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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
20232023 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATBaserunning Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDFielding Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDBattingxwOBA.216NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.199NOT QUALIFIEDxSLG.244NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity85.9NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %0.0NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %20.0NOT QUALIFIEDLA Sweet-Spot %26.7NOT QUALIFIEDChase %34.1NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %30.4NOT QUALIFIEDK %30.4NOT QUALIFIEDBB %4.3NOT QUALIFIEDFieldingRange (OAA)0NOT QUALIFIEDRunningSprint Speed25.9NOT QUALIFIED16
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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.




Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuJosh Lester Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comBreakingFastballOffspeed2022202301020304050
Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
%
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Whiff%
PutAway%
2023 Breaking 45 48.9 14 14 3 3 0 0 0 4 10 .214 .199 .214 .235 .189 .190 88.4 -5 33.3 21.1
2023 Fastball 33 35.9 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 .143 .220 .143 .288 .197 .280 87.4 14 26.7 42.9
2023 Offspeed 14 15.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .060 .000 .060 .000 .057 54.8 -35 28.6 0.0
2022 Fastball 11 52.4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .232 .000 .310 .000 .234 98.6 -10 42.9 66.7
2022 Breaking 7 33.3 25.0
2022 Offspeed 3 14.3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.


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 Cutter -11.4 -1 13 14.1 4 .000 .000 .000 22.2 25.0 33.3 .167 .192 .159 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 Sinker 2.2 0 7 7.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Curveball 2.9 0 7 7.6 -- -- -- 33.3 -- 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
Season
Alignment Type
Bat Side
PA
Shifts/Shades
%
No Shift/Shade
Shift/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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
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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