Jason Vargas vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Dike Varney 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 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. By the career numbers, Jason Vargas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Vargas and Dike Varney

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.52
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Jason Vargas and Dike Varney

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Vargas and Dike Varney

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
98.63
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.3
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA