Brad Lesley vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lesley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.29 and 1.339 for Jason Vargas. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Jason Vargas

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
38.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
4.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.76
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Jason Vargas

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Jason Vargas

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
1232.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
542.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
98.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
21.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
110.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
18.91
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA