Jon Lester is a pro baseball player who plays Starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs as # 34. Lester was born on January 7, 1984, in Tacoma, Washington. This page will take a closer look at Jon Lester’s net worth.
Image Credit: Arturo Pardavila IIILester bats Left and throws Left. Lester debuted in the MLB on June 10, 2006 for the Boston Red Sox. In all, Lester played for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs.
Some of Lester’s most prominent statistics in the MLB included a Win-loss record (pitching) stat of 163-93, a Earned run average stat of 3.49, and a Strikeouts stat of 2,085.
According to USA Today, Jon Lester is under a 6 (2015-20) year contract worth a total of $160 million. Lester is currently earning approximately $28 million per year.Over the years, Lester earned $400,000 in 2007, $1 million in 2008, $1 million in 2009, $4 million in 2010, $6 million in 2011, $8 million in 2012, $12 million in 2013, $13 million in 2014, $20 million in 2015, $25 million in 2016, $25 million in 2017, and $28 million in 2018.
Player annual pay can range widely. In professional baseball, the average player earns around $3 million every year. Top pro baseball players can get $25 million or more every year, and lower paid players make $1 million or less.
Outside the MLB, most contracts are worth less than $10,000 a year.
So what is baseball player Jon Lester’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Jon Lester’s net worth as of 2018 is: $45 million
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