World Series Game 1 Tale of the Tape: Jon Lester vs Adam Wainwright
The Guru
Contributing Writer
With the 2013 World Series set to kickoff tonight, Boston Red Sox ace Jon Lester faces off against the St. Louis Cardinals hard throwing right-hander Adam Wainwright in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.
The two starters could not be more evenly matched.
Here's the tale of the tape:
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Jon Lester Adam Wainwright
29 Age: 32
6'4" Height: 6'7"
240 Weight: 235
8 Years Experience: 8 Years
$11,625,000 Salary: $12,000,000
2-Time All-Star Awards: 2-Time All-Star
100-56 Career Record: 99-57
3.76 Career ERA: 3.11
1237 Career Strikeouts: 1127
15-8 2013 Record: 19-9
3.76 2013 ERA: 2.94
4-4 Career Playoff Record: 4-1
2.49 Career Playoff ERA: 2.10
2-1 2013 Playoff Record: 2-1
2.33 2013 Playoff ERA: 1.85
1-0 Career World Series Record: 1-0
TBD 2013 World Series Record: TBD
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Contributing Writer
With the 2013 World Series set to kickoff tonight, Boston Red Sox ace Jon Lester faces off against the St. Louis Cardinals hard throwing right-hander Adam Wainwright in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.
The two starters could not be more evenly matched.
Here's the tale of the tape:
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Jon Lester Adam Wainwright
29 Age: 32
6'4" Height: 6'7"
240 Weight: 235
8 Years Experience: 8 Years
$11,625,000 Salary: $12,000,000
2-Time All-Star Awards: 2-Time All-Star
100-56 Career Record: 99-57
3.76 Career ERA: 3.11
1237 Career Strikeouts: 1127
15-8 2013 Record: 19-9
3.76 2013 ERA: 2.94
4-4 Career Playoff Record: 4-1
2.49 Career Playoff ERA: 2.10
2-1 2013 Playoff Record: 2-1
2.33 2013 Playoff ERA: 1.85
1-0 Career World Series Record: 1-0
TBD 2013 World Series Record: TBD
Follow The Guru on Twitter @TheGuruGS
More musings from The Guru.