How Jon Lester's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Jon Lester totaled 433 career Total Chances, well below the league average of 1,110.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Total Chances season came in 2010, posting 43, well below the league average of 155.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 11, well below the league average of 154.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 23 in 2018 to 11 in 2019 and 26 in 2021, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 11 to 43 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jon Lester Lifetime Total Chances

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Jon Lester
Total Chances
Career433
Season Avg.27.06
162 Game Avg.155.19
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Jon Lester Total Chances Per Season

Jon Lester's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Jon Lester Total Chances by Team

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

Jon Lester Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Jon Lester's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Jon Lester Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jon Lester's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jon Lester Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jon Lester's MLB career with Total Chances 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 Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table