Brad Boxberger vs. Cesar Vargas — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cesar Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Boxberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Boxberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.03 and 1.676 for Cesar Vargas. By the career numbers, Brad Boxberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Cesar Vargas

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.72
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.5
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
10.85
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.19
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
7.41
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
38.08
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
40.76
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
36
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Cesar Vargas

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Cesar Vargas

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-41.92
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA