Josh Lester
Joshua Benjamin Lester
Born: July 17, 1994
Columbus, GA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 30 (2012 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 13 (2015 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Columbus HS (GA)
Missouri
Career: 2015-2025
Major League Statistics
Josh Lester compiled a career batting average of .257 with 177 home runs and 656 RBI in his 1049-game career with the Tigers, Connecticut Tigers, West Michigan Whitecaps, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Erie SeaWolves, Toledo Mud Hens, Norfolk Tides, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Omaha Storm Chasers and Monterrey Sultanes. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
 Connecticut Tigers |
 West Michigan Whitecaps |
 Lakeland Flying Tigers |
 Erie SeaWolves |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Northwest Arkansas Naturals |
 Omaha Storm Chasers |
 Monterrey Sultanes |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | GULF | Tigers | 6 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .391 | .462 | .696 | 1.157 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .158 | .238 | .263 | .501 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 38 | 160 | 137 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | .204 | .294 | .292 | .586 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 19 | 71 | 68 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .162 | .197 | .162 | .359 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 60 | 249 | 222 | 30 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | .293 | .365 | .432 | .798 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 66 | 285 | 265 | 30 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 46 | .275 | .309 | .449 | .758 | 119 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 44 | 180 | 166 | 17 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 41 | .265 | .302 | .422 | .723 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 127 | 538 | 464 | 71 | 120 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 118 | .259 | .346 | .455 | .800 | 211 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 18 | 88 | 72 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | .236 | .330 | .389 | .718 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 106 | 442 | 394 | 52 | 88 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 103 | .223 | .290 | .414 | .704 | 163 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | 84 | 337 | 307 | 65 | 85 | 18 | 5 | 25 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 109 | .277 | .338 | .612 | .951 | 188 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Toledo Mud Hens | 25 | 95 | 88 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .216 | .274 | .500 | .774 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 145 | 620 | 557 | 84 | 137 | 39 | 2 | 29 | 99 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 137 | .246 | .311 | .479 | .791 | 267 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 110 | 469 | 432 | 62 | 111 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 122 | .257 | .307 | .475 | .782 | 205 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 112 | 453 | 403 | 57 | 106 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 90 | .263 | .329 | .459 | .788 | 185 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 81 | 315 | 264 | 53 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 60 | .318 | .416 | .587 | 1.003 | 155 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Totals | 1049 | 4361 | 3891 | 568 | 1001 | 230 | 21 | 177 | 656 | 19 | 7 | 383 | 955 | .257 | .324 | .464 | .788 | 1804 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 55 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | GULF | Tigers | 3B | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 3B | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .875 | 3.500 |
| 2015 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 3B | 34 | 26 | 63 | 6 | 5 | .937 | 2.618 |
| 2015 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2016 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 3B | 55 | 34 | 111 | 7 | 5 | .954 | 2.636 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 1B | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.667 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 3B | 13 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 2.923 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 1B | 6 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.833 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 1B | 6 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.500 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 3B | 56 | 34 | 84 | 6 | 10 | .952 | 2.107 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 3B | 36 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 7 | .961 | 2.056 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | SS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2018 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 1B | 66 | 435 | 37 | 5 | 53 | .990 | 7.152 |
| 2018 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 3B | 60 | 34 | 83 | 9 | 5 | .929 | 1.950 |
| 2019 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 1B | 73 | 528 | 36 | 6 | 43 | .989 | 7.726 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 11 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .988 | 7.182 |
| 2019 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 3B | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 2.100 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | RF | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 3.600 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | 1B | 47 | 318 | 27 | 2 | 34 | .994 | 7.340 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | LF | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.750 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.667 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | 2B | 18 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 2.944 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.583 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 7 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.571 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.800 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.154 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.833 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 104 | 780 | 74 | 3 | 74 | .996 | 8.212 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | LF | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 49 | 23 | 96 | 3 | 12 | .975 | 2.429 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | RF | 21 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .939 | 1.476 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 1B | 15 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 18 | .979 | 6.333 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | LF | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.222 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3B | 58 | 31 | 122 | 2 | 5 | .987 | 2.638 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 1B | 33 | 235 | 21 | 1 | 18 | .996 | 7.758 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 1B | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 3B | 76 | 42 | 143 | 6 | 18 | .969 | 2.434 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 1B | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | LF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | OF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | SS | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.250 |
| Totals | 844 | 2239 | 1056 | 67 | 275 | .980 | 3.904 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers | DET | June 22, 2015 | June 27, 2015 |
| 2015 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Connecticut Tigers | DET | June 28, 2015 | August 25, 2015 |
| 2015 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | August 29, 2015 | September 5, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | April 7, 2016 | May 18, 2016 |
| 2016 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Connecticut Tigers | DET | June 17, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2017 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | April 7, 2017 | June 27, 2017 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Flying Tigers | DET | June 29, 2017 | September 2, 2017 |
| 2018 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | April 5, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | April 5, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | April 19, 2019 | May 11, 2019 |
| 2021 | AA | AA Northeast | Erie SeaWolves | DET | May 4, 2021 | September 1, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | August 11, 2021 | October 3, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | April 5, 2022 | September 28, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | BAL | March 31, 2023 | September 23, 2023 |
| 2024 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 6, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | June 12, 2024 | June 14, 2024 |
| 2025 | Ind | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | April 18, 2025 | August 7, 2025 |
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