Carl Edwards vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Carl Edwards
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lester built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Edwards as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Edwards led in home run suppression (HR9+ 161 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 102). Jon Lester held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 80). Role difference aside, Carl Edwards holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Carl Edwards and Jon Lester

Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.56
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.57
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.88
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
10.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
8.17
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11487
37.73
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.32
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.81
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
3.99
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
32.22
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10377
34.09
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Carl Edwards and Jon Lester

Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.94
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.76
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Edwards and Jon Lester

Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
60400
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.6
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
229.79
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100