Jason Varitek was a catcher in MLB. Across 1546 career games, with a .256 batting average and 193 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1998 | BOS | 86 | 221 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 45 | .253 | .309 | .407 | .716 |
| 1999 | BOS | 144 | 483 | 70 | 130 | 39 | 2 | 20 | 76 | 1 | 46 | 85 | .269 | .330 | .482 | .813 |
| 2000 | BOS | 139 | 448 | 55 | 111 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 1 | 60 | 84 | .248 | .342 | .388 | .730 |
| 2001 | BOS | 51 | 174 | 19 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 35 | .293 | .371 | .489 | .859 |
| 2002 | BOS | 132 | 467 | 58 | 124 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 61 | 4 | 41 | 95 | .266 | .332 | .392 | .724 |
| 2003 | BOS | 142 | 451 | 63 | 123 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 85 | 3 | 51 | 106 | .273 | .351 | .512 | .863 |
| 2004 | BOS | 137 | 463 | 67 | 137 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 73 | 10 | 62 | 126 | .296 | .390 | .482 | .872 |
| 2005 | BOS | 133 | 470 | 70 | 132 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 70 | 2 | 62 | 117 | .281 | .366 | .489 | .856 |
| 2006 | BOS | 103 | 365 | 46 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 1 | 46 | 87 | .238 | .325 | .400 | .725 |
| 2007 | BOS | 131 | 435 | 57 | 111 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 68 | 1 | 71 | 122 | .255 | .367 | .421 | .787 |
| 2008 | BOS | 131 | 423 | 37 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 52 | 122 | .220 | .313 | .359 | .672 |
| 2009 | BOS | 109 | 364 | 41 | 76 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 54 | 90 | .209 | .313 | .390 | .703 |
| 2010 | BOS | 39 | 112 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 35 | .232 | .293 | .473 | .766 |
| 2011 | BOS | 68 | 222 | 32 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 67 | .221 | .300 | .423 | .723 |
| Career Totals | — | 1546 | 5099 | 664 | 1307 | 306 | 14 | 193 | 757 | 25 | 614 | 1216 | .256 | .341 | .435 | .776 |
2003, 2005, 2008
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $170,000 |
| 1999 | $237,500 |
| 2000 | $375,000 |
| 2001 | $1,800,000 |
| 2002 | $3,500,000 |
| 2003 | $4,700,000 |
| 2004 | $6,900,000 |
| 2005 | $8,000,000 |
| 2006 | $10,000,000 |
| 2007 | $11,000,000 |
| 2008 | $10,442,030 |
| 2009 | $5,000,000 |
| 2010 | $3,000,000 |
| 2011 | $2,000,000 |
Career Total: $67,124,530 (14 seasons)
Average: $4,794,609
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.