Tommy Hunter vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lester built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Lester led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89). Tommy Hunter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 183 vs 96). Role difference aside, Jon Lester holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hunter and Jon Lester

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.37
54.37
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
4.07
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
9.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
2.93
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
6.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3830
37.58
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11487
37.73
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
4.34
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
0.82
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3556
34.89
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hunter and Jon Lester

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.79
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.68
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.96
93.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hunter and Jon Lester

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.6
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
229.79
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100