John Flaherty

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2005)

John Flaherty was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,047 career games, he hit .252 with 849 hits, 80 home runs, and 395 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .252
HR 80
RBI 395
H 849
OPS .667
PIV -7,055
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
10/21/1967 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1992-04-12
Last Game
2005-10-01

Full name: John Timothy Flaherty

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Career Batting Statistics

John Flaherty — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,047 3,372 319 849 176 3 80 395 10 175 514 .252 .290 .377 .667 -7,055

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Career OBP .290 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 13.6% below league average.

Career SLG .377 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Career OPS .667 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 11.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Flaherty Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1992 BOS AL 35 66 3 13 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 .197 .255 (-23%) .322 (-29%) .377 (-40%) .699 (-35%) -365.7
1993 BOS AL 13 25 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 6 .120 — — — — 0.0
1994 DET AL 34 40 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 11 .150 — — — — 0.0
1995 DET AL 112 354 39 86 22 1 11 40 0 18 47 .243 .266 (-9%) .337 (-16%) .417 (-3%) .755 (-9%) -615.9
1996 DET AL 47 152 18 38 12 0 4 23 1 8 25 .250 .269 (-7%) .340 (-15%) .426 (-4%) .767 (-9%) -269.3
1996 SDN NL 72 264 22 80 12 0 9 41 2 9 36 .303 .269 (+12%) .340 (-4%) .426 (+6%) .767 (+1%) -269.3
1997 SDN NL 129 439 38 120 21 1 9 46 4 33 62 .273 .266 (+2%) .336 (-4%) .419 (-8%) .756 (-6%) -450.3
1998 TBA AL 91 304 21 63 11 0 3 24 0 22 46 .207 .266 (-22%) .335 (-22%) .420 (-35%) .755 (-29%) -1492.4
1999 TBA AL 117 446 53 124 19 0 14 71 0 19 64 .278 .271 (+3%) .344 (-10%) .433 (-4%) .778 (-7%) -646.8
2000 TBA AL 109 394 36 103 15 0 10 39 0 20 57 .261 .270 (-3%) .344 (-14%) .437 (-14%) .782 (-14%) -989.6
2001 TBA AL 78 248 20 59 17 1 4 29 1 10 33 .238 .263 (-10%) .332 (-19%) .426 (-15%) .758 (-17%) -737.7
2002 TBA AL 76 281 27 73 20 0 4 33 2 15 50 .260 .261 (-1%) .331 (-11%) .416 (-10%) .747 (-10%) -546.8
2003 NYA AL 40 105 16 28 8 0 4 14 0 4 19 .267 .264 (+1%) .332 (-11%) .422 (+8%) .754 (avg) -35.8
2004 NYA AL 47 127 11 32 9 0 6 16 0 5 25 .252 .266 (-5%) .335 (-15%) .427 (+9%) .762 (-2%) -71.2
2005 NYA AL 47 127 10 21 5 0 2 11 0 6 26 .165 .264 (-37%) .330 (-38%) .418 (-40%) .749 (-39%) -844.1
Career · 15 seasons 1,047 3,372 319 849 176 3 80 395 10 175 514 .252 — — — — -7,335

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

John Flaherty — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

John Flaherty — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 NLDS2 SDN 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

John Flaherty — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home526165415241742198.252
Away521171816743238197.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

John Flaherty — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2005-10-01 NYYBOSW 300000100
2005-09-26 NYYBALW 421000110
2005-09-21 NYYBALW 200000000
2005-09-16 NYYTORW 412101201
2005-09-11 NYYBOSW 300000002
2005-09-10 NYYBOSL 300000000
2005-09-06 NYYTBRL 301000001
2005-09-02 NYYOAKL 000000010
2005-08-31 NYYSEAW 300000002
2005-08-26 NYYKCRW 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Flaherty — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
C 1032 920 5784 457 67 66

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Flaherty — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 BOS C 34 21 102 7 2 2
1993 BOS C 13 10 35 9 0 1
1994 DET C 33 12 78 9 0 0
1995 DET C 112 104 569 33 11 5
1996 DET C 46 42 243 13 5 1
1996 SDN C 72 65 471 29 5 3
1997 SDN C 124 119 753 65 11 13
1998 TBA C 91 86 542 45 4 2
1999 TBA C 115 112 726 87 6 12
2000 TBA C 108 101 611 51 5 9
2001 TBA C 78 69 458 28 7 4
2002 TBA C 75 74 450 33 4 8
2003 NYA C 40 31 200 10 2 0
2004 NYA C 46 35 255 19 3 3
2005 NYA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2005 NYA C 45 39 291 19 2 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

John Flaherty Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 1032
First Base 1
Designated Hitter 2

Salary History

John Flaherty — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2005 NYA AL $800,000
2004 NYA AL $775,000
2003 NYA AL $750,000
2002 TBA AL $3,250,000
2001 TBA AL $3,000,000
2000 TBA AL $2,947,410
1999 TBA AL $1,280,000
1998 TBA AL $1,600,000
1997 SDN NL $900,000
1996 DET AL $275,000
1995 DET AL $172,500
1994 DET AL $140,000
1993 BOS AL $125,000
Total Career Earnings $16,014,910

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

John Flaherty (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pat Borders
    .253 avg, 69 HR
  2. 87
    Bo Diaz
    .255 avg, 87 HR
  3. 74
    Christian Vazquez
    .247 avg, 78 HR
  4. 66
    Joe Oliver
    .247 avg, 102 HR
  5. 65
    Dioner Navarro
    .250 avg, 77 HR
  6. 55
    Tom Pagnozzi
    .253 avg, 44 HR

John Flaherty: the record in brief

John Flaherty played a first major league game on April 12, 1992 and a last one on October 1, 2005. By club, Flaherty's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (1992 through 1993), the Detroit Tigers (1994 through 1996), the San Diego Padres (1996 to 1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998 to 2002), and the New York Yankees (2003 through 2005). Listed as a catcher, Flaherty batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 195 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The birth record reads October 21, 1967, in New York, NY, USA. The given name on file is John Timothy Flaherty.

The batting record for Flaherty: 1,047 games, 849 hits in 3,372 at bats, and a .252 average, plus 80 homers and 395 RBI. The on-base percentage is .290 and the slugging percentage .377, for an OPS of .667. The league as a whole hit .266 across Flaherty's seasons, which puts the .252 career mark 5.3% below average. In OPS terms, Flaherty's .667 stands 11.7% below the league's .755. Flaherty's most home runs in a season came in 1999, when the total reached 14 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Flaherty

What years did John Flaherty play?
John Flaherty played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005.
Was John Flaherty a pitcher?
No. John Flaherty was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did John Flaherty hit?
John Flaherty hit 80 career home runs with 849 hits.
What was John Flaherty's career batting average?
John Flaherty batted .252 over his career, with 849 hits in 3,372 at bats.
How many RBI did John Flaherty have?
John Flaherty drove in 395 runs in his career.
Is John Flaherty in the Hall of Fame?
No. John Flaherty has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.