Skel Roach vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.29 and 1.339 for Jason Vargas. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Jason Vargas

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
2.78
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
4.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Jason Vargas

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Jason Vargas

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA