James Shields vs. Claudio Vargas — Career Comparison

James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Claudio Vargas
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Shields and Claudio Vargas are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 88 for James Shields and 90 for Claudio Vargas, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 84 and 84 respectively. If forced to pick, Claudio Vargas gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for James Shields and Claudio Vargas

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.34
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.56
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.53
52.53
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
4.83
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
9.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.24
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.46
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
6.4
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.41
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3363
39.58
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
5.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10052
34.58
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2984
35.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for James Shields and Claudio Vargas

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.34
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.01
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.72
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.6
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.62
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.53
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.53
52.53
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Shields and Claudio Vargas

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
217
581.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
503.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
40.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.46
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.71
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.71
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
3.44
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
19
50.89
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.21
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.8
-23.57
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
160.71
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Claudio Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
88.39
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.07
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Claudio Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA