Zach Phillips vs. Cesar Vargas — Career Comparison

Zach Phillips
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cesar Vargas
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cesar Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 5.03 and 1.676 for Cesar Vargas. By the career numbers, Zach Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Phillips and Cesar Vargas

Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.88
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.67
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
10.85
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.63
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.06
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.41
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
40.3
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
40.76
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.27
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
36
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Zach Phillips and Cesar Vargas

Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.88
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Phillips and Cesar Vargas

Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.82
-54.81
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA