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Jason Vargas

Jason Matthew Vargas

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 2, 1983 in Apple Valley, CA
High School: Apple Valley HS (Apple Valley, CA)
School: California State University Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 30, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 14, 2005
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Marlins/Mets 2005-2012
2012 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$4.85M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 4.114, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: CAA Sports (Nez Balelo) [*]
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2005 22 FLA NL 18 27 26 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .308 .333 .385 .718 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 RoY-8
2006 23 FLA NL 12 17 16 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .313 .353 .375 .728 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 24 NYM NL 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2009 26 SEA AL 23 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 27 SEA AL 31 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2011 28 SEA AL 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 29 SEA AL 12 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 147 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 130 64 59 5 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 16 .254 .290 .305 .595 61 18 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 80 74 6 19 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 20 .254 .290 .305 .595 61 22 0 0 2 0 0
SEA (4 yrs) 98 17 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .133 .321 -8 2 0 0 1 0 0
FLA (2 yrs) 30 44 42 4 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .310 .341 .381 .722 93 16 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 98 17 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .133 .321 -8 2 0 0 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 32 47 44 4 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .295 .326 .364 .690 84 16 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2005 22 FLA NL 18 27 -0 -0 0 0 4 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .519 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1 RoY-8
2006 23 FLA NL 12 17 -0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 0 3 0.2 .521 .502 0.2 0.0 3 $327,000 1
2007 24 NYM NL 2 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .475 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
2009 26 SEA AL 23 4 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2010 27 SEA AL 31 7 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $412,500 1
2011 28 SEA AL 32 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $2,450,000 1
2012 29 SEA AL 12 4 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
7 Seasons 130 64 -4 -0 1 0 9 5 0.6 2 7 0.4 .504 .500 0.4 0.1 7 $3,189,500
SEA (4 yrs) 98 17 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 1 $2,862,500
FLA (2 yrs) 30 44 -1 -0 0 0 6 6 0.6 1 7 0.5 .520 .502 0.5 0.0 7 $327,000
NYM (1 yr) 2 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .475 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2005 22 FLA NL 27 18 3 4.4 103 .421 .308 .261 .333 .331 .385 .416 .718 .747 93 .462 -0.2 -0.0 .611 .115 .077
2006 23 FLA NL 17 11 2 4.9 108 .357 .313 .266 .353 .336 .375 .432 .728 .768 92 .479 -0.2 -0.0 .636 .125 .063
2007 24 NYM NL 3 3 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .432 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2009 26 SEA AL 4 3 0 0.0 102 .500 .250 .260 .250 .328 .250 .418 .500 .746 36 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
2010 27 SEA AL 7 7 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .252 .000 .319 .000 .395 .000 .714 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
2011 28 SEA AL 2 2 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .248 .000 .311 .000 .392 .000 .703 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2012 29 SEA AL 4 2 1 13.5 90 1.000 .333 .243 .500 .308 .333 .393 .833 .701 147 .876 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .000
7 Yrs 64 46 6 3.5 102 .349 .254 .261 .290 .329 .305 .417 .595 .746 61 .350 -3.2 -0.3 .477 .102 .051
162 Game Avg. 80 57 7 3.5 102 .349 .254 .261 .290 .329 .305 .417 .595 .746 61 .350 -3.2 -0.3 .477 .102 .051
SEA (4 yrs) 17 14 1 1.9 95 .250 .133 .252 .188 .317 .133 .400 .321 .718 -8 .159 -2.2 -0.2 .231 .067 .000
FLA (2 yrs) 44 29 5 4.6 105 .394 .310 .263 .341 .333 .381 .422 .722 .755 93 .469 -0.4 -0.0 .621 .119 .071
NYM (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .432 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (4 yrs) 17 14 1 1.9 95 .250 .133 .252 .188 .317 .133 .400 .321 .718 -8 .159 -2.2 -0.2 .231 .067 .000
NL (3 yrs) 47 32 5 4.2 105 .371 .295 .264 .326 .333 .364 .423 .690 .756 84 .423 -1.0 -0.1 .581 .114 .068

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2005 22 FLA NL 27 0.0% 25.9% 3.7% 7.4% 25% 7.00 3.7 13.0 1.38 1.75 70% 11% 0.0% 0%
2006 23 FLA NL 17 0.0% 11.8% 5.9% 5.9% 20% 2.00 8.0 16.0 2.25 2.00 82% 7% 0.0% 25%
2007 24 NYM NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 67% 0%
2009 26 SEA AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50% 0%
2010 27 SEA AL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.50 1.00 43% 0% 0.0% 50%
2011 28 SEA AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
2012 29 SEA AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 1.5 3.0 0.00 25% 100% 0.0% 0%
7 Yrs 64 0.0% 25.0% 4.7% 4.7% 20% 5.33 3.7 14.8 1.80 2.33 67% 9% 0.0% 13%
MLB Averages 2.6% 17.6% 8.5% 7.8% 34% 2.08 5.0 33.9 7.8 0.80 1.08 70% 19% 7.6% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2005 22 FLA NL -0.2 -0.0 27 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .75 -0.0 -0.2 -1.4 -0.1 0.81 -0.9 0
2006 23 FLA NL -0.2 -0.0 17 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .40 -0.1 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.73 -0.5 0
2007 24 NYM NL -0.6 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.39 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 1.13 -0.7 0
2009 26 SEA AL -0.4 -0.0 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .59 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.53 -0.5 0
2010 27 SEA AL -1.6 -0.2 7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.26 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.2 0.99 -1.6 0
2011 28 SEA AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .76 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.65 -0.5 0
2012 29 SEA AL 0.3 0.0 4 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .38 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.94 0.2 0
7 Yrs -3.2 -0.3 64 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 .71 -0.4 -0.3 -4.4 -0.4 0.81 -4.6 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2005 22 FLA NL 0 0 33% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2006 23 FLA NL 0 0 17% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 24 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 26 SEA AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 27 SEA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 28 SEA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 29 SEA AL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 28% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2005 22 FLA NL 27 67% 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 12 2 17% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2006 23 FLA NL 17 76% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 0 0 0 0 0
2007 24 NYM NL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2009 26 SEA AL 4 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2010 27 SEA AL 7 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2011 28 SEA AL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 29 SEA AL 4 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
7 Yrs 64 66% 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 5 0 0% 8 3 38% 29 4 14% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 32% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2005 22 FLA NL 27 112 4.15 75 67% 28% 13% 33% 25% 72% 0% 48% 81% 26% 4% 1 0 7% 2 1 0% 0 0 43% 0 0 0
2006 23 FLA NL 17 61 3.59 41 67% 41% 7% 17% 34% 59% 0% 39% 88% 18% 0% 0 0 24% 4 1 12% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2007 24 NYM NL 3 8 2.67 6 75% 0% 17% 33% 50% 100% 0% 75% 83% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2009 26 SEA AL 4 17 4.25 11 65% 55% 18% 9% 18% 45% 0% 29% 60% 0% 25% 1 0 50% 2 0 50% 2 1 0% 0 0 0
2010 27 SEA AL 7 30 4.29 19 63% 42% 11% 26% 21% 58% 0% 37% 82% 14% 0% 0 0 14% 1 0 0% 0 0 67% 0 0 0
2011 28 SEA AL 2 3 1.50 3 100% 33% 0% 0% 67% 67% 67% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2012 29 SEA AL 4 22 5.50 12 55% 25% 17% 50% 8% 75% 0% 41% 78% 25% 0% 0 0 25% 1 1 50% 2 2 50% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 64 253 3.95 167 66% 34% 12% 28% 27% 66% 0% 44% 82% 22% 3% 2 0 16% 10 3 9% 6 4 44% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.79 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2005 22 18 27 26 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .308 .333 .385 .718 93 10 0 0 0 0 0
2006 23 30 44 42 4 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .310 .341 .381 .722 93 16 0 0 0 0 0
2007 24 32 47 44 4 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .295 .326 .364 .690 84 16 0 0 1 0 0
2008 25 32 47 44 4 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .295 .326 .364 .690 84 16 0 0 1 0 0
2009 26 55 51 48 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 11 .292 .320 .354 .674 80 17 0 0 1 0 0
2010 27 86 58 54 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .259 .286 .315 .601 61 17 0 0 2 0 0
2011 28 118 60 56 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .250 .276 .304 .579 56 17 0 0 2 0 0
2012 29 130 64 59 5 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 16 .254 .290 .305 .595 61 18 0 0 2 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2005 22 18 28 27 4 9 2 0 0 2 0 1 7 .333 .357 .407 .765 4 18
2006 23 12 17 16 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .313 .353 .375 .728 2 12
2007 24 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
2009 26 23 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 23
2010 27 31 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
2011 28 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32
2012 29 12 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 12
7 Yrs 130 67 61 7 16 3 0 0 5 0 4 16 .262 .308 .311 .619 7 130
162 Game Avg. 162 83 76 9 20 4 0 0 6 0 5 20 .262 .308 .311 .619 9 130

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