How Jon Lester's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Jon Lester totaled 892 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2007, posting 31, below the starting pitcher average of 35.7 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 83, well above the starting pitcher average of 39.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 64 in 2018 to 52 in 2019 and 55 in 2021, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 15 seasons.

Jon Lester Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Career892132.93
Season Avg.55.750.812.93
162 Game Avg.319.74.662.93
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Jon Lester Walks Per Season

Jon Lester's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jon Lester Walks per season line chart

Jon Lester Walks by Team

Jon Lester's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jon Lester career Walks by team bar chart

Jon Lester Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Jon Lester's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jon Lester Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jon Lester Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jon Lester's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jon Lester Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jon Lester Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jon Lester's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jon Lester Walks season-by-season breakdown table