Colin Selby vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Colin Selby
Gen ZVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Colin Selby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Vargas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 6.2 and 1.556 for Colin Selby. By the career numbers, Jason Vargas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Colin Selby and Jason Vargas

Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.51
13.51
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.6
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.18
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
6.28
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
40.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.4
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Colin Selby and Jason Vargas

Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.51
13.51
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Colin Selby and Jason Vargas

Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
600
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
542.47
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA