Jason Varitek

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)

Born: April 11, 1972 in Rochester, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL), the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (21st) of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) and the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (14th) of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA).

High School: Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL)

School: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)

Debut: September 24, 1997 (Age 25-166d, 17,181st in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 2011 (Age 39-167d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

National Team: us USA (WBC,College)

Full Name: Jason Andrew Varitek

Nicknames: Tek

Pronunciation: \VAIR-uh-teck\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.2

5099

1307

193

.256

664

RBI

757

OBP

.341

SLG

.435

OPS

.776

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	3 (1)	Apr 5	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
3	4	Apr 7	BOS	@	BAL	W,14-8	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
4	5	Apr 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
5	7 (1)	Apr 11	BOS		TOR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	8	Apr 12	BOS		TOR	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	9	Apr 13	BOS		TOR	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
8	10	Apr 14	BOS		SEA	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
9	12 (1)	Apr 16	BOS		SEA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
10	13	Apr 17	BOS		SEA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	14	Apr 18	BOS		TBD	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
12	15	Apr 19	BOS		TBD	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
13	17 (1)	Apr 21	BOS	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	50	11.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
14	19 (1)	Apr 23	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
15	20	Apr 25	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
16	22 (1)	Apr 27	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-15	GS	34	6.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
17	23	Apr 28	BOS	@	TBD	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
18	24	Apr 29	BOS	@	TBD	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
19	25	Apr 30	BOS	@	TBD	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	13	1	1	15	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	26	May 1	BOS		NYY	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
21	27	May 3	BOS		TOR	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
22	28	May 4	BOS		TOR	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
23	29	May 5	BOS		BAL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
24	31 (1)	May 7	BOS		BAL	W,10-3	GS	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	32	May 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,14-3	GS	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	33	May 10	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	34	May 11	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
28	35	May 12	BOS		TEX	L,0-6	CG	32	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	36	May 15	BOS	@	BAL	W,11-1	GS	26	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
30	37	May 16	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
31	39 (1)	May 19	BOS	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
32	40	May 20	BOS	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	41	May 21	BOS	@	PHI	L,5-10	GS	40	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	42	May 22	BOS		NYY	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
35	44 (1)	May 24	BOS		NYY	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
36	45	May 25	BOS		TBD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
37	46	May 26	BOS		TBD	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	47	May 27	BOS		TBD	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
39	49 (1)	May 29	BOS	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	50	May 30	BOS	@	TOR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	52 (1)	Jun 2	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
42	54 (1)	Jun 4	BOS	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
43	55	Jun 5	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-13	GS	25	3.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
44	56	Jun 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
45	57	Jun 8	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
46	59 (1)	Jun 10	BOS		TEX	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
47	60	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		TEX	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
48	62 (1)	Jun 13	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	43	11.1	8	1	0	9	1	C
49	63	Jun 14	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
50	64	Jun 15	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
51	65	Jun 16	BOS	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
52	66	Jun 17	BOS	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
53	67	Jun 18	BOS	@	ATL	W,10-7	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
54	68	Jun 19	BOS		WSN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
55	70 (1)	Jun 21	BOS		WSN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
56	71	Jun 23	BOS		PHI	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
57	72	Jun 24	BOS		PHI	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	16	2	0	18	0	C
58	73	Jun 26	BOS		PHI	W,8-7	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
59	74	Jun 27	BOS		NYM	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
60	75	Jun 28	BOS		NYM	W,10-2	GS	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
61	76	Jun 29	BOS		NYM	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
62	77	Jun 30	BOS	@	FLA	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	79 (1)	Jul 2	BOS	@	FLA	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
64	80	Jul 3	BOS	@	TBD	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	81	Jul 4	BOS	@	TBD	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
66	82	Jul 5	BOS	@	TBD	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
67	84 (1)	Jul 7	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
68	86 (1)	Jul 9	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	74	18.1	15	2	0	17	1	C
69	87	Jul 13	BOS		OAK	L,4-5	CG	50	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
70	88	Jul 14	BOS		OAK	L,3-15	GS	50	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
71	89	Jul 15	BOS		OAK	W,7-0	GS	29	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
72	90	Jul 16	BOS		OAK	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
73	92 (1)	Jul 18	BOS		KCR	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
74	94 (1)	Jul 20	BOS		TEX	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	95	Jul 21	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
76	97 (1)	Jul 23	BOS	@	SEA	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
77	98	Jul 24	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
78	99	Jul 25	BOS	@	OAK	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
79	101 (1)	Jul 28	BOS		LAA	L,3-8	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
80	102	Jul 29	BOS		LAA	W,7-6	CG	48	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
81	103	Jul 30	BOS		LAA	L,4-10	GS	34	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
82	104	Jul 31	BOS		CLE	W,9-8	GS	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	138 (33)	Sep 4	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
84	140 (1)	Sep 6	BOS		CHW	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	141	Sep 8	BOS		KCR	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
86	142	Sep 9	BOS		KCR	L,4-10	GF	13	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
87	143	Sep 10	BOS		KCR	W,9-3	GS	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
88	144	Sep 12	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
89	146 (1)	Sep 14	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
90	148 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
91	150 (1)	Sep 17 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
92	152 (1)	Sep 20	BOS		MIN	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
93	153	Sep 21	BOS		MIN	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
94	155 (1)	Sep 23	BOS	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
95	156	Sep 24	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-13	GS	41	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
96	158 (1)	Sep 26	BOS		TBD	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
97	159	Sep 27	BOS		TBD	L,0-11	GS	33	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
98	160	Sep 29	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
99	162 (1)	Oct 1	BOS		BAL	W,9-0	CG	15	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
							99gm		822.1	647	28	4	679	3