Mike Balas vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Balas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Vargas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Jason Vargas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Jason Vargas

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
2.78
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Jason Vargas

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4929
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Jason Vargas

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
542.47
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA