Curious about knowing each and every Boston Red Sox catcher that's played over the last 20 years?
Then you've come to the right place!
In this article, we showcase all catchers that have played at least one defensive game behind the plate for the Red Sox since 2003.
For much greater detail on Red Sox catchers, we suggest reading our article on the best Boston Red Sox catchers in team history.
Boston Red Sox Catchers by Year (2003 - 2023)
Please note: each catcher is listed based on games they caught that season for the Red Sox. Those who caught the most games per season start at the top.
2003 Red Sox - Finished second in AL East, lost ALCS
- Jason Varitek (primary)
- Doug Mirabelli
- Bill Haselmam
2004 Red Sox - Finished second in AL East, won World Series
- Jason Varitek (primary)
- Doug Mirabelli
- Sandy Martinez
- Andy Dominique
2005 Red Sox - Finished second in AL East, lost ALDS
- Jason Varitek (primary)
- Doug Mirabelli
- Kelly Shoppach
- Shawn Wooten
2006 Red Sox - Finished third in AL East
- Jason Varitek (primary)
- Doug Mirabelli
- Javy Lopez
- Ken Huckaby
- Josh Bard
- Corky Miller
2007 Red Sox - Finished first in AL East, won World Series
- Jason Varitek (primary)
- Doug Mirabelli
- Kevin Cash
2008 Red Sox - Finished second in AL East, lost ALCS
- Jason Varitek (primary)
- Kevin Cash
- David Ross
- George Kottaras
2009 Red Sox - Finished second in AL East, lost ALDS
- Jason Varitek (primary)
- George Kottaras
- Victor Martinez
- Dusty Brown
2010 Red Sox - Finished third in AL East
- Victor Martinez (primary)
- Jason Varitek
- Kevin Cash
- Dusty Brown
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
- Gustavo Molina
2011 Red Sox - Finished third in AL East
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia (primary)
- Jason Varitek
- Ryan Lavarnway
2012 Red Sox - Finished fifth in AL East
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia (primary)
- Kelly Shoppach
- Ryan Lavarnway
- Guillermo Quiroz
2013 Red Sox - Finished first in AL East, won World Series
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia (primary)
- David Ross
- Ryan Lavarnway
2014 Red Sox - Finished fifth in AL East
- A.J. Pierzynski (primary)
- Christian Vazquez
- David Ross
- Dan Butler
2015 Red Sox - Finished fifth in AL East
- Blake Swihart (primary)
- Ryan Hanigan
- Sandy Leon
2016 Red Sox - Finished first in AL East, lost ALDS
- Sandy Leon (primary)
- Christian Vazquez
- Ryan Hanigan
- Bryan Holaday
- Blake Swihart
2017 Red Sox - Finished first in AL East, lost ALDS
- Christian Vazquez (primary)
- Sandy Leon
- Blake Swihart
2018 Red Sox - Finished first in AL East, won World Series
- Sandy Leon (primary)
- Christian Vazquez
- Blake Swihart
- Dan Butler
2019 Red Sox - Finished third in AL East
- Christian Vazquez (primary)
- Sandy Leon
- Blake Swihart
- Juan Centeno
2020 Red Sox - Finished fifth in AL East
- Christian Vazquez (primary)
- Kevin Plawecki
- Deivy Grullon
- Tzu-Wei Lin
- Jonathan Lucroy
2021 Red Sox - Finished second in AL East, lost ALCS
- Christian Vazquez (primary)
- Kevin Plawecki
- Connor Wong
2022 Red Sox - Finished fifth in AL East
- Christian Vazquez (primary)
- Kevin Plawecki
- Reese McGuire
- Connor Wong
2023 Red Sox - Finished fifth in AL East
- Connor Wong (primary)
- Reese McGuire
- Jorge Alfaro
- Caleb Hamilton
Complete List of All Boston Red Sox Catchers Over the Last 20 Years
The list that follows highlights all Red Sox catchers that played in one or more defensive games since 2003. Each player is listed in alphabetical order by first name.
- A.J. Pierzynski
- Andy Dominique
- Bill Haselmam
- Blake Swihart
- Bryan Holaday
- Caleb Hamilton
- Christian Vazquez
- Connor Wong
- Corky Miller
- Dan Butler
- David Ross
- Deivy Grullon
- Doug Mirabelli
- Dusty Brown
- George Kottaras
- Guillermo Quiroz
- Gustavo Molina
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
- Jason Varitek
- Javy Lopez
- Jonathan Lucroy
- Jorge Alfaro
- Josh Bard
- Juan Centeno
- Kelly Shoppach
- Ken Huckaby
- Kevin Cash
- Kevin Plawecki
- Reese McGuire
- Ryan Hanigan
- Ryan Lavarnway
- Sandy Leon
- Sandy Martinez
- Shawn Wooten
- Tzu-Wei Lin
- Victor Martinez
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