Jason Varitek
1997–2011 · bats B / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox
1,546G
.256AVG
.341OBP
.435SLG
More career statistics
1,307H
193HR
757RBI
25SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,546 | 5,839 | 5,099 | 664 | 1,307 | 306 | 14 | 193 | 757 | 614 | 1,216 | 25 | 18 | 61 | 43 | 2,220 | .256 | .341 | .435 | .776 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 2002-07-14 to 2002-07-30
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 2007-07-07 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 2003-07-04 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2001-05-20 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 779 | 2841 | 678 | 85 | 374 | 292 | 573 | .273 | .341 | .454 |
| Away | 767 | 2998 | 629 | 108 | 383 | 322 | 643 | .240 | .317 | .418 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| April | 250 | 947 | 226 | 31 | 114 | 95 | 156 | .271 | .339 | .449 |
| May | 296 | 1115 | 272 | 47 | 159 | 116 | 232 | .279 | .348 | .492 |
| June | 273 | 1029 | 218 | 31 | 122 | 105 | 218 | .243 | .314 | .415 |
| July | 243 | 925 | 218 | 33 | 140 | 100 | 192 | .270 | .344 | .463 |
| August | 225 | 888 | 196 | 25 | 126 | 106 | 194 | .258 | .340 | .426 |
| September | 246 | 892 | 170 | 25 | 94 | 89 | 210 | .216 | .290 | .360 |
| October | 10 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .179 | .258 | .321 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 172 | 639 | 128 | 22 | 89 | 62 | 143 | .226 | .297 | .388 |
| baltimore-orioles | 163 | 636 | 130 | 20 | 80 | 78 | 146 | .238 | .327 | .404 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 160 | 598 | 132 | 21 | 77 | 59 | 127 | .252 | .319 | .446 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 154 | 566 | 124 | 21 | 81 | 70 | 125 | .256 | .343 | .436 |
| athletics | 95 | 360 | 78 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 89 | .248 | .319 | .389 |
| seattle-mariners | 90 | 348 | 73 | 11 | 46 | 26 | 66 | .233 | .284 | .383 |
| texas-rangers | 85 | 324 | 71 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 70 | .251 | .321 | .382 |
| los-angeles-angels | 77 | 290 | 58 | 4 | 23 | 35 | 55 | .230 | .321 | .349 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 86 | 221 | 56 | 7 | 33 | 2 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 144 | 483 | 130 | 20 | 76 | 1 | .269 | – | – | |
| 2000 | 139 | 448 | 111 | 10 | 65 | 1 | .248 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 51 | 174 | 51 | 7 | 25 | – | .293 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 132 | 467 | 124 | 10 | 61 | 4 | .266 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 142 | 451 | 123 | 25 | 85 | 3 | .273 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 137 | 463 | 137 | 18 | 73 | 10 | .296 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 133 | 470 | 132 | 22 | 70 | 2 | .281 | – | – | |
| 2006 | 103 | 365 | 87 | 12 | 55 | 1 | .238 | – | – | |
| 2007 | 131 | 435 | 111 | 17 | 68 | 1 | .255 | – | – | |
| 2008 | 131 | 423 | 93 | 13 | 43 | – | .220 | – | – | |
| 2009 | 109 | 364 | 76 | 14 | 51 | – | .209 | – | – | |
| 2010 | 39 | 112 | 26 | 7 | 16 | – | .232 | – | – | |
| 2011 | 68 | 222 | 49 | 11 | 36 | – | .221 | – | – |