Jason Vargas vs. Charles Witherow — Career Comparison

Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charles Witherow
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Charles Witherow 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 18 and 4.000 for Charles Witherow. 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 Charles Witherow

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.52
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
2.78
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.14
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81

Fielding Stats for Jason Vargas and Charles Witherow

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.5
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.45
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Vargas and Charles Witherow

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA