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St. Louis Cardinals · Pitcher · #34

Jon Lester

Age 426' 4" · 249lbBats L · Throws LDebut 2006From Tacoma

ERA

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W-L

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WHIP

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Awards

15 major honors

NL Championship Series MVP

2016

All-Star ×8

2005 · 2010 · 2011 · 2014 · 2016 · 2018

AL Pitcher of the Month ×3

2008 · 2010

NL Pitcher of the Month ×3

2016 · 2018

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
Career4523.6620011702740.024888921.28

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YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▼ Trending up year over year
ERA by yearFrom 4.76 in 2006 to 4.71 in 2021. Lower is better for this stat.2006 ERA: 4.764.7620062007 ERA: 4.5720072008 ERA: 3.2120082009 ERA: 3.4120092010 ERA: 3.2520102011 ERA: 3.4720112012 ERA: 4.8220122013 ERA: 3.7520132014 ERA: 2.4620142015 ERA: 3.3420152016 ERA: 2.442.4420162017 ERA: 4.3320172018 ERA: 3.3220182019 ERA: 4.4620192020 ERA: 5.165.1620202021 ERA: 4.714.712021
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20064.76
20074.57
20083.21
20093.41
20103.25
20113.47
20124.82
20133.75
20142.46
20153.34
20162.44
20174.33
20183.32
20194.46
20205.16
20214.71

WHIPLower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.65 in 2006 to 1.51 in 2021. Lower is better for this stat.2006 WHIP: 1.651.6520062007 WHIP: 1.4620072008 WHIP: 1.2720082009 WHIP: 1.2320092010 WHIP: 1.2020102011 WHIP: 1.2620112012 WHIP: 1.3820122013 WHIP: 1.2920132014 WHIP: 1.1020142015 WHIP: 1.1220152016 WHIP: 1.021.0220162017 WHIP: 1.3220172018 WHIP: 1.3120182019 WHIP: 1.5020192020 WHIP: 1.3320202021 WHIP: 1.511.512021
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20061.65
20071.46
20081.27
20091.23
20101.20
20111.26
20121.38
20131.29
20141.10
20151.12
20161.02
20171.32
20181.31
20191.50
20201.33
20211.51

Strikeouts

▲ Trending up year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 60 in 2006 to 91 in 2021.2006 Strikeouts: 606020062007 Strikeouts: 5020072008 Strikeouts: 15220082009 Strikeouts: 22522520092010 Strikeouts: 22520102011 Strikeouts: 18220112012 Strikeouts: 16620122013 Strikeouts: 17720132014 Strikeouts: 22020142015 Strikeouts: 20720152016 Strikeouts: 19720162017 Strikeouts: 18020172018 Strikeouts: 14920182019 Strikeouts: 16520192020 Strikeouts: 424220202021 Strikeouts: 91912021
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
200660
200750
2008152
2009225
2010225
2011182
2012166
2013177
2014220
2015207
2016197
2017180
2018149
2019165
202042
202191
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2006BOS154.7672081.160431.65
2007BOS124.5740063.050311.46
2008BOS333.211660210.1152661.27
2009BOS323.411580203.1225641.23
2010BOS323.251990208.0225831.20
2011BOS313.471590191.2182751.26
2012BOS334.829140205.1166681.38
2013BOS333.751580213.1177671.29
2014BOS212.521070143.0149321.12
2014ATH112.3564076.271161.07
2014—322.4616110219.2220481.10
2015CHC323.3411120205.0207471.12
2016CHC322.441950202.2197521.02
2017CHC324.331380180.2180601.32
2018CHC323.321860181.2149641.31
2019CHC314.4613100171.2165521.50
2020CHC125.1633061.042171.33
2021WSH165.0235075.151291.59
2021STL124.3641066.040261.42
2021—284.71760141.191551.51