Wilton Lopez vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Wilton Lopez
MillenialNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilton Lopez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wilton Lopez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 280 vs 104), home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 95). Jason Vargas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 86). Role difference aside, Wilton Lopez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wilton Lopez and Jason Vargas

Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.54
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9.93
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.68
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
2.78
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
6.51
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
6.28
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.911
0.911
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
37.55
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
38.36
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.48
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
4.52
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.76
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.02
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Wilton Lopez and Jason Vargas

Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.91
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.62
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.65
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.53
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilton Lopez and Jason Vargas

Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
29200
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
1232.88
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA