Josh Lindblom vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom 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 99 for Josh Lindblom and 103 for Jason Vargas, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 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 Josh Lindblom and Jason Vargas

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.83
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.18
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
6.28
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
34.36
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Jason Vargas

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.45
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Jason Vargas

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
1232.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA