Jon Lester vs. Bill Moisan — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Moisan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Lester built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Moisan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Lester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 5.4 and 1.400 for Bill Moisan. By the career numbers, Jon Lester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Bill Moisan

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Bill Moisan

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8220
27
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2740
9
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Bill Moisan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moisan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Bill Moisan

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