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Jason Varitek
Boston Red Sox [ Team Audit page ]
Catcher
Bats B
Age 34
6' 2"
230 lbs.

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Historical Stats | 2006 Forecast | Diagnostics | Five-Year Forecast | Valuation | Most Comparable Players

Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2003 BOS MLB 516 63 31 1 25 85 51 106 3 2 4.2 .273 .351 .512 .130 .270 .353 .512 .290 32.5 119-C 1 5.6
2004 BOS MLB 536 67 30 1 18 73 62 126 10 3 4.5 .296 .390 .482 .155 .291 .388 .476 .298 39.5 119-C 4 6.5
2005 BOS MLB 538 70 30 1 22 70 62 117 2 0 4.6 .281 .366 .489 .151 .281 .376 .502 .298 39.8 124-C 0 6.2


EQA Distribution

Five-Year WARP

2006 Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Percentile PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
90o 570 102 33 2 28 94 70 118 6 2 4.9 .306 .395 .553 .295 .304 .401 .564 .325 61.3 134-C -3 7.5
75o 504 76 27 1 22 77 60 108 5 1 4.5 .283 .372 .502 .175 .280 .378 .512 .304 39.5 119-C -2 5.7
60o 485 69 25 1 20 72 57 105 5 1 4.4 .275 .365 .486 .138 .273 .371 .496 .298 33.6 115-C -2 5.1
50o 463 62 23 1 18 66 54 102 4 1 4.3 .267 .357 .469 .097 .265 .363 .478 .291 27.5 110-C -2 4.6
40o 448 58 22 1 17 63 51 99 4 1 4.2 .261 .351 .456 .066 .259 .357 .465 .285 23.3 106-C -2 4.2
25o 425 51 20 1 15 57 48 95 4 1 4.0 .252 .342 .436 .021 .250 .347 .445 .277 17.4 101-C -2 3.6
10o 355 34 15 1 10 43 38 83 3 1 3.6 .223 .313 .374 -.124 .222 .318 .381 .248 2.0 85-C -2 2.1
Weighted Mean 484 68 25 1 20 70 56 106 5 1 4.3 .271 .361 .477 .117 .269 .367 .487 .294 29.1 114-C -2 4.7

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate

5%

19%

37%

10%

Five-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2006 (age 34) 484 68 25 1 20 70 56 106 5 1 4.3 .271 .361 .477 .117 .269 .367 .487 .294 29.1 114-C -2 4.7
2007 (age 35) 461 62 24 1 19 68 54 103 3 1 4.2 .268 .359 .475 .107 .266 .364 .484 .292 22.8 109-C -2 3.8
2008 (age 36) 442 58 22 1 16 63 52 95 4 1 4.2 .269 .358 .463 .092 .267 .363 .472 .290 15.7 105-C -4 2.6
2009 (age 37) 335 39 16 1 14 48 38 75 2 1 4.1 .264 .351 .469 .085 .262 .356 .478 .287 11.3 81-C 1 2.1
2010 (age 38)
-- out of baseball --

Valuation

Year OWARP DWARP Tot WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
2006 2.4 2.3 4.7 $7,350,000 29.1 38.7
2007 1.9 1.9 3.8 $5,500,000 22.8 26.5
2008 1.3 1.3 2.6 $3,350,000 15.7 18.2
2009 0.9 1.2 2.1 $2,725,000 11.3 13.3
2010 0.4 0.5 0.9 $1,150,000 4.7 5.7
Peak 14.1 $17,300,000 83.6 102.4


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Five-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2006 .304 .291 .277 .294
2007 .301 .284 .263 .292
2008 .301 .287 .258 .290
2009 .306 .278 .254 .287
2010
-- out of baseball --


Five-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2006 10% 0% 5%
2007 33% 7% 6%
2008 53% 30% 2%
2009 64% 37% 4%
2010 81% 57% 2%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Bob Brenly 1988 31 11 Ryan Klesko 2005 19
2 Aaron Robinson 1949 26 12 Bobby Bonilla 1997 19
3 Stan Lopata 1959 26 13 Deron Johnson 1972 19
4 Mickey Tettleton 1994 26 14 Boog Powell 1975 18
5 Donn Clendenon 1969 24 15 Jorge Posada 2005 18
6 Javy Lopez 2005 24 16 Jim Hickman 1971 18
7 Carlton Fisk 1982 23 17 Mike Stanley 1997 17
8 Don Mincher 1972 22 18 Todd Pratt 2001 17
9 Ed Bailey 1965 20 19 Gil Hodges 1958 17
10 Tony Perez 1976 19 20 Joe Adcock 1962 16

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