Josh Willingham vs. Jon Lester — Matchup Analysis
Jon Lester has completely neutralized Willingham in this matchup. Willingham's numbers against Lester tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.546, 34% below the career mark of 0.823, with a batting average of just 0.150, 41% below their career average and below Lester's career opposing average of 0.252. Lester has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Willingham down once every 3.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, and Willingham has yet to take Lester deep. Edge: Lester.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against Jon Lester
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jon Lester to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and Jon Lester
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and Jon Lester including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced
11487
In this matchup
20
Josh Willingham Career At Bats
3912
Jon Lester Career At Bats Pitched
10377
In this matchup
0.150
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed
294
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
0.231
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
Jon Lester Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
Jon Lester Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
7
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
Jon Lester Career Strikeouts Thrown
2488
In this matchup
3.714
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.617
In this matchup
0.714
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Jon Lester Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Jon Lester Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
Jon Lester Career Double Plays Enabled
250
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0