Willie Hernandez vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 100 for Willie Hernandez and 103 for Jason Vargas, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 95 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Jason Vargas — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jason Vargas

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
6.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
38.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
4.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jason Vargas

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jason Vargas

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
300
1232.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
542.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
98.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
21.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
110.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
18.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA