Jimmy Nelson vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Jason Vargas across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 99), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 95). Jason Vargas held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Jason Vargas

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
6.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Jason Vargas

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Jason Vargas

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA