Jason Vargas
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 215LBS | Age: 41
Draft: 2004 | Rd: 2, #68, Florida Marlins | California St U (CA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 18 11 4.16 32 32 0 179.2 134 1.33
2018 7 9 5.77 20 20 0 92 84 1.41
2019 7 9 4.51 30 29 0 149.2 124 1.36
14 Seasons 99 99 4.29 298 277 0 1,643 1,147 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 32 18-11 4.16 179.2 134 1.33
2018 20 7-9 5.77 92 84 1.41
2019 30 7-9 4.51 149.2 124 1.36
14 Seasons 298 99-99 4.29 1,643 1,147 1.32
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 32 687 143 6 4.2 3.3 87.4 113.1 13.2 33.6 .261 .437 .323 .329 .360 35.0 14.8 6.6 3.98 4.55
2016 33 209 33 2 6.1 4.3 87.6 109.4 17.2 33.3 .201 .322 .241 .251 .295 27.3 23.4 6.4 2.25 2.61
2017 34 2925 559 31 5.5 4.1 87.1 111.0 14.9 33.8 .256 .435 .326 .325 .362 32.7 17.7 7.7 4.16 4.57
2018 35 1553 285 23 8.1 5.7 86.9 116.9 14.2 34.4 .259 .440 .351 .332 .389 30.4 20.8 7.4 5.77 4.73
2019 36 2505 456 36 7.9 5.5 87.6 111.3 16.7 33.3 .243 .443 .318 .326 .361 33.8 19.1 9.7 4.51 4.73
Player 7879 1476 98 6.6 4.8 87.3 116.9 15.2 33.7 .252 .436 .326 .325 .365 32.7 18.6 8.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Vargas relies on 4 pitches.
Changeup
(35.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(27.6%) ,
Sinker
(22.2%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(15.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 41.3 27.3 23.8 7.7 44.1 39.2 16.8 4.2 30.1 28.0 23.1 7.0 4.2 3.3
2016 36.4 30.3 24.2 9.1 42.4 42.4 15.2 0.0 30.3 36.4 21.2 6.1 6.1 4.3
2017 40.8 22.4 27.5 9.3 43.3 37.4 19.3 3.9 30.8 27.9 23.6 7.2 5.5 4.1
2018 42.1 27.7 24.9 5.3 41.4 37.5 18.6 4.6 27.0 28.1 23.5 3.9 8.1 5.7
2019 40.1 26.3 24.6 9.0 44.1 36.0 20.0 3.1 29.2 29.6 20.8 7.5 7.9 5.5
Player 40.8 25.3 25.7 8.3 43.2 37.3 19.0 3.7 29.5 28.7 22.6 6.6 6.6 4.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2019 Changeup PHI L 879 78.7 35.6 -0.4 17.6ARM 3.2 9.6 -1.7 17.6ARM 3.3
2019 Sinker PHI L 555 84.2 28.6 0.2 16.1ARM 0.9 10.7 -1.2 16.1ARM 2.0
2019 Curveball PHI L 380 70.6 65.7 1.1 12.8GLV -0.5 -8.6 -0.1 12.8GLV 4.7
2019 4-Seam Fastball PHI L 691 84.2 23.2 -0.1 11.4ARM 1.9 16.0 0.3 11.4ARM 3.7
2018 Sinker NYM L 659 86.3 24.3 -2.6 14.8ARM 0.2 13.0 -3.5 14.8ARM 0.5
2018 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 179 86.5 19.8 0.8 9.2ARM 1.1 17.4 1.8 9.2ARM 1.3
2018 Changeup NYM L 453 80.6 31.7 -2.7 16.8ARM 3.2 11.4 -3.8 16.8ARM 2.7
2018 Curveball NYM L 249 73.5 62.2 -0.3 10.7GLV -1.2 -9.7 0.6 10.7GLV 2.4
2017 Sinker KC L 1304 85.6 23.2 -2.2 10.2ARM -2.5 14.3 -3.3 10.2ARM -3.6
2017 Changeup KC L 947 79.5 31.8 -1.1 12.4ARM -0.4 11.8 -2.0 12.4ARM -1.0
2017 Curveball KC L 593 72.1 65.3 2.4 13.8GLV 1.9 -10.8 3.7 13.8GLV 5.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball KC L 75 85.7 20.8 -0.1 2.1ARM -6.3 16.4 -0.6 2.1ARM -5.9
2016 4-Seam Fastball KC L 84 86.9 18.2 2.4 10.7ARM 4.0 18.6 2.8 10.7ARM 1.1
2016 Changeup KC L 71 79.5 30.5 -3.8 16.5ARM 4.6 13.6 -5.2 16.5ARM 1.7
2016 Cutter KC L 1 84.0 15.3 18.0 5.0ARM -8.9 24.3 16.0 5.0ARM -3.9
2016 Sinker KC L 23 86.7 22.5 -4.1 14.7ARM 1.4 14.4 -3.8 14.7ARM -0.7
2016 Curveball KC L 30 71.8 62.8 -1.8 8.1GLV -3.6 -8.8 0.7 8.1GLV 1.4
2015 Curveball KC L 98 75.2 56.6 -2.9 4.4GLV -5.7 -7.4 -1.1 4.4GLV -2.5
2015 4-Seam Fastball KC L 284 88.2 16.5 2.4 9.6ARM 2.6 19.4 3.2 9.6ARM 0.9
2015 Sinker KC L 93 88.4 20.0 -5.7 16.5ARM 2.3 15.7 -4.9 16.5ARM 0.8
2015 Changeup KC L 197 81.8 27.1 -5.5 16.8ARM 4.1 14.7 -5.9 16.8ARM 1.9
2015 Cutter KC L 3 86.5 18.6 10.4 1.2ARM -4.1 18.5 10.5 1.2ARM -1.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2019 Changeup 0.5 4 879 35.1 243 .220 .327 .294 36.3 23.9 20.3 .223 .372 .282 26.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -4 691 27.6 157 .256 .488 .386 14.9 19.7 20.0 .224 .446 .346 38.0
2019 Sinker -0.4 -2 555 22.2 152 .302 .543 .408 8.2 9.9 14.4 .306 .571 .399 40.3
2019 Curveball 0.3 1 380 15.2 95 .236 .404 .303 24.0 21.1 18.7 .226 .427 .300 34.3
2018 Sinker -2.0 -13 659 42.4 173 .322 .559 .418 14.9 14.5 15.6 .300 .533 .390 40.0
2018 Changeup -0.7 -3 453 29.2 131 .254 .451 .322 37.9 23.7 20.3 .249 .416 .308 19.6
2018 Curveball 0.9 2 249 16.0 62 .224 .276 .270 36.8 37.1 28.0 .218 .329 .265 31.4
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 2 179 11.5 32 .160 .440 .318 16.4 15.6 13.9 .151 .249 .246 17.4
2017 Sinker -1.2 -15 1,304 44.6 302 .333 .607 .429 10.5 12.3 12.8 .300 .554 .390 43.8
2017 Changeup 1.9 18 947 32.4 296 .184 .283 .246 36.3 23.3 21.0 .206 .317 .260 19.7
2017 Curveball 1.1 7 593 20.3 138 .256 .364 .282 23.2 18.8 16.0 .262 .393 .304 30.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -3 75 2.6 16 .533 1.067 .675 14.3 12.5 13.3 .330 .836 .492 53.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2009 379 1,458 -9 17 -10 -7 -9
2010 804 2,998 8 27 -16 -7 13
2011 853 3,234 7 12 -17 -7 -6
2012 864 3,266 12 20 -14 -8 10
2013 642 2,376 1 20 -13 -8 -1
2014 847 3,226 14 10 -11 -10 3
2015 183 687 3 0 -5 -2 -4
2016 47 209 2 2 -1 0 2
2017 752 2,919 7 34 -23 -11 6
2018 398 1,540 -7 8 -7 -7 -13
2019 647 2,505 12 24 -24 -13 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 687 44.0 60.3 88.5 29.1 67.0 46.4 65.0 42.8 19.7 4.4 86.7
2016 209 45.9 59.4 80.7 30.1 67.6 48.3 63.8 43.5 24.2 5.7 50.0
2017 2,925 50.0 60.5 80.6 26.2 65.7 45.5 65.9 43.4 23.5 7.0 70.2
2018 1,553 47.0 60.1 80.5 29.9 59.0 45.5 63.6 44.2 26.3 5.5 64.7
2019 2,505 42.2 65.0 80.7 27.9 65.0 41.0 58.2 43.6 24.0 5.1 66.9
Player 7,879 46.3 61.7 81.2 27.8 64.3 44.2 62.9 43.5 23.9 5.8 68.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 5 72 40 37
2016 2 51 48
2017 36 36 31 31 48 11 58 52 55 22 61 45 34 1 46 51 55
2018 23 23 19 20 35 32 20 85 86 42 63 60 72 1 53 54 40
2019 35 50 32 22 41 10 31 75 72 22 25 40 36 1 43 38 36
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.6 1 1.5 -1 0 1 1 100.0
2017 23.1 27 27.0 0 11 17 14 51.9
2018 23.0 18 15.9 2 5 7 10 55.6
2019 23.0 21 20.3 1 15 15 10 47.6
Player 23.0 67 64.6 2 31 40 35 52.2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
2017 27 27 22 24 31 28 32 24 24 26 28 33 27 26 26 25 25 24 29 30 28 28 32 29 23 23 26 32 29 28 20
2018 18 19 12 13 15 16 17 16 13 12 15 17 16 16 17 18 15 17 17 17 18 16 17 19 15 15 14 16 17 17 15
2019 21 27 16 21 21 20 26 22 17 15 16 22 25 19 19 17 17 15 22 22 21 21 27 24 19 16 16 22 26 21 17
Player 67 75 51 59 68 65 77 64 55 54 60 73 70 63 64 62 58 57 70 70 69 66 78 74 59 56 57 71 74 67 53
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.2 86.8 -1.4 ↓ 85.6 -1.2 ↓ 86.4 0.8 ↑ 84.2 -2.2 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 81.8 79.5 -2.3 ↓ 79.5 0.0 80.6 1.1 ↑ 78.7 -1.9 ↓
Breaking Velocity 75.2 71.8 -3.4 ↓ 72.1 0.3 ↑ 73.5 1.4 ↑ 70.6 -2.9 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.4 87.6 0.2 ↑ 87.1 -0.5 ↓ 86.9 -0.2 ↓ 87.6 0.7 ↑
Launch Angle 13.2 17.2 4.0 ↑ 14.9 -2.3 ↓ 14.2 -0.7 ↓ 16.7 2.5 ↑
Barrel % 4.2 6.1 1.9 ↑ 5.5 -0.6 ↓ 8.1 2.6 ↑ 7.9 -0.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 35.0 27.3 -7.7 ↓ 32.7 5.4 ↑ 30.4 -2.3 ↓ 33.8 3.4 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.6 33.3 -0.3 ↓ 33.8 0.5 ↑ 34.4 0.6 ↑ 33.3 -1.1 ↓
xBA .261 .201 -0.060 ↓ .256 0.055 ↑ .259 0.003 ↑ .243 -0.016 ↓
BA .271 .182 -0.089 ↓ .264 0.082 ↑ .276 0.012 ↑ .249 -0.027 ↓
xwOBA .329 .251 -0.078 ↓ .325 0.074 ↑ .332 0.007 ↑ .326 -0.006 ↓
wOBA .323 .241 -0.082 ↓ .326 0.085 ↑ .351 0.025 ↑ .318 -0.033 ↓
xSLG .437 .322 -0.115 ↓ .435 0.113 ↑ .440 0.005 ↑ .443 0.003 ↑
SLG .418 .318 -0.100 ↓ .442 0.124 ↑ .481 0.039 ↑ .424 -0.057 ↓
K% 14.8 23.4 8.6 ↑ 17.7 -5.7 ↓ 20.8 3.1 ↑ 19.1 -1.7 ↓
BB% 6.6 6.4 -0.2 ↓ 7.7 1.3 ↑ 7.4 -0.3 ↓ 9.7 2.3 ↑
Swing % 42.8 43.5 0.7 ↑ 43.4 -0.1 ↓ 44.2 0.8 ↑ 43.6 -0.6 ↓
Whiff% 19.7 24.2 4.5 ↑ 23.5 -0.7 ↓ 26.3 2.8 ↑ 24.0 -2.3 ↓
In Zone % 44.0 45.9 1.9 ↑ 50.0 4.1 ↑ 47.0 -3.0 ↓ 42.2 -4.8 ↓
Out of Zone % 56.0 54.1 -1.9 ↓ 50.0 -4.1 ↓ 53.0 3.0 ↑ 57.8 4.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 29.1 30.1 1.0 ↑ 26.2 -3.9 ↓ 29.9 3.7 ↑ 27.9 -2.0 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 24.6 12.8 -11.8 ↓ 24.1 11.3 ↑ 27.7 3.6 ↑ 27.5 -0.2 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 65.0 63.8 -1.2 ↓ 65.9 2.1 ↑ 63.6 -2.3 ↓ 58.2 -5.4 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 47 .241 41 3 7.3 6 0 0.0
2017 Shifts 753 .325 605 37 6.1 148 27 18.2
2018 Shifts 381 .351 289 24 8.3 92 23 25.0
2019 Shifts 647 .318 506 40 7.9 141 46 32.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 926 13.6 67.6% 0.4% 503 20.0 3.6% 5.4%
2011 970 14.4 58.9% 0.4% 570 21.3 2.8% 4.9%
2012 1065 14.7 56.1% 0.5% 516 21.2 0.8% 6.4%
2013 726 16.0 34.3% 1.0% 406 22.9 0.7% 8.4%
2014 925 15.9 36.5% 0.9% 518 22.2 0.0% 5.0%
2015 225 17.2 26.7% 1.8% 125 23.7 4.0% 16.0%
2016 85 15.2 48.2% 3.5% 22 22.8 4.5% 4.5%
2017 945 15.2 45.7% 0.8% 493 19.8 0.8% 3.4%
2018 480 15.8 35.2% 1.3% 237 21.8 0.4% 8.0%
2019 765 16.3 26.0% 0.8% 443 23.9 0.0% 13.1%

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Pitch Distribution

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