Jason Varitek

Catcher

1997—2011

jason-varitek
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#60

Player Detail

Jason Andrew
GIVEN NAME
Varitek
SURNAME
April 11, 1972, in Rochester, MI
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1997—2011
Playing Career
Played from 25-39
PLAYING AGE
Boston Red Sox
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Red Sox
PRIMARY TEAM
2004, 2007
World Series titles
Tek
NICKNAME
33
UNIFORM NUMBER
#7 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 230
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Both / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 24, 1997
Major League Debut
September 25, 2011
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jason Varitek?

Built like a fire hydrant, played on two Red Sox championship teams. Punched ARod.

40

HITTING

50

POWER

20

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1546
1307
193
757
.256
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

2004 Red Sox

32 Years Old

.296
AVG
18
HR
73
RBI
67
RUNS
.390
OBP
137
HITS
30
2B
1
3B
.482
SLG
62
BB
10
SB
4.0
WAR
Had best season in the season when the Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.256
.341
.435

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.776
.718
108.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
21.4
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Jason Varitek Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Varitek
524
134
68
31
1
20
78
63
125
3
228
204
.256
.341
.435
776
AVG C
540
138
64
28
1
15
45
102
3
216
190
.257
.319
.399
.718

Jason Varitek Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
60
77
62
60
75
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
55
71
70
68
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jason Varitek PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
24.2
18.7
14.4
10.9
2.53
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Jason Varitek
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
147.1
105.5
UNK
54.8
15.4
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Jason Varitek
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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