Jason Vargas
Bats L Throws L6'0" 215 lbBorn 1983 Apple Valley, USADebut 2005Team PHI1x All-StarDraft 2001 R43 #1273 Minnesota Twins, Apple Valley HS (Apple Valley, CA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2019 | PHI | 30 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.150 | -67.4 |
| 2018 | NYM | 21 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.148 | 0.179 | 0.148 | 0.327 | -9.4 |
| 2017 | KC | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 27.0 |
| 2016 | KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2015 | KC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2014 | KC | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2013 | LAA | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2012 | SEA | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.400 | 0.500 | 0.400 | 0.900 | 174.3 |
| 2011 | SEA | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -115.7 |
| 2010 | SEA | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.5 |
| 2009 | SEA | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 32.6 |
| 2007 | NYM | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.8 |
| 2006 | FLO | 12 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.312 | 0.353 | 0.375 | 0.728 | 94.5 |
| 2005 | FLO | 18 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.308 | 0.333 | 0.385 | 0.718 | 94.7 |
| Career | | 300 | 146 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0.182 | 0.206 | 0.205 | 0.410 | 4.9 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2019 | PHI | 7 | 9 | 4.51 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 149.7 | 649 | 21 | 63 | 124 | 100.7 | 100.6 | 101.3 |
| 2018 | NYM | 7 | 9 | 5.77 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 92.0 | 404 | 18 | 30 | 84 | 88.3 | 102.4 | 90.7 |
| 2017 | KC | 18 | 11 | 4.16 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 179.7 | 756 | 27 | 58 | 134 | 97.4 | 102.0 | 99.4 |
| 2016 | KC | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 126.3 | 98.8 | 125.1 |
| 2015 | KC | 5 | 2 | 3.98 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 43.0 | 183 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 97.9 | 103.3 | 101.2 |
| 2014 | KC | 11 | 10 | 3.71 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 187.0 | 790 | 19 | 41 | 128 | 98.8 | | |
| 2013 | LAA | 9 | 8 | 4.02 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 150.0 | 644 | 17 | 46 | 109 | 94.0 | | |
| 2012 | SEA | 14 | 11 | 3.85 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 217.3 | 887 | 35 | 55 | 141 | 100.2 | | |
| 2011 | SEA | 10 | 13 | 4.25 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 201.0 | 857 | 22 | 59 | 131 | 99.5 | | |
| 2010 | SEA | 9 | 12 | 3.78 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 192.7 | 811 | 18 | 54 | 116 | 102.7 | | |
| 2009 | SEA | 3 | 6 | 4.91 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 91.7 | 385 | 16 | 24 | 54 | 96.2 | | |
| 2007 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 12.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.3 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 76.4 | | |
| 2006 | FLO | 1 | 2 | 7.33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 43.0 | 213 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 79.7 | | |
| 2005 | FLO | 5 | 5 | 4.03 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 73.7 | 325 | 4 | 31 | 59 | 102.6 | | |
| Career | | 99 | 99 | 4.29 | 298 | 277 | 0 | 1643.0 | 7002 | 216 | 508 | 1147 | 97.9 | | 98.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 45 | 80.1 | -2.2 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 28.4 | 28.2 | 0.103 | 0.116 | 0.096 | |
| 2018 | 31 | 77.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 0.133 | 0.158 | 0.150 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 67.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 0.151 | 0.167 | 0.138 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2019 | PHI | P | 30 | 150 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0.875 | +0.5 |
| 2018 | NYM | P | 20 | 92 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +1.2 |
| 2017 | KC | P | 32 | 180 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | +1.8 |
| 2016 | KC | P | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | KC | P | 9 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.7 |
| 2014 | KC | P | 30 | 187 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0.935 | |
| 2013 | LAA | P | 24 | 150 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0.963 | |
| 2012 | SEA | P | 33 | 217 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0.946 | |
| 2011 | SEA | P | 32 | 201 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0.966 | |
| 2010 | SEA | P | 31 | 193 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | SEA | P | 23 | 92 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 2007 | NYM | P | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2006 | FLO | P | 12 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2005 | FLO | P | 17 | 74 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2007 | AAA | New Orleans Zephyrs | Bat | 34 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.167 | 0.394 |
| 2016 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Pit | 56 | 13.2 IP, 32% K | 6.14 | |
| 2015 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Pit | 24 | 5.1 IP, 8% K | 3.53 | |
| 2013 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pit | 20 | 4.2 IP, 10% K | 8.57 | |
| 2009 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 205 | 51.2 IP, 22% K | 3.16 | |
| 2007 | AAA | New Orleans Zephyrs | Pit | 556 | 125.0 IP, 19% K | 4.97 | |
| 2006 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Pit | 321 | 69.0 IP, 16% K | 7.43 | |
| 2005 | AA | Carolina Mudcats | Pit | 75 | 19.0 IP, 33% K | 2.84 | |
| 2005 | A+ | Jupiter Hammerheads | Pit | 226 | 55.1 IP, 27% K | 3.43 | |
| 2005 | A | Greensboro Grasshoppers | Pit | 127 | 33.2 IP, 26% K | 0.81 | |
| 2004 | A | Greensboro Bats | Pit | 67 | 19.0 IP, 25% K | 2.37 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | 0.000 | 0.096 | 0.086 | 0.053 |
| 2018 | 0.175 | 0.129 | 0.100 | 0.156 |
| 2017 | 0.000 | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.11 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.11 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | KC | $8,500,000 |
| 2015 | KC | $8,500,000 |
| 2013 | LAA | $8,500,000 |
| 2012 | SEA | $4,850,000 |
| 2011 | SEA | $2,450,000 |
| 2010 | SEA | $412,500 |
| 2008 | NYM | $394,000 |
| 2006 | FLO | $327,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.