Jason Vargas stats

Starting Pitcher · #44

Age 43 · 6' 0"

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Jason Vargas played 14 MLB seasons, 2005 to 2019.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
298
W
99
L
99
ERA
4.29
IP
1,643.0
K
1,147
BB
508
WHIP
1.32

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2005MIA17554.0373.259311.38
2006MIA12127.3343.025301.86
2007NYM20112.1910.1421.84
2009SEA23364.9191.254241.33
2010SEA319123.78192.2116541.25
2011SEA3210134.25201.0131591.31
2012SEA3314113.85217.1141551.18
2013LAA24984.02150.0109461.39
2014KC3011103.71187.0128411.27
2015KC9523.9843.027121.35
2016KC3002.2512.01130.92
2017KC3218114.16179.2134581.33
2018NYM20795.7792.084301.41
2019NYM/PHI30794.51149.2124631.36

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
1
L
0
ERA
3.52
IP
15.1
K
11
BB
6
WHIP
1.11

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
135
CG
13
SHO
8
K/9
6.3
GB
2,094
FB
3,203
G/F
0.70
WP
25

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2005MIA4107.2751560.50
2006MIA2005.2511030.52
2007NYM0003.512330.41
2009SEA3005.31161880.61
2010SEA21005.42344050.61
2011SEA18435.92574050.63
2012SEA22205.82893990.75
2013LAA14326.52022810.70
2014KC18116.22533620.71
2015KC4005.760830.70
2016KC0008.312210.60
2017KC16116.72303290.76
2018NYM4008.21201650.70
2019NYM/PHI9117.51832730.75

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
43 yearsFeb 2, 1983
Height
6' 0"
Debut
2005
Birthplace
Apple Valley, CA
Draft
2004Rd 2, Pk 68
College
Long Beach State

Latest performance

Jason Vargas

Sep 26 · @ WSH · L 6-3

IP
4.1
H
6
R
5
ER
4
BB
5
K
3
HR
1
ERA
4.51

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Thu, Sep 26atWSHL 6-34.16543
Sat, Sep 21atCLEW 9-46.25428
Sun, Sep 15vsBOSL 6-333546
Tue, Sep 10vsATLW 6-536423
Thu, Sep 05atCINL 4-3 F/115.14226
Sat, Aug 31vsNYML 6-349552

What were Jason Vargas's career stats?

Jason Vargas played 14 seasons for the Marlins, the Mets, the Mariners, the Angels and the Royals. He had 99 wins and 1,147 strikeouts with a 4.29 ERA over 1,643.0 innings. His best season was 2017: 18 wins, a 4.16 ERA and 134 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 1 postseason, 2005 to 2019

Jason Vargas led MLB in wins (2017); finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Jason Vargas

Playoff series

Jason Vargas played 3 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 2 won, 1 lost.

Jason Vargas's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2014LAAWon 1-016.0322
2014BALWon 1-015.1216
2014SFLost 0-114.0633

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Jason Vargas’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.