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Jarrod Saltalamacchia    \SALT-a-la-MOCK-ee-uh\

Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia (Salty)

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: May 2, 1985 in West Palm Beach, FL
High School: Royal Palm Beach HS (Royal Palm Beach, FL)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (36th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 2007 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Rangers/Braves 2007-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$4.5M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.043, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Jim Munsey [*]
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2007 22 TOT MLB 93 329 308 39 82 13 1 11 33 0 0 19 75 .266 .310 .422 .732 90 130 8 1 0 1 1 23/D
2007 22 ATL NL 47 153 141 11 40 6 0 4 12 0 0 10 28 .284 .333 .411 .745 93 58 4 1 0 1 1 23/D
2007 22 TEX AL 46 176 167 28 42 7 1 7 21 0 0 9 47 .251 .290 .431 .721 87 72 4 0 0 0 0 32
2008 23 TEX AL 61 230 198 27 50 13 0 3 26 0 2 31 74 .253 .352 .364 .716 90 72 1 0 0 1 1 2/D
2009 24 TEX AL 84 310 283 34 66 12 0 9 34 0 2 22 97 .233 .290 .371 .661 70 105 3 1 3 1 1 2/D
2010 25 TOT AL 12 30 24 2 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 .167 .333 .292 .625 69 7 0 0 0 0 0 /2D3
2010 25 TEX AL 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2010 25 BOS AL 10 25 19 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 .158 .360 .316 .676 83 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2D3
2011 26 BOS AL 103 386 358 52 84 23 3 16 56 1 0 24 119 .235 .288 .450 .737 95 161 7 3 0 1 1 2
2012 27 BOS AL 121 448 405 55 90 17 1 25 59 0 1 38 139 .222 .288 .454 .742 96 184 5 1 0 4 0 2D/3
2013 28 BOS AL 29 105 95 13 25 10 0 4 11 0 1 10 36 .263 .333 .495 .828 119 47 0 0 0 0 0 *2/D
7 Yrs 503 1838 1671 222 401 91 5 68 221 1 6 150 545 .240 .304 .423 .726 90 706 24 6 3 8 4
162 Game Avg. 162 592 538 71 129 29 2 22 71 0 2 48 176 .240 .304 .423 .726 90 227 8 2 1 3 1
TEX (4 yrs) 193 721 653 89 159 32 1 19 82 0 4 62 219 .243 .309 .383 .692 80 250 8 1 3 2 2
BOS (4 yrs) 263 964 877 122 202 53 4 45 127 1 2 78 298 .230 .295 .454 .748 98 398 12 4 0 5 1
ATL (1 yr) 47 153 141 11 40 6 0 4 12 0 0 10 28 .284 .333 .411 .745 93 58 4 1 0 1 1
AL (7 yrs) 456 1685 1530 211 361 85 5 64 209 1 6 140 517 .236 .301 .424 .724 90 648 20 5 3 7 3
NL (1 yr) 47 153 141 11 40 6 0 4 12 0 0 10 28 .284 .333 .411 .745 93 58 4 1 0 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2007 22 ATL NL 47 153 -2 -1 -0 2 1 -0 -0.0 5 4 0.4 .500 .500 0.2 0.2 3 23/D
2007 22 TEX AL 46 176 -4 0 -0 -5 0 -8 -0.8 7 -2 -0.2 .482 .495 0.3 -0.5 3 32
2008 23 TEX AL 61 230 -2 -1 0 -6 3 -6 -0.5 9 3 0.3 .490 .496 0.9 -0.3 9 2/D
2009 24 TEX AL 84 310 -15 -1 -0 3 5 -8 -0.7 12 4 0.4 .491 .495 0.1 0.8 1 $410,890 2/D
2010 25 TEX AL 2 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.0 .470 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $418,580 /2
2010 25 BOS AL 10 25 -0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.0 .488 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 /2D3
2011 26 BOS AL 103 386 -5 -0 -1 -4 6 -4 -0.3 14 11 1.0 .496 .498 1.5 0.2 15 $750,000 2
2012 27 BOS AL 121 448 -3 -0 0 -5 5 -2 -0.2 17 14 1.4 .498 .499 2.0 0.0 19 $2,500,000 2D/3
2013 28 BOS AL 29 105 2 -0 0 -7 2 -4 -0.3 4 0 0.0 .487 .498 0.7 -0.5 7 $4,500,000 *2/D
7 Seasons 503 1838 -30 -3 0 -23 22 -34 -3.1 68 34 3.4 .493 .498 5.8 0.0 57 $8,579,470
TEX (4 yrs) 193 721 -21 -2 0 -8 8 -23 -2.1 27 4 0.5 .488 .496 1.2 0.1 12 $829,470
BOS (4 yrs) 263 964 -6 -1 -0 -17 13 -11 -1.0 36 25 2.5 .496 .498 4.3 -0.3 42 $7,750,000
ATL (1 yr) 47 153 -2 -1 -0 2 1 -0 -0.0 5 4 0.4 .500 .500 0.2 0.2 3

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
2007 TOT MLB 22 C 47 42 37 372.2 285 265 17 3 4 .989 -2 -6 6.81 6.00 .991 7.33 7.29 2 19 37 8 18% 25% 1
2007 TOT MLB 22 1B 38 35 22 302.1 332 300 21 11 28 .967 -2 0 -9 0 9.56 8.45 .994 9.31 9.23
2007 ATL NL 22 C 25 20 19 187.0 151 138 12 1 3 .993 2 15 7.22 6.00 .991 7.39 7.36 2 8 21 5 19% 25% 1
2007 ATL NL 22 1B 14 11 8 103.1 107 96 9 2 7 .981 -1 0 -10 0 9.15 7.50 .993 9.21 9.17
2007 ATL NL 22 DH 2 2
2007 TEX AL 22 1B 24 24 14 199.0 225 204 12 9 21 .960 -1 0 -8 0 9.77 9.00 .995 9.37 9.27
2007 TEX AL 22 C 22 22 18 185.2 134 127 5 2 1 .985 -5 -30 6.40 6.00 .991 7.28 7.20 0 11 16 3 16% 27% 0
2008 TEX AL 23 C 54 52 50 464.1 371 345 17 9 6 .976 -7 -6 -18 -16 7.02 6.70 .991 7.26 7.19 6 23 40 9 18% 27% 0
2008 TEX AL 23 DH 6 3
2009 TEX AL 24 C 83 82 78 714.0 537 502 28 7 4 .987 1 3 2 5 6.68 6.39 .992 7.48 7.39 2 23 61 19 24% 26% 0
2009 TEX AL 24 DH 1 1
2010 TOT AL 25 C 7 6 5 52.2 49 46 2 1 0 .980 0 -1 0 -22 8.20 6.86 .990 7.43 7.37 0 0 6 1 14% 26% 0
2010 TEX AL 25 C 1 1 1 9.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 8.00 8.00 .990 7.40 7.40 0 0 1 0 0% 26% 0
2010 BOS AL 25 C 6 5 4 43.2 41 38 2 1 0 .976 0 -1 0 -22 8.24 6.67 .990 7.44 7.37 0 0 5 1 17% 26% 0
2010 BOS AL 25 DH 2 0
2010 BOS AL 25 1B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.00 9.20
2011 BOS AL 26 C 101 96 88 856.0 740 678 56 6 3 .992 -6 -4 -8 -6 7.72 7.27 .992 7.61 7.57 26 41 83 37 31% 28% 2
2012 BOS AL 27 C 104 95 89 852.0 763 715 41 7 3 .991 -4 -5 -6 -7 7.99 7.27 .993 7.99 7.94 6 23 80 18 18% 25% 0
2012 BOS AL 27 DH 13 12
2012 BOS AL 27 1B 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.00 .990 9.45 9.20
2013 BOS AL 28 C 27 23 23 212.1 233 223 7 3 0 .987 -5 -7 -26 -39 9.75 8.52 .992 8.42 8.36 4 12 15 1 6% 24% 0
2013 BOS AL 28 DH 1 1
7 Seasons C 423 396 370 3524.0 2978 2774 168 36 20 .988 -21 -22 -7 -7 7.51 6.96 .992 7.65 7.59 46 141 322 93 22% 27% 3
3 Seasons 1B 40 35 22 305.1 333 301 21 11 28 .967 -2 0 -9 0 9.49 8.05 .994 9.31 9.23
7 Seasons TOT 463 431 392 3829.1 3311 3075 189 47 48 .986 -23 -22 -7 -5 7.67 7.05 .992 7.78 7.73 46 141 322 93 22% 27% 3
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as C s c a p y
2012 AL  104 (5th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
2012 AL  715 (5th)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
2008 AL  9 (2nd)
2009 AL  7 (5th)
2012 AL  7 (2nd)
2013 AL  3 (3rd)
Active  36 (16th)

Passed Balls s c a p y
2011 AL  26 (1st)
2013 AL  4 (3rd)
Active  46 (10th)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
2012 AL  80 (1st)
Active  322 (18th)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
2011 AL  37 (4th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
2007 AL  9 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as C† s c a p y
2013 AL  9.75 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
2007 NL  born 1985-05-02 (10th)
2007 NL  born 1985-05-02 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2224), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (363rd), 3.3 career WAR/3.5 7yr-peak WAR/3.4 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Kelly Shoppach (950)
  2. Bill Schroeder (947)
  3. Doug Mirabelli (945)
  4. Ramon Castro (944)
  5. Chris Iannetta (941)
  6. Bill Haselman (938)
  7. Javier Valentin (937)
  8. Matt Wieters (935)
  9. Chris Widger (933)
  10. Brian Johnson (928)
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  2. Bruce Edwards (938)
  3. Andy Seminick (930)
  4. Chris Snyder (926)
  5. Miguel Olivo (926)
  6. John Stearns (926)
  7. Bobby Crosby (924)
  8. Jody Davis (921)
  9. Charles Johnson (920)
  10. Ben Davis (918)
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  1. J.J. Hardy (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Todd Zeile (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Andy Seminick (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Andy Seminick (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. John Buck (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200924Texas Rangers$410,890
201025Texas Rangers$418,580
201126Boston Red Sox$750,000
201227Boston Red Sox$2,500,000contracts
201328Boston Red Sox$4,500,000
2013 Status3rd-Year Arb Eligible, Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)$8,579,470
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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