Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-4, 249lb (193cm, 112kg)
Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors)
Born: January 7, 1984 in Tacoma, WA us
Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bellarmine HS (Tacoma, WA).
High School: Bellarmine HS (Tacoma, WA)
Debut: June 10, 2006 (Age 22-154d, 18,918th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season
2021 Contract Status: Free Agent
Service Time (01/2021): 14.075 • Free Agent: 2021
Agents: ACES (Sam & Seth Levinson) • Previously: Octagon, SFX
Full Name: Jonathan Tyler Lester
Nicknames: Lefthander
Pronunciation: \LEST-er\
Twitter: @JLester34
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Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | BOS | AL | ALCS | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2007 | 23 | BOS | AL | WS | COL | W | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | -0.7% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | 24 | BOS | AL | ALDS | LAA | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2008 | 24 | BOS | AL | ALCS | TBR | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2009 | 25 | BOS | AL | ALDS | LAA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2013 | 29 | BOS | AL | ALDS | TBR | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2013 | 29 | BOS | AL | ALCS | DET | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2013 | 29 | BOS | AL | WS | STL | W | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 | -8.6% | 0.050 | 0.024 |
| 2014 | 30 | OAK | AL | ALWC | KCR | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2015 | 31 | CHC | NL | NLDS | STL | W | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | -0.5% | ||
| 2015 | 31 | CHC | NL | NLCS | NYM | L | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | -1.1% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | 32 | CHC | NL | NLDS | SFG | W | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | -0.4% | ||
| 2016 | 32 | CHC | NL | WS | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | -1.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 33 | CHC | NL | NLDS | WSN | W | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | -0.5% | ||
| 2017 | 33 | CHC | NL | NLCS | LAD | L | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.4% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2018 | 34 | CHC | NL | NLWC | COL | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.4% |