What years did Claudio Vargas play?

Claudio Vargas played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010.

Was Claudio Vargas a pitcher?

Yes. Claudio Vargas pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 544 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Claudio Vargas hit?

Claudio Vargas hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Claudio Vargas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2010)

W–L 48–40

ERA 4.83

WHIP 1.43

SO 544

Pitcher PIV -13668.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 235 lb
Born: 6/19/1978 in Mao, Valverde, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2003-04-26
Last Game: 2010-05-26

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
48	40	217	114	0	0	1	764.7	801	410	127	294	544	4.83	-13668.8

Career ERA 4.83 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 10.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	MON	NL	6	8	23	20	0	114.0	111	55	41	62	4.34	4.40 (+1%)	-1800.7
2004	MON	NL	5	5	45	14	0	118.3	120	69	64	89	5.25	4.46 (-18%)	-5137.8
2005	WAS	NL	0	3	4	4	0	12.7	22	13	7	5	9.24	4.29 (-115%)	-1172.5
2005	ARI	NL	9	6	21	19	0	119.7	124	64	40	90	4.81	4.29 (-12%)	-2047.8
2006	ARI	NL	12	10	31	30	0	167.7	185	90	52	123	4.83	4.53 (-7%)	-1340.1
2007	MIL	NL	11	6	29	23	1	134.3	153	76	54	107	5.09	4.47 (-14%)	-2182.5
2008	NYN	NL	3	2	11	4	0	37.0	33	19	11	20	4.62	4.32 (-7%)	-172.6
2009	LAN	NL	0	0	8	0	0	11.0	7	2	4	10	1.64	4.32 (+62%)	137.1
2009	MIL	NL	1	0	28	0	0	30.3	18	6	11	20	1.78	4.32 (+59%)	381.1
2010	MIL	NL	1	0	17	0	0	19.7	28	16	10	18	7.32	4.08 (-79%)	-333.0
Career · 10 seasons			48	40	217	114	1	764.2	801	410	294	544	4.83	—	-13,669

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
217	188	5	15	4	0	0	7	0	3	60	.080	.094	.101	.195	-578

Career AVG .080 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 69.8% below league average.

Career OBP .094 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 71.7% below league average.

Career SLG .101 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 75.9% below league average.

Career OPS .195 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 74.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	MON	NL	23	30	1	0	0	0	1	15	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MON	NL	45	22	0	1	0	0	0	8	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ARI	NL	21	34	1	3	0	3	2	7	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ARI	NL	31	51	1	5	3	4	0	11	.098	.269 (-64%)	.336 (-71%)	.431 (-64%)	.768 (-67%)	-578.4
2007	MIL	NL	29	38	1	5	1	0	0	10	.132	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYN	NL	11	8	1	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAN	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIL	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIL	NL	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			217	188	5	15	4	7	3	60	.080	—	—	—	—	-578

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	107	83	2	7	0	3	.084
Away	110	105	3	8	0	4	.076

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	107	374.0	413	226	159	284	5.44
Away	110	390.2	388	184	135	260	4.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2010-05-26	MIL	HOU	L	1	1
2010-05-21	MIL	MIN	L	0	0
2010-05-15	MIL	PHI	L	0	0
2010-05-14	MIL	PHI	L	0	0
2010-05-10	MIL	ATL	L	0	0
2010-05-08	MIL	AZ	W	0	0
2010-05-06	MIL	LAD	L	0	0
2010-05-04	MIL	LAD	W	0	0
2010-05-02	MIL	SDP	L	0	0
2010-04-28	MIL	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-05-26	MIL	HOU	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	3	0
2010-05-21	MIL	MIN	—	2.0	3	1	1	2	0	0
2010-05-15	MIL	PHI	—	0.1	6	5	5	0	0	0
2010-05-14	MIL	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-05-10	MIL	ATL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2010-05-08	MIL	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2010-05-06	MIL	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0
2010-05-04	MIL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2010-05-02	MIL	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-04-28	MIL	PIT	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	217	114	44	86	6	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	MON	P	23	20	5	13	1	1
2004	MON	P	45	14	10	11	0	2
2005	WAS	P	4	4	1	0	0	0
2005	ARI	P	21	19	6	10	0	1
2006	ARI	P	31	30	10	21	2	2
2007	MIL	P	29	23	6	15	2	0
2008	NYN	P	11	4	4	6	0	1
2009	LAN	P	8	0	0	2	0	0
2009	MIL	P	28	0	1	7	1	0
2010	MIL	P	17	0	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	217

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	MIL	NL	$900,000
2009	LAN	NL	$400,000
2007	MIL	NL	$2,500,000
2006	ARI	NL	$1,275,000
2005	WAS	NL	$325,000
2004	MON	NL	$307,500
Total Career Earnings			$5,707,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about Claudio Vargas

What years did Claudio Vargas play?: Claudio Vargas played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010.
Was Claudio Vargas a pitcher?: Yes. Claudio Vargas pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 544 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Claudio Vargas hit?: Claudio Vargas hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.