Ryan Lavarnway

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 239lb (190cm, 108kg)

Born: August 7, 1987 in Woodland Hills, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 6th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Yale University (New Haven, CT).

High School: El Camino Real HS (Woodland Hills, CA)

School: Yale University (New Haven, CT)

Debut: August 18, 2011 (Age 24-011d, 20,047th in major league history)
vs. KCR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

2023 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2023): 3.102 • Arb Eligible: 2023 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Ryan Cole Lavarnway

Nicknames: Varny

Pronunciation: \luh-VARN-way\

Twitter: @RyanLavarnway

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

447

.217

RBI

OBP

.272

SLG

.345

OPS

.617

OPS+

Projections

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Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
2008	20	BOS-min	A-	22	82	71	10	15	5	0	2	9	0	0	8	18	.211	.317	.366	.683		26	1	3	0	0	0		LOW · NYPL
2009	21	BOS-min	A	106	466	404	60	115	36	2	21	87	1	2	50	113	.285	.367	.540	.907		218	7	6	0	6	2		GRV · SALL
2010	22	BOS-min	A+,AA	126	550	462	91	133	27	0	22	102	1	0	70	104	.288	.393	.489	.882		226	11	13	0	5	3		SAL,PRT · CARL,EL
2011	23	BOS-min	AAA,AA	116	503	435	75	126	23	0	32	93	1	1	57	107	.290	.376	.563	.939		245	21	6	0	5	2		PAW,PRT · IL,EL
2011	23	BOS	AL	17	43	39	5	9	2	0	2	8	0	0	4	10	.231	.302	.436	.738	96	17	1	0	0	0	0	/2DH
2012	24	BOS-min	AAA	83	367	319	52	94	22	0	8	43	1	0	40	62	.295	.376	.439	.815		140	8	4	0	4	6		PAW · IL
2012	24	BOS	AL	46	166	153	11	24	8	0	2	12	0	0	11	41	.157	.211	.248	.459	24	38	4	0	0	2	0	2D/H
2013	25	BOS-min	AAA	50	214	180	23	45	9	0	3	24	0	0	25	25	.250	.346	.350	.696		63	13	4	0	5	1		PAW · IL
2013	25	BOS	AL	25	82	77	8	23	7	0	1	14	0	0	2	17	.299	.329	.429	.758	106	33	3	2	0	1	0	2/HD
2014	26	BOS-min	AAA,AA,Rk	67	275	235	25	67	11	0	4	24	0	0	35	47	.285	.389	.383	.772		90	7	5	0	0	1		PAW,PRT,RES · IL,EL,GULF
2014	26	BOS	AL	9	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	/3H
2015	27	ATL-min	AAA	13	49	41	5	11	2	0	2	8	0	0	8	7	.268	.388	.463	.851		19	0	0	0	0	0		GWI · IL
2015	27	TOT	MLB	37	106	94	6	18	6	0	2	6	0	0	12	28	.191	.283	.319	.602	67	30	5	0	0	0	1	2/H3
2015	27	BAL	AL	10	32	28	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	.107	.219	.143	.362	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	/2H
2015	27	ATL	NL	27	74	66	5	15	5	0	2	6	0	0	8	21	.227	.311	.394	.705	94	26	4	0	0	0	1	2/H3

2016	28	TOR-ATL-min	AA,AAA	91	379	331	40	88	21	0	6	48	1	1	42	65	.266	.351	.384	.735		127	8	3	0	3	0		MAN,GWI · EL,IL
2017	29	OAK-min	AAA	83	304	264	33	63	9	0	6	26	0	2	31	65	.239	.327	.341	.668		90	13	5	1	3	0		NVL · PCL
2017	29	OAK	AL	6	13	11	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.273	.385	.364	.748	108	4	1	1	0	0	0	/2H
2018	30	PIT-min	AAA	78	303	264	29	76	23	1	9	33	0	0	29	57	.288	.375	.485	.860		128	3	8	2	0	0		INA · IL
2018	30	PIT	NL	6	6	6	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.833	1.500	311	5	0	0	0	0	0	/H
2019	31	NYY-CIN-CLE-min	AAA	52	190	159	21	36	5	0	6	28	0	0	25	36	.226	.337	.371	.708		59	7	3	0	3	0		SWB,LOU,CLB · IL
2019	31	CIN	NL	5	19	18	4	5	2	0	2	7	0	0	1	5	.278	.316	.722	1.038	151	13	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2020	32	MIA	NL	5	11	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.364	.364	.364	.727	98	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2021	33	CLE-min	AAA	49	198	177	29	46	7	0	13	40	0	0	20	54	.260	.338	.520	.858		92	3	1	0	0	1		CLB · AAAE
2021	33	CLE	AL	9	30	28	2	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.250	.276	.357	.633	73	10	0	0	1	0	0	/2H
2022	34	DET-MIA-min	AAA	84	327	278	34	68	15	0	11	44	0	0	40	69	.245	.352	.417	.769		116	8	7	0	2	0		TOL,JCK · IL
10 Yrs				165	486	447	37	97	30	0	9	50	0	0	32	120	.217	.272	.345	.617	67	154	15	3	1	3	1
162 Game Avg.				162	477	439	36	95	29	0	9	49	0	0	31	118	.217	.272	.345	.617	67	151	15	3	1	3	1

BOS (4 yrs)				97	301	279	24	56	17	0	5	34	0	0	17	71	.201	.249	.315	.565	52	88	9	2	0	3	0
PIT (1 yr)				6	6	6	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.833	1.500	311	5	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				27	74	66	5	15	5	0	2	6	0	0	8	21	.227	.311	.394	.705	94	26	4	0	0	0	1
OAK (1 yr)				6	13	11	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.273	.385	.364	.748	108	4	1	1	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				5	19	18	4	5	2	0	2	7	0	0	1	5	.278	.316	.722	1.038	151	13	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				9	30	28	2	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.250	.276	.357	.633	73	10	0	0	1	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				10	32	28	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	.107	.219	.143	.362	2	4	1	0	0	0	0
MIA (1 yr)				5	11	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.364	.364	.364	.727	98	4	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				122	376	346	27	69	22	0	5	36	0	0	23	91	.199	.253	.306	.560	52	106	11	3	1	3	0
NL (4 yrs)				43	110	101	10	28	8	0	4	14	0	0	9	29	.277	.336	.475	.812	118	48	4	0	0	0	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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