5 Impressive Jon Lester Statistics
(CBS) The Cubs got their ace late Tuesday night, when left-hander Jon Lester agreed to a six-year-, $155-million deal to come to Chicago. The contract is currently the fifth-largest ever given to a pitcher.
Lester was a stalwart in Boston's rotation for years before being traded to Oakland last July. Lester has a career 3.58 ERA, including a career-best 2.46 ERA last season. Here's a look at some of the other important numbers he's compiled in his career.
.634 -- That's Lester's carer winning percentage, as he's amassed a mark of 116-67 in nine seasons.
207 1/3 -- The number of innings Lester has averaged per year in the past seven seasons. He'll be expected to take a burden off the Cubs' bullpen.
4.58 -- Lester's strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2014, which was the best of his career by far. It ranked 15th in the majors.
2.57 -- Lester's career ERA in the postseason over 14 appearances, 12 starts.
0.43 -- Lester's career ERA in the World Series, in which he's 3-0 in three career starts, the third-best of all time.
