Pedro Baez vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lester built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Baez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Baez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 136 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 123 vs 96). Role difference aside, Pedro Baez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and Jon Lester

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.57
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
8.17
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11487
37.73
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
3.99
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10377
34.09
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Jon Lester

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Jon Lester

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
43.97
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.6
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
29.79
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
229.79
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100