Was Tetelo Vargas a pitcher?

No. Tetelo Vargas was a position player (Center Fielder).

How many home runs did Tetelo Vargas hit?

Tetelo Vargas hit 3 career home runs with 201 hits.

Tetelo Vargas

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .367

HR 3

RBI 88

H 201

OPS .927

PIV 2,902

Position: Center Fielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 142 lb
Born: 4/11/1906 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Died: 12/30/1971 in Guayama, P.R.
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Juan Esteban Vargas

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
431.0	386.0	86.0	154.0	25.0	11.0	4.0	45.0	39.0	2.0	7.0	.399	.453	.552	1.005

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
144	547	125	201	32	14	3	88	10	61	5	.367	.433	.494	.927	2,902

Career AVG .367 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — +36.3% above league average.

Career OBP .433 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +28.7% above league average.

Career SLG .494 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — +30.9% above league average.

Career OPS .927 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — +29.9% above 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
1927	CSE	ECL	16	53	10	13	0	0	0	3	1	8	0	.245	.282 (-13%)	.344 (+6%)	.392 (-38%)	.736 (-17%)	-100.2
1929	CSE	ANL	27	111	30	44	9	3	2	23	3	12	2	.396	.289 (+37%)	.353 (+30%)	.415 (+41%)	.769 (+36%)	718.7
1941	NYC	NN2	45	173	36	62	13	6	1	35	1	16	2	.358	.262 (+37%)	.332 (+24%)	.373 (+39%)	.705 (+32%)	902.4
1942	NYC	NN2	25	87	14	24	3	1	0	9	1	6	1	.276	.253 (+9%)	.323 (avg)	.349 (-5%)	.672 (-2%)	-49.2
1943	NYC	NN2	31	123	35	58	7	4	0	18	4	19	0	.472	.255 (+84%)	.324 (+67%)	.346 (+71%)	.671 (+69%)	1430.2
Career · 5 seasons			144	547	125	201	32	14	3	88	10	61	5	.367	—	—	—	—	2,902

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
1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1941	NLC	NYC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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	14	49	12	21	0	6	.429
Away	58	209	55	85	1	26	.407

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB
1943-08-15	NY6	HOM	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-15	NY6	HOM	W	5	4	4	0	1	1	1
1943-08-14	NY6	HOM	L	3	1	2	0	1	0	1
1943-08-12	NY6	PH5	L	3	0	2	1	0	0	1
1943-08-08	NY6	PH5	W	2	1	2	0	0	0	0
1943-07-05	NY6	PH5	L	3	0	1	1	0	1	1
1943-07-05	NY6	PH5	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
1943-07-04	NY6	PH5	W	5	2	3	0	0	0	0
1943-06-27	NY6	NY5	W	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
1943-06-13	NY6	HOM	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	9	9	69	2	1	7
2B	3	0	0	2	0	0
3B	3	3	1	8	0	0
OF	112	112	200	7	4	2
SS	21	20	41	55	6	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1927	CSE	1B	9	9	69	2	1	7
1927	CSE	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1927	CSE	SS	6	6	12	15	1	3
1929	CSE	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1929	CSE	3B	3	3	1	8	0	0
1929	CSE	OF	10	10	21	0	0	0
1929	CSE	SS	15	14	29	40	5	5
1941	NYC	2B	2	0	0	1	0	0
1941	NYC	OF	45	45	82	3	2	1
1942	NYC	OF	25	25	38	1	1	0
1943	NYC	OF	31	31	58	3	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	9
Second Base	3
Third Base	3
Shortstop	21
Left Field	19
Center Field	89
Right Field	4

Frequently Asked Questions about Tetelo Vargas

Was Tetelo Vargas a pitcher?: No. Tetelo Vargas was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Tetelo Vargas hit?: Tetelo Vargas hit 3 career home runs with 201 hits.