Jason Varitek
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| Boston Red Sox |
| Date of Birth: April 11, 1972 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 |
| Bats/Throws: S/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 1994 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 33 | MLB | Boston Red Sox | 539 | 470 | 70 | 132 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 70 | 3 | 62 | 117 | .281 | .365 | .489 | 854 | |
| 2006 | 34 | AAA | Pawtucket | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 1286 | |
| 2006 | 34 | MLB | Boston | 416 | 365 | 46 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 46 | 87 | .238 | .325 | .400 | 725 | |
| 2007 | 35 | MLB | Boston | 518 | 435 | 57 | 111 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 68 | 8 | 71 | 122 | .255 | .367 | .421 | 788 | |
| 2008 | 36 | MLB | Boston | 483 | 423 | 37 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 6 | 52 | 122 | 0 | .220 | .313 | .359 | 672 |
| 2009 | 37 | MLB | Boston | 425 | 364 | 41 | 76 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 3 | 54 | 90 | 0 | .209 | .313 | .390 | 703 |
| 2010 | 38 | AAA | Pawtucket | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .400 | 733 |
| 2010 | 38 | MLB | Boston | 121 | 110 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 0 | .227 | .289 | .464 | 753 |
| 2011 | 39 | MLB | Boston | 250 | 222 | 32 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 21 | 67 | 0 | .221 | .296 | .423 | 719 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2005 | 33 | MLB | Boston Red Sox | 539 | 470 | .208 | 11.5% | 21.7% | .332 | 84 | 6.44 | .366 | ||||
| 2006 | 34 | AAA | Pawtucket | 7 | 7 | .428 | 0.0% | 42.9% | .667 | 67% | 3 | 20.25 | .536 | |||
| 2006 | 34 | MLB | Boston | 416 | 365 | .162 | 11.1% | 20.9% | .282 | 48% | 18% | 47 | 4.52 | .310 | ||
| 2007 | 35 | MLB | Boston | 518 | 435 | .166 | 13.7% | 23.6% | .318 | 44% | 18% | 65 | 5.32 | .339 | ||
| 2008 | 36 | MLB | Boston | 483 | 423 | .139 | 10.8% | 25.3% | .278 | 43% | 15% | 46 | 3.73 | .298 | 90 | 75 |
| 2009 | 37 | MLB | Boston | 425 | 364 | .181 | 12.7% | 21.2% | .238 | 40% | 13% | 42 | 3.79 | .301 | 91 | 85 |
| 2010 | 38 | AAA | Pawtucket | 6 | 5 | .000 | 0.0% | 16.7% | .500 | 20% | 60% | 0 | 0.00 | .300 | 93 | 99 |
| 2010 | 38 | MLB | Boston | 121 | 110 | .237 | 8.3% | 28.9% | .265 | 30% | 19% | 14 | 4.34 | .308 | 97 | 103 |
| 2011 | 39 | MLB | Boston | 250 | 222 | .202 | 8.4% | 26.8% | .264 | 45% | 16% | 24 | 3.52 | .311 | 98 | 95 |
Extended Statistics
2011: Boston | 2010: Boston | 2010: Pawtucket
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 41 | 36 | .028 | 0 | 7.3% | 31.7% | .174 | 42% | 17% | .111 | .195 | .139 | .167 |
| May | 50 | 45 | .200 | 2 | 10.0% | 24.0% | .419 | 44% | 28% | .333 | .400 | .533 | .404 |
| June | 43 | 36 | .278 | 3 | 11.6% | 18.6% | .280 | 50% | 14% | .278 | .372 | .556 | .392 |
| July | 43 | 39 | .257 | 2 | 4.7% | 25.6% | .231 | 26% | 19% | .205 | .256 | .462 | .299 |
| August | 43 | 40 | .300 | 3 | 7.0% | 27.9% | .280 | 44% | 11% | .250 | .302 | .550 | .356 |
| September | 30 | 26 | .115 | 1 | 10.0% | 36.7% | .071 | 79% | 0% | .077 | .200 | .192 | .192 |
| AWAY | 120 | 103 | .223 | 6 | 10.8% | 23.3% | .217 | 47% | 18% | .204 | .300 | .427 | .315 |
| HOME | 130 | 119 | .185 | 5 | 6.2% | 30.0% | .307 | 42% | 15% | .235 | .292 | .420 | .308 |
Player Notes
September 2012
MLB.com: Varitek excited to join Red Sox's front officeJason Varitek's special assistant job with the Red Sox will have him all over the place.
March 2012
Baseball America: Danny Hall's Alumni Make A Pretty Impressive ClubVaritek retired last week.
Minor League Ball: Career Profile and Prospect Retro: Jason Varitek
Career Profile: Jason Varitek As you know by now, long-time Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek announced his retir...
November 2009
Sox Prospects: Varitek picks up 2010 optionJason Varitek will be returning for his fourteenth season in a Boston uniform, after picking up his $3 million...
August 2009
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: Victor in, Varitek out.Jason Varitek has been a great asset over the years.
May 2009
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: BOS 8, TOR 3: Homer happyVaritek belted his second homer of the game, Big Papi ended his 149 at-bat homerless drought with a two-run ho...