How Jon Lester's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Jon Lester totaled 2,610 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2007, posting 61, well below the starting pitcher average of 108.6 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 216, well above the starting pitcher average of 108.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 174 in 2018 to 205 in 2019 and 159 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 Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Jon Lester
| Jon Lester
Hits | Jon Lester
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2610 | 8.57 |
| Season Avg. | 163.13 | 8.57 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 935.44 | 8.57 |
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Jon Lester Hits Per Season
Jon Lester's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Jon Lester's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jon Lester Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Jon Lester's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jon Lester's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jon Lester's MLB career with Hits 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.
