Sox | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 81 | 60 |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 50 |
| 2008 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 210 | 152 |
| 2009 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 203 | 225 |
| 2010 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 208 | 225 |
| 2011 | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 191 | 182 |
| 2012 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 205 | 166 |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 213 | 177 |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Athletics | 32 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 219 | 220 |
| 2015 |  Chicago Cubs | 32 | 62 | 4 | – | – | – | .065 | 205 | 207 |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 59 | 6 | – | 6 | – | .102 | 202 | 197 |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .148 | 180 | 180 |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 9 | – | .119 | 181 | 149 |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 6 | – | .188 | 171 | 165 |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 61 | 42 |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals | 30 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | .167 | 141 | 91 |