John Flaherty Notable

b. October 21, 1967 · Boston Red Sox 1992–1993, Detroit Tigers 1994–1996, San Diego Padres 1996–1997, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998–2002, New York Yankees 2003–2005

John Flaherty played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1992 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2005. His longest stay was with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, from 1998 to 2002.

Across 1,047 games he batted .252, with 849 hits and 319 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 176 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 1,032 games behind the plate, with 5,784 putouts and 67 errors. He turned 66 double plays.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on October 21, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1992	BOS	35	66	3	13	2	0	0	2	3	7	0	.197
1993	BOS	13	25	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	6	0	.120
1994	DET	34	40	2	6	1	0	0	4	1	11	0	.150
1995	DET	112	354	39	86	22	1	11	40	18	47	0	.243
1996	DET/SDP	119	416	40	118	24	0	13	64	17	61	3	.284
1997	SDP	129	439	38	120	21	1	9	46	33	62	4	.273
1998	TBD	91	304	21	63	11	0	3	24	22	46	0	.207
1999	TBD	117	446	53	124	19	0	14	71	19	64	0	.278
2000	TBD	109	394	36	103	15	0	10	39	20	57	0	.261
2001	TBD	78	248	20	59	17	1	4	29	10	33	1	.238
2002	TBD	76	281	27	73	20	0	4	33	15	50	2	.260
2003	NYY	40	105	16	28	8	0	4	14	4	19	0	.267
2004	NYY	47	127	11	32	9	0	6	16	5	25	0	.252
2005	NYY	47	127	10	21	5	0	2	11	6	26	0	.165
Career	—	1047	3372	319	849	176	3	80	395	175	514	10	.252

On this day & linked events

1967

Born October 21, 1967

New York, NY, USA

1992

Major-league debut: John Flaherty

John Flaherty made a major-league debut on April 12, 1992.

2005

Final major-league game: John Flaherty

John Flaherty played a final major-league game on October 1, 2005.

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