How Jason Vargas's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jason Vargas posted a career ERA of 4.29, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2016, posting 2.25, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.29 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at 12.19, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.56 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.16 in 2017 to 5.77 in 2018 and 4.51 in 2019. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.25 to 12.19 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Jason Vargas Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jason Vargas
| Jason Vargas
ERA | Jason Vargas
Component ERA | Jason Vargas
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.29 | 4.09 | 4.33 |
| Season Avg. | 4.29 | 4.09 | 4.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.29 | 4.09 | 4.33 |
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Jason Vargas ERA Per Season
Jason Vargas's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jason Vargas ERA by Team
Jason Vargas's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jason Vargas ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jason Vargas's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jason Vargas ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jason Vargas's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jason Vargas ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jason Vargas's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
