Josh Lester
1B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 225LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 13, #400, Detroit Tigers | Missouri
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 5 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2023 23 22 0 4 0 0 .182 .217 .182 .399
2 Seasons 28 27 0 4 0 0 .148 .179 .148 .327
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .000 0 0 .000
2023 .182 0 0 .399
2 Seasons .148 0 0 .327
MLB Percentile Rankings
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2022 27 21 2 0 0.0 0.0 98.6 108.7 -9.8 50.0 .185 .248 .000 .187 .468 50.0 60.0 0.0
2023 28 92 15 0 0.0 0.0 85.9 105.8 -1.6 26.7 .199 .244 .184 .216 .284 20.0 30.4 4.3
Player 113 17 0 0.0 0.0 87.4 108.7 -2.6 29.4 .196 .245 .151 .211 .306 23.5 35.7 3.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0
2023 73.3 6.7 20.0 0.0 53.3 40.0 6.7 6.7 53.3 6.7 26.7 6.7 0.0 0.0
Player 76.5 5.9 17.6 0.0 58.8 35.3 5.9 5.9 52.9 5.9 23.5 11.8 0.0 0.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 Slider 3.6 1 29 31.5 11 .273 .273 .327 25.0 27.3 21.4 .138 .174 .137 25.0
2023 Changeup -5.2 -1 14 15.2 1 .000 .000 .000 28.6 0.0 0.0 .060 .060 .057 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 0 13 14.1 4 .333 .333 .400 40.0 50.0 66.7 .290 .415 .402 100.0
2023 Cutter -11.4 -1 13 14.1 4 .000 .000 .000 22.2 25.0 33.3 .167 .192 .159 0.0
2023 Curveball 2.9 0 7 7.6 -- -- -- 33.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Sinker 2.2 0 7 7.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Slurve -7.5 0 6 6.5 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 50.0 100.0 .405 .445 .372 0.0
2023 Sweeper -4.2 0 3 3.3 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .457 .489 .411 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -8.0 -1 7 33.3 3 .000 .000 .000 50.0 66.7 66.7 .290 .382 .294 100.0
2022 Slider -1.5 0 4 19.0 -- -- -- 33.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 Sinker -5.2 0 3 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .056 .096 .052 0.0
2022 Changeup -4.6 0 3 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 Sweeper 1.2 0 2 9.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 Cutter -3.5 0 1 4.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 Curveball 1.5 0 1 4.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 21 47.6 60.0 83.3 54.5 33.3 38.1 20.0 57.1 41.7 0.0 --
2023 92 55.4 62.7 78.1 34.1 50.0 50.0 17.4 50.0 30.4 8.7 100.0
Player 113 54.0 62.3 78.9 38.5 45.0 47.8 17.9 51.3 32.8 7.1 100.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2023 20 16
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-  
Exit Velocity 98.6 85.9 -12.7 ↓
Launch Angle -9.8 -1.6 8.2 ↑
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 50.0 20.0 -30.0 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 26.7 -23.3 ↓
xBA .185 .199 0.014 ↑
BA .000 .182 0.182 ↑
xwOBA .187 .216 0.029 ↑
wOBA .000 .184 0.184 ↑
xSLG .248 .244 -0.004 ↓
SLG .000 .182 0.182 ↑
K% 60.0 30.4 -29.6 ↓
BB% 0.0 4.3 4.3 ↑
Swing % 57.1 50.0 -7.1 ↓
Whiff% 41.7 30.4 -11.3 ↓
In Zone % 47.6 55.4 7.8 ↑
Out of Zone % 52.4 44.6 -7.8 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 54.5 34.1 -20.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 17.4 -2.6 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 80.0 47.8 -32.2 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2022 Shifts L 5 5 100.0 .000
2023 Shades L 23 12 52.2 .224 .147
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 5 19.6 0.0% 0.0% 2 16.6 0.0% 0.0%
2023 24 16.0 37.5% 0.0% 16 17.9 0.0% 0.0%
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