How Jon Lester's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Jon Lester totaled 8,220 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,515.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 2014, posting 659, well below the league average of 931.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2007 at 189, well below the league average of 975.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 545 in 2018 to 515 in 2019 and 424 in 2021, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 189 to 659 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jon Lester Lifetime Played Outs

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Jon Lester Played Outs Per Season

Jon Lester's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Jon Lester Played Outs by Team

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

Jon Lester Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Jon Lester's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Jon Lester Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jon Lester's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jon Lester Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jon Lester's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table