Tony Ghelfi vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Tony Ghelfi
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tony Ghelfi and Jon Lester are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jon Lester posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.283 vs 1.465) and home runs allowed (0.97 per nine innings vs 1.26). Tony Ghelfi had the advantage in ERA (3.14 vs 3.66). By the career numbers, Jon Lester had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tony Ghelfi and Jon Lester

Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.48
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.78
99.78
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.42
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.77
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.79
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
8.17
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
38.93
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
3.99
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
35.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Tony Ghelfi and Jon Lester

Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.48
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.78
99.78
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Ghelfi and Jon Lester

Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100