#33 Jon Lester, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals

#33 Jon Lester, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Thursday, 10/26/2014

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Jon Lester

1/7/1984
30
Puyallup, Wa.
6"3
200

Starting Pitcher
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L

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Minimal
Loyal
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2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,930,000
2015
8 Year(s), 167 Days (1543 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	82	47	66	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	80	46	64
Versus RHB	82	47	67
Talent	82	44	63

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

61
56
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	30	6	16	11
Versus LHP	1	30	6	16	11
Versus RHP	1	30	6	16	11
Talent	10	30	10	30	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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16
6
4
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 54 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 8

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/17	PIT	W 7-6	*	6	4	3	3	1	6
8/22	@FLO	L 4-9	*	5	7	2	2	0	3
8/27	CIN	L 3-5	*	7	5	2	2	1	6
9/1	MIL	L 8-13	*	5.1	9	7	7	2	5	L
9/6	@PHI	W 12-8	*	3.2	6	6	6	2	2
9/11	CHN	L 5-10	*	6.1	11	6	6	0	6	L
9/16	LAN	W 5-3	*	5.2	7	3	3	4	4	W
9/21	@CHN	L 3-5	*	5.1	7	5	5	3	3	L
9/26	COL	L 1-5	*	7.2	2	0	0	1	6		PoG
10/1	HOU	L 4-7	*	5.1	5	5	5	2	5	L

Pitching Stats 2014

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	34	34	8	15	0	5.51	191.0	203	122	117	68	159	0	.0	0	13	38.2
Projected	34	34	8	15	0	5.51	191.0	203	122	117	68	159

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.5	9.6	7.5	3.2	23	6	26.1	0	0	.0	4.91

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	220	63	12	1	9	35	36	22	47	0	0	5	.286	.361	.473	.834
vs. RHB	531	140	28	0	22	81	86	46	112	0	0	11	.264	.330	.441	.771

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	20	20	5	8	0	5.79	112.0	118	72	72	37	93
Road	14	14	3	7	0	5.13	79.0	85	50	45	31	66
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	1	4	0	6.15	26.1	29	18	18	8	25
May	6	6	1	1	0	4.15	34.2	38	21	16	13	29
June	4	4	3	0	0	3.51	25.2	21	10	10	6	19
July	6	6	0	6	0	9.00	28.0	36	28	28	19	24
August	6	6	2	0	0	3.16	37.0	32	13	13	8	31
Sept./Oct.	7	7	1	4	0	7.32	39.1	47	32	32	14	31

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2006	23	23	9	5	0	3.90	134.0	123	63	58	11	58	110	2	2	1.35	.292	BOS COL BOS
2007	33	33	14	5	0	5.22	179.1	216	110	104	25	64	128	0	0	1.56	.336	BOS
2008	31	31	8	10	0	4.76	164.2	188	100	87	14	66	118	0	0	1.54	.330	BOS MIN
2009	34	34	14	7	0	4.48	192.2	212	111	96	19	79	117	1	1	1.51	.311	MIN
2010	29	29	12	8	0	4.92	172.0	185	102	94	17	73	127	0	0	1.50	.327	MIN
2011	25	25	9	8	0	4.04	151.1	155	77	68	16	46	111	0	0	1.33	.305	MIN
2012	29	29	7	9	0	4.24	174.0	164	87	82	15	81	125	1	1	1.41	.285	MIN
2013	47	11	2	6	2	6.51	113.1	151	101	82	19	61	76	0	0	1.87	.350	MIN
2014	34	34	8	15	0	5.51	191.0	203	122	117	31	68	159	0	0	1.42	.307	MIN STL
Total	285	249	83	73	2	4.82	1472.1	1597	873	788	167	596	1071	4	4	1.49	.316

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2006, AA	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	8.0	5	4	4	2	3	7	0	0	1.00	.176
2006, AAA	4	4	2	1	0	3.04	23.2	20	9	8	0	8	28	1	1	1.18	.317

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2006	2	2	0	2	0	4.38	12.1	16	6	6	3	4	0	0
2007	1	1	0	1	0	5.06	5.1	7	4	3	3	3	0	0
2010	2	2	1	0	0	1.80	15.0	12	3	3	2	9	0	0
2011	2	2	0	1	0	8.18	11.0	11	10	10	8	10	0	0
Total	7	7	1	4	0	4.53	43.2	46	23	22	16	26	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2006	23	16	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	4	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	BOS COL BOS
2007	33	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS
2008	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS MIN
2009	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2010	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2011	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2012	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2013	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2014	32	56	4	1	0	0	3	1	0	16	1	0	.071	.071	.089	.161	MIN STL
Total	283	91	5	1	0	0	5	2	1	29	1	0	.055	.065	.066	.131

Fielding Stats 2014

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.955

191.0

2.07

Player History

Traded from Boston to Colorado on 4/17/2006 (Going to COL: P Jon Lester, SS Jed Lowrie, P Clay Buchholz, P Thomas Hottovy, 1B Ian Bladergroen. Going to BOS: 1B Todd Helton, P Jeff Francis)...
Had first career hit on 5/17/2006, off Jae Seo (LAN)...
Earned first career win on 5/17/2006...
Traded from Colorado to Boston on 7/11/2006 (Going to COL: P Abe Alvarez, P Tim Wakefield, P Kevin Huang, SS Luis Soto, 1B Larry Broadway. Going to BOS: P Jon Lester)...
Injured on 9/8/2006 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks...
Traded from Boston to Minnesota on 3/3/2008 (Going to MIN: SS Dustin Pedroia, P Christopher Barcus, P Jon Lester, 2B Josh Barfield. Going to BOS: P Francisco Liriano, SS J.J. Hardy)...
7/8/2008: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 7/25/2008 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Injured on 7/26/2011 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
8/15/2011: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $1,930,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 7/19/2012 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from Minnesota to St. Louis on 2/26/2014 (Going to STL: P Kazuhito Tadano, P Jon Lester. Going to MIN: P Walton Lach, P Edmundo Sedillo)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

BB
2012 - 81 - 7th

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