Jon Lester vs. Henry Owens — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Henry Owens
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Lester built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Owens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Henry Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 3.66 and 1.283 for Jon Lester. By the career numbers, Henry Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Henry Owens

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.66
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.09
63.09
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.57
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
1.185
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
3.99
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10377
34.09
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Henry Owens

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Henry Owens

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
600
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA