Jason Vargas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2019)

W–L 99–99
ERA 4.29
WHIP 1.32
SO 1,147
Pitcher PIV -13443.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 215 lb
Born
2/2/1983 in Apple Valley, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2005-07-14
Last Game
2019-09-26
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Jason Matthew Vargas

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
99 99 298 277 13 8 0 1643.0 1,664 784 216 508 1,147 4.29 -13443.8

Career ERA 4.29 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2005 FLO NL 5 5 17 13 1 0 0 73.7 71 33 31 59 4.03 4.29 (+6%) 1386.3
2006 FLO NL 1 2 12 5 0 0 0 43.0 50 35 30 25 7.33 4.53 (-62%) -2741.4
2007 NYN NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 10.3 17 14 2 4 12.19 4.47 (-173%) -931.4
2009 SEA AL 3 6 23 14 0 0 0 91.7 98 50 24 54 4.91 4.32 (-14%) -1718.5
2010 SEA AL 9 12 31 31 0 0 0 192.7 187 81 54 116 3.78 4.08 (+7%) 670.9
2011 SEA AL 10 13 32 32 4 3 0 201.0 205 95 59 131 4.25 3.94 (-8%) -716.9
2012 SEA AL 14 11 33 33 2 0 0 217.3 201 93 55 141 3.85 4.01 (+4%) -3676.8
2013 LAA AL 9 8 24 24 3 2 0 150.0 162 67 46 109 4.02 3.87 (-4%) -833.9
2014 KCA AL 11 10 30 30 1 1 0 187.0 197 77 41 128 3.71 3.74 (+1%) -455.8
2015 KCA AL 5 2 9 9 0 0 0 43.0 46 19 12 27 3.98 3.96 (avg) -360.0
2016 KCA AL 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 12.0 8 3 3 11 2.25 4.19 (+46%) 313.8
2017 KCA AL 18 11 32 32 1 1 0 179.7 181 83 58 134 4.16 4.36 (+5%) -1408.4
2018 NYN NL 7 9 20 20 0 0 0 92.0 100 59 30 84 5.77 4.15 (-39%) -2002.1
2019 NYN NL 6 5 19 18 1 1 0 94.3 81 42 39 81 4.01 4.51 (+11%) -455.5
2019 PHI NL 1 4 11 11 0 0 0 55.3 60 33 24 43 5.37 4.51 (-19%) -514.2
Career · 15 seasons 99 99 298 277 13 8 0 1,643.0 1,664 784 508 1,147 4.29 — -13,444

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
300 132 8 24 3 0 0 4 0 4 47 .182 .206 .205 .410 0

Career AVG .182 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 29.3% below league average.

Career OBP .206 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Career OPS .410 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 44.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2005 FLO NL 18 26 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 7 .308 — — — — 0.0
2006 FLO NL 12 16 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .312 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYN NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 SEA AL 23 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2010 SEA AL 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 SEA AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 SEA AL 33 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .400 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 KCA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 KCA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 KCA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 KCA AL 32 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
2018 NYN NL 21 27 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .148 — — — — 0.0
2019 NYN NL 19 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .071 — — — — 0.0
2019 PHI NL 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 300 132 8 24 3 0 0 4 0 4 47 .182 — — — — 0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 ALCS KCA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS1 KCA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 WS KCA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 3 3 0 15.3 11 6 6 11 3.52

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 ALCS KCA 1 0 1 1 0 5.3 2 1 3 6 1.69
2014 ALDS1 KCA 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 3 2 1 2 3.00
2014 WS KCA 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 6 3 2 3 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home150502602.120
Away1508261802.220

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home148841.08063482336233.72
Away150802.08584362755244.89

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-09-26 PHIWASL 100000001
2019-09-21 PHICLEW 000000000
2019-09-15 PHIBOSL 000000000
2019-09-10 PHIATLW 100000000
2019-09-05 PHICINL 100000000
2019-08-31 PHINYNL 100000000
2019-08-26 PHIPITW 200000001
2019-08-18 PHISDPL 200000001
2019-08-13 PHICHCW 100000001
2019-08-07 PHIAZL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-26 PHIWAS L 4.1654531
2019-09-21 PHICLE W 6.2542281
2019-09-15 PHIBOS L 3.0354161
2019-09-10 PHIATL — 3.0642330
2019-09-05 PHICIN — 5.1422061
2019-08-31 PHINYN L 4.0955320
2019-08-26 PHIPIT — 6.0744140
2019-08-18 PHISDP — 5.2622241
2019-08-13 PHICHC — 6.0522311
2019-08-07 PHIAZ L 5.0444310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 298 277 58 207 9 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 FLO P 17 13 2 13 0 1
2006 FLO P 12 5 1 7 0 1
2007 NYN P 2 2 0 0 0 0
2009 SEA P 23 14 3 13 0 3
2010 SEA P 31 31 9 17 0 0
2011 SEA P 32 32 4 24 1 2
2012 SEA P 33 33 7 28 2 0
2013 LAA P 24 24 7 19 1 2
2014 KCA P 30 30 7 22 2 3
2015 KCA P 9 9 1 6 0 1
2016 KCA P 3 3 1 1 0 0
2017 KCA P 32 32 9 23 0 2
2018 NYN P 20 20 3 17 0 0
2019 NYN P 19 18 2 8 1 1
2019 PHI P 11 11 2 9 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 298

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 Pitcher of the Month May
2012 Pitcher of the Month July

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 KCA AL $8,500,000
2015 KCA AL $8,500,000
2013 LAA AL $8,500,000
2012 SEA AL $4,850,000
2011 SEA AL $2,450,000
2010 SEA AL $412,500
2008 NYN NL $394,000
2006 FLO NL $327,000
Total Career Earnings $33,933,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Cypress College Cypress CA 2003
California State University Long Beach Long Beach CA 2004
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 2002

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Rookie of the Year NL 8th 1.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jason Vargas (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Andy Ashby
    98-110, 4.12 ERA
  2. 91
    Ismael Valdez
    104-105, 4.09 ERA
  3. 91
    Dallas Keuchel
    103-92, 4.04 ERA
  4. 89
    John Danks
    79-104, 4.38 ERA
  5. 85
    Jeremy Guthrie
    91-109, 4.42 ERA
  6. 83
    Frank Castillo
    82-104, 4.56 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jason Vargas

What years did Jason Vargas play?
Jason Vargas played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019.
Was Jason Vargas a pitcher?
Yes. Jason Vargas pitched in the major leagues, recording 99 wins and 1147 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jason Vargas hit?
Jason Vargas hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.