In his pro baseball career, Varitek has hit 193 balls out of the park while driving in 757 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 5,839 times and has notched a base hit 1,307 times. He has recorded a slugging percentage of -.043 in addition to having tallied 2,220 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,216 times and earned a walk on 614 occasions, which contributes in part to a .341 OBP. Varitek has accumulated a batting average of .256 for his baseball career in addition to 664 runs scored and an OPS of .298.
During the 6,092 official at-bats in his baseball career, Posada has accumulated a batting average of .273 in addition to 1,664 base hits. He has hit a home run 275 times, with 2,888 total bases and also a -.052 slugging percentage. Posada has earned a walk 936 times while fanning on 1,453 occasions. He has accumulated 900 runs in addition to having earned 1,065 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .374 and he has a career OPS of .322.
| Jason Varitek | Career | Jorge Posada |
|---|---|---|
| 1,546 | Games Played | 1,829 |
| 5,839 | Plate Appearances | 7,150 |
| 5,099 | At-Bats | 6,092 |
| 664 | Runs | 900 |
| 1,307 | Hits | 1,664 |
| 306 | Doubles | 379 |
| 14 | Triples | 10 |
| 193 | Home Runs | 275 |
| 757 | Runs Batted In | 1,065 |
| 25 | Stolen Bases | 20 |
| 18 | Caught Stealing | 21 |
| 614 | Walks | 936 |
| 1,216 | Strikeouts | 1,453 |
| .256 | Batting Average | .273 |
| .341 | On-Base Percentage | .374 |
| -.043 | Slugging Percentage | -.052 |
| 0.298 | OPS | 0.322 |
| 2,220 | Total Bases | 2,888 |
| 129 | Grounded Into Double Plays | 186 |
| 61 | Hit By Pitch | 74 |