Ian Happ vs. Jason Varitek — Career Comparison

Ian Happ
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jason Varitek
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Ian Happ and Jason Varitek are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Ian Happ, 107 for Jason Varitek), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 109 vs 111). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ian Happ and Jason Varitek

Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
153.61
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546
158.86
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
4449
600
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5839
600
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3845
518.54
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5099
523.96
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
950
128.12
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
134.3
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
544
73.36
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
81.59
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
217
29.27
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
31.44
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.16
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.44
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
23.33
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
19.83
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
54.75
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
52.71
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
625.01
84.29
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777.61
79.9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1718
231.69
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2220
228.12
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1524
205.53
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1982
203.67
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
76.47
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
68.23
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
557
75.12
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
77.79
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
951
128.25
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1228
126.19
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606.52
81.8
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765.47
78.66
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
34
4.59
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.27
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
72.83
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
614
63.09
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.24
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.06
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
158.46
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1216
124.95
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.67
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.26
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.37
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.42
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.44
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
129
13.26
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.44
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.57
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.37
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.85
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.81
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.42
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.68
73.68
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
58.14
58.14

Fielding Stats for Ian Happ and Jason Varitek

Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.16
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
1.1
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
1.02
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
1.01
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
25902
27
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36498
27
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
8634
9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12166
9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1861
1.94
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10166
7.52
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.21
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
0.4
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.02
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.05
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2086
2.17
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10776
7.97
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
2.15
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10707
7.92
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.863
1.863
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.196
7.196
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.01
88.01
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.2
92.2
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.04
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.05
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
0.73
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.22