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Jason Varitek   |   Major Leaguer   1997-2008

Full Name:  Jason Andrew Varitek
Born:  April 11,1972  in  Rochester, Michigan
Height:  6-2  Weight:  220  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs,FL)
College:  Georgia Tech

Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Baseball Players in the Movies ... World Baseball Classic Players ... Olympic Baseball Participants

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Prospect Rankings*
1996 - 51st ranked Major League prospect
1996 - 2nd ranked organizational prospect for Seattle Mariners
1997 - 5th ranked organizational prospect for Seattle Mariners

*According to Baseball America
Drafted:  Selected by Houston Astros in 23rd Round (608th overall) of 1990 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Minnesota Twins in 1st Round (21st overall) of 1993 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Seattle Mariners in 1st Round (14th overall) of 1994 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Apr 20,1995] - signed  [Jul 31,1997] - Traded by Mariners with Derek Lowe to Red Sox for Heathcliff Slocumb.  [Nov 1,2004] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 24,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Red Sox.  

Signed by: Dan Jennings

Disabled List:  [Jun 8,2001] - 15 Day Disabled list - (right elbow fracture of the radial head)   [Sep 4,2001] - Transferred to 60 day DL.   [Aug 1,2006] - 15 Day Disabled list - ( injured left knee)   [Sep 3,2006] - Activated  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1995Port CitySou23SeaAA c 10435242791421044016112624338 .224.340.361701--
1996Port CitySou24SeaAA c 134503631323411267766693470414 .262.350.406756--
1997TacomaPCL25SeaAAA c 8730754781301548013471224413 .254.329.443772--
 PawtucketIL25BosAAA c 206661350150081200004 .197.284.318602--
 BostonAL25BosMLB c711010000000000000 1.0001.0001.0002000--
1998BostonAL26BosMLB c886221315613073322174521438 .253.309.40771644%
1999BostonAL27BosMLB c 144483701303922076124685225812 .269.330.482812--
2000BostonAL28BosMLB c8,7139448551113111065116084631416 .248.342.38873045%
2001BostonAL29BosMLB c651174195111172500213513116 .293.371.48986045%
2002BostonAL30BosMLB c7132467581242711061434195731313 .266.332.39272449%
2003BostonAL31BosMLB c91424516312331125853251106785710 .273.351.51286344%
2004BostonAL32BosMLB c5,6137463671373011873103621261090111 .296.390.48287241%
2005BostonAL33BosMLB c6,51334707013230122702062117331310 .281.366.48985546%
2006PawtucketIL34BosAAA c 27230011000300000 .429.429.8571286--
 BostonAL34BosMLB c610336546871921255124687271210 .238.325.40072546%
2007BostonAL35BosMLB c7131435571111531768127112289049 .255.367.42178839%
2008BostonAL36BosMLB c 131423379320013430152122630213 .220.313.359672--
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)133044015731156266131616542518529102454511938118 .263.346.439785--
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)3471235167305663391657816930581371139 .247.339.400739--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1998BostonAL26BosDiv14010001000100000 .250.250.250500--
1999BostonAL27BosDiv521753013000400000 .238.238.524762--
 BostonAL27BosCh520140111001400000 .200.238.450688--
2003BostonAL31BosDiv514440022002201000 .286.375.7141089--
 BostonAL31BosCh620462023001501000 .300.333.7001033--
2004BostonAL32BosDiv312320012002512001 .167.333.417750--
 BostonAL32BosCh728591027002600000 .321.367.571938--
 BostonAL32BosWs413220102001410000 .154.267.308575--
2005BostonAL33BosDiv310130001000200000 .300.300.300600--
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)391422736629220093324001 .254.307.514821--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1995Port CitySou23SeaAAC89589598656721.988--
 
1996Port CitySou24SeaAAC1086627957461016.993--
1996Port CitySou24SeaAAOF110010---1.000--
 
1997PawtucketIL25BosAAAC1912310113413.993--
1997TacomaPCL25SeaAAAC81613493665612.995--
1997BostonAL25BosMLBC1100100001.000--
 
1998BostonAL26BosMLBC753673254043184919.988--
1998BostonAL26BosMLBDH3--------
 
1999BostonAL27BosMLBC1409726611104982512446.990--
1999BostonAL27BosMLBDH2--------
 
2000BostonAL28BosMLBC128107686746792031410434.9927.64
2000BostonAL28BosMLBDH1--------
 
2001BostonAL29BosMLBC50426.2425322459235118.9969.64
 
2002BostonAL30BosMLBC1271064.29125549718108131.9968.17
2002BostonAL30BosMLBDH1--------
 
2003BostonAL31BosMLBC1371191075.1854439906866123.9907.51
2003BostonAL31BosMLBDH4--------
 
2004BostonAL32BosMLBC1301211062.28804929311157723.9987.87
2004BostonAL32BosMLBDH1--------
 
2005BostonAL33BosMLBC1301271089783338824476521.9906.74
 
2006PawtucketIL34BosAAAC1-----
2006BostonAL34BosMLBC9994822.1647284679314613.9947.39
 
2007BostonAL35BosMLBC1251211064937396982846320.9948.26
 
2008BostonAL36BosMLBC1311201041903424949745616.9968.17
 


 Awards
[1992] - Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star C  [1993] - Player of the Year, Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star C, 1st team College All-American C, Summer League First-Team All-American C  [1994] - 1st team College All-American C, College World Series All-Tournament Team C, Golden Spikes Award, Baseball America College Player of the Year, Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star C  [2003] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #24), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2004] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #30), Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star C  [2005] - AL Gold Glove Award (C), Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star C, AL Silver Slugger Award (C), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21), Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1997*150,000  996,99080
1998170,000  1,054,03780
1999237,500  1,222,53757
2000375,000  1,369,50544
20011,800,000  1,609,51228
20023,500,000  1,654,08818
20034,700,000  1,773,36414
20046,900,00096  1,716,3038
20058,000,00073  1,825,7567
200610,000,00056  1,937,0045
2007*11,000,00049  2,923,3407
2008*10,442,03071  
 
Career:  $57,274,530   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
He played mainly third base at Lake Brantley High School in the late 80s and 1990.

He was a 3-time All-American and member of the 4th-place United States Baseball Team at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Varitek was the winner of Baseball America's College Player of the Year in 1993 and College Baseball's Golden Spikes Award in 1994 while at Georgia Tech, where he was a teammate of Jay Payton and Nomar Garciaparra; both of whom he played with on the Boston Red Sox. His number 33 is the only number retired by Georgia Tech and he is a member of the Cape Cod League Hall of Fame.

Member of the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox in 2004.

Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (2003, 2005)....Played in 2006 World Baseball Classic for United States....Played in the 1984 Little League World Series.
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