Jose Mercedes vs. Roberto Vargas — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roberto Vargas
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Roberto Vargas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mercedes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 7.24 and 2.000 for Roberto Vargas. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Roberto Vargas

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
13.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.61
13.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
44.56
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
8.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.951
1.951
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
39.51
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.56
44.56

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Roberto Vargas

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.73
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Roberto Vargas

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1866.67
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
61.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
82.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Roberto Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Roberto Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA