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.

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	BOS	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
2	3	Apr 8	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
3	6 (2)	Apr 11	BOS	@	TBD	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
4	7	Apr 13	BOS		CHW	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
5	8	Apr 15	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	GF	20	5.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
6	9	Apr 16	BOS		TBD	L,2-6	GS	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
7	10	Apr 17	BOS		TBD	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
8	11	Apr 18	BOS		TBD	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
9	12	Apr 19	BOS		TBD	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
10	13	Apr 20	BOS	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	C
11	14	Apr 21	BOS	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
12	16 (1)	Apr 23	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
13	17	Apr 24	BOS		CLE	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
14	18	Apr 25	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
15	19	Apr 26	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	20	Apr 27	BOS	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	21	Apr 28	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	22	Apr 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,9-13	CG	47	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	23	May 1	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
20	24	May 2	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
21	25	May 3	BOS	@	OAK	L,11-12	GF	10	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
22	26	May 5	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
23	27	May 6	BOS		TEX	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
24	28	May 7	BOS		ANA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	18	0	0	18	0	C
25	30 (1)	May 9	BOS		ANA	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
26	32 (1)	May 11	BOS		SEA	L,5-8	CG	49	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
27	33	May 12	BOS		SEA	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
28	34	May 14	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
29	35	May 15	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
30	37 (1)	May 17	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
31	38	May 18	BOS		NYY	W,6-3	CG	45	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
32	39	May 19	BOS		NYY	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
33	40	May 20	BOS		NYY	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
34	41	May 21	BOS		TOR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
35	42	May 22	BOS		TOR	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
36	43	May 23	BOS		TOR	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
37	44	May 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
38	45	May 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
39	47 (1)	May 28	BOS	@	CLE	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
40	48	May 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
41	49	May 30	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
42	50	May 31	BOS		DET	W,8-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	51	Jun 1	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
44	52	Jun 2	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
45	53	Jun 4	BOS		ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	C
46	54	Jun 5	BOS		ATL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	55	Jun 6	BOS		ATL	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
48	56	Jun 7	BOS	@	MON	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
49	57	Jun 8	BOS	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	58	Jun 9	BOS	@	MON	L,1-13	CG	41	8.0	13	3	0	16	0	C
51	59	Jun 11	BOS	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
52	60	Jun 12	BOS	@	NYM	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
53	61	Jun 13	BOS	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
54	62	Jun 14	BOS		MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
55	63	Jun 15	BOS		MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
56	64	Jun 16	BOS		MIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
57	65	Jun 17	BOS		MIN	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
58	66	Jun 18	BOS		TEX	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
59	67	Jun 19	BOS		TEX	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
60	68	Jun 20	BOS		TEX	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
61	69	Jun 21	BOS		TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
62	70	Jun 22	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
63	71	Jun 23	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
64	72	Jun 24	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
65	73	Jun 25	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
66	74	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	W,17-1	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
67	75	Jun 27	BOS		CHW	L,6-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
68	76	Jun 28	BOS		CHW	W,14-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
69	77	Jun 30	BOS		TBD	L,10-11	CG	50	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	78	Jul 1	BOS		TBD	L,3-12	GS	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
71	79	Jul 2	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
72	81 (1)	Jul 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
73	82	Jul 5	BOS	@	TBD	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
74	83	Jul 6	BOS	@	TBD	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
75	84	Jul 7	BOS	@	TBD	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
76	85	Jul 8	BOS	@	TBD	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
77	86	Jul 9	BOS	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
78	87	Jul 10	BOS	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
79	88	Jul 11	BOS	@	ATL	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
80	89	Jul 15	BOS		PHI	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
81	90	Jul 16	BOS		PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	C
82	91	Jul 17	BOS		PHI	L,3-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
83	92	Jul 18	BOS		FLA	W,11-9	CG	42	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
84	93	Jul 19	BOS		FLA	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
85	94	Jul 20	BOS		FLA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
86	95	Jul 21	BOS		BAL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
87	96	Jul 22	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	97	Jul 23	BOS	@	DET	L,5-14	GS	38	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
89	98	Jul 24	BOS	@	DET	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
90	99	Jul 25	BOS	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
91	100	Jul 27	BOS	@	TOR	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
92	101	Jul 28	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
93	102	Jul 30	BOS		NYY	L,3-13	GS	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
94	103	Jul 31	BOS		NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	104	Aug 1	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
96	105	Aug 2	BOS		CLE	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
97	106	Aug 3	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
98	109 (2)	Aug 6	BOS	@	ANA	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
99	110	Aug 7	BOS	@	ANA	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
100	111	Aug 8	BOS	@	ANA	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
101	112	Aug 9	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
102	113	Aug 10	BOS	@	KCR	W,9-6	CG	45	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
103	115 (1)	Aug 13	BOS		SEA	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
104	116	Aug 14	BOS		SEA	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
105	118 (1)	Aug 16	BOS		OAK	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
106	119	Aug 17	BOS		OAK	L,1-12	GS	39	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
107	120	Aug 18	BOS		OAK	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
108	121	Aug 19	BOS		OAK	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
109	122	Aug 20	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
110	123	Aug 21	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-9	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
111	124	Aug 22	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
112	126 (1)	Aug 24	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	15	1	1	17	0	C
113	128 (1)	Aug 27	BOS		ANA	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
114	129	Aug 28	BOS		ANA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
115	131 (1)	Aug 30	BOS		KCR	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
116	132	Aug 31	BOS		KCR	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	133	Sep 1	BOS		KCR	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
118	135 (1)	Sep 3	BOS	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	6	1	0	7	0	C
119	136	Sep 4	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	C
120	137	Sep 5	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
121	138	Sep 6	BOS	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
122	139	Sep 7	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
123	141 (1)	Sep 10	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	C
124	142	Sep 11	BOS	@	NYY	W,11-10	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
125	143	Sep 12	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
126	144	Sep 13	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
127	145	Sep 14	BOS	@	CLE	W,12-3	GS	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
128	146	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	54	13.0	20	0	0	20	0	C
129	147	Sep 17	BOS		DET	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
130	148	Sep 18	BOS		DET	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
131	149	Sep 19	BOS		DET	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
132	150	Sep 21	BOS		TOR	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
133	151	Sep 22	BOS		TOR	L,9-14	GS	38	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
134	152	Sep 23	BOS		TOR	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
135	153	Sep 24	BOS		BAL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
136	155 (1)	Sep 26	BOS		BAL	L,5-8	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
137	156	Sep 27	BOS		BAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
138	157	Sep 29 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
139	160 (2)	Oct 1	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
140	162 (1)	Oct 3	BOS	@	BAL	W,1-0	GS	18	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
							140gm		1153.0	972	66	11	1049	8