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Lew BurdettevsJon Lester

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Lew Burdette

1950–1967 · 18 seasons

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Jon Lester

2006–2021 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Lew Burdette and Jon Lester: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lew Burdette	Stat	Jon Lester
18	Seasons	16
93.3	Career VAL	80.4
11.8 (1958)	Peak-season VAL	11.3 (2016)
2×	All-Star Selections	5×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
7	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Lew Burdette and Jon Lester have
Lew Burdette	Stat	Jon Lester
Career
666	Games	458
Batting
185	Hits	42
12	Home runs	4
75	RBI	31
101	Runs	27
2	Stolen bases	1
32

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.183	Batting avg	.115

.216	On-base %	.162

.253	Slugging %	.175

30	OPS+	-7

Pitching
203	Wins	200
144	Losses	117
31	Saves	0
3067.1	Innings pitched	2740.0
1,074	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,488
3.66	ERA	3.66
1.24	WHIP	1.28
108	ERA+	114

Pitching

203

Wins

200

144

Losses

117

Saves

3067.1

Innings pitched

2740.0

1,074

Strikeouts (pitching)

2,488

3.66

ERA

3.66

1.24

WHIP

1.28

108

ERA+

114

Age	Lew Burdette	Jon Lester
22	—	1
23	—	0.4
24	—	9.8
25	4.8	8.1
26	10.5	7.3
27	9.2	4.5
28	4.1	2.3
29	11.7	5.7
30	6.1	9.7
31	11.8	8.3
32	6.3	11.3
33	11.4	4.3
34	8.4	4.4
35	0.5	2.8
36	2.6	0.1
37	2.5	0.4
38	0	—
39	3.4	—