Jon Lester vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jon Lester posted a stronger line than Mike Thompson. Jon Lester posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 5.27) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.533). 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 Jon Lester and Mike Thompson

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.34
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
0.82
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Mike Thompson

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.34
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Mike Thompson

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
6.66
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
229.79
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
48.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA