← Back
The Game Network
English Español 日本語
Search

Jon Lester

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 2006–2021 BORN: TACOMA, USA
All-Star ×5
Career
200 W · 3.66 ERA · 2488 K
2740.0 IP · 1.28 WHIP · 452 G
2021 Season
3-5 · 5.02 ERA
75.1 IP · 51 K · 1.59 WHIP
Salary / Contract
2021: $5M
View Details →
2021 Salary Note Jon Lester's 2021 salary is $5M. Salary History →
The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →

Jon Lester was a pitcher in MLB. Across 452 career appearances, with a 3.66 ERA and 2488 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
← Scroll for more →
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
2006 BOS 7 2 4.76 15 15 0 81.1 91 43 43 60 1.65
2007 BOS 4 0 4.57 12 11 0 63.0 61 32 31 50 1.46
2008 BOS 16 6 3.21 33 33 0 210.1 202 75 66 152 1.27
2009 BOS 15 8 3.41 32 32 0 203.1 186 77 64 225 1.23
2010 BOS 19 9 3.25 32 32 0 208.0 167 75 83 225 1.20
2011 BOS 15 9 3.47 31 31 0 191.2 166 74 75 182 1.26
2012 BOS 9 14 4.82 33 33 0 205.1 216 110 68 166 1.38
2013 BOS 15 8 3.75 33 33 0 213.1 209 89 67 177 1.29
2014 BOS 10 7 2.52 21 21 0 143.0 128 40 32 149 1.12
2014 OAK 6 4 2.35 11 11 0 76.2 66 20 16 71 1.07
2015 CHC 11 12 3.34 32 32 0 205.0 183 76 47 207 1.12
2016 CHC 19 5 2.44 32 32 0 202.2 154 55 52 197 1.02
2017 CHC 13 8 4.33 32 32 0 180.2 179 87 60 180 1.32
2018 CHC 18 6 3.32 32 32 0 181.2 174 67 64 149 1.31
2019 CHC 13 10 4.46 31 31 0 171.2 205 85 52 165 1.50
2020 CHC 3 3 5.16 12 12 0 61.0 64 35 17 42 1.33
2021 STL 4 1 4.36 12 12 0 66.0 68 32 26 40 1.42
2021 WSH 3 5 5.02 16 16 0 75.1 91 42 29 51 1.59
Career Totals — 200 117 3.66 452 451 0 2740.0 2610 1114 892 2488 1.28
Season-by-Season Batting
← Scroll for more →
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2006 BOS 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
2007 BOS 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 BOS 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2009 BOS 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2010 BOS 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200
2011 BOS 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
2012 BOS 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
2013 BOS 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
2014 BOS 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2014 OAK 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2015 CHC 32 62 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 .065 .108 .065 .172
2016 CHC 33 59 3 6 3 0 0 6 0 6 18 .102 .185 .153 .337
2017 CHC 32 54 5 8 3 0 1 6 1 4 26 .148 .203 .259 .463
2018 CHC 34 59 4 7 0 0 1 9 0 0 22 .119 .119 .169 .288
2019 CHC 32 48 6 9 2 0 1 6 0 5 20 .188 .264 .292 .556
2020 CHC 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 STL 12 20 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 .150 .227 .250 .477
2021 WSH 18 28 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 13 .179 .179 .286 .464
Career Totals — 458 366 27 42 10 0 4 31 1 21 162 .115 .162 .175 .337
Awards & Achievements
  • Babe Ruth Award (1): 2016
  • Hutch Award (1): 2008
  • NLCS MVP (1): 2016
  • Pitcher of the Month (6): 2008, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2016, 2018
  • Player of the Week (3): 2008, 2014, 2016
  • This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year (1): 2008
All-Star Selections

2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2007$384,000
2008$421,500
2009$1,000,000
2010$3,750,000
2011$5,750,000
2012$7,625,000
2013$11,625,000
2014$13,000,000
2015$20,000,000
2016$25,000,000
2017$25,000,000
2018$27,500,000
2019$27,500,000
2020$20,000,000
2021$5,000,000

Career Total: $193,555,500 (15 seasons)

Average: $12,903,700

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.