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The big number is his career NUT, his total production against league average, with its letter grade. This season's NUT sits just below it, followed by his season and career lines, recent form over 7, 14 and 30 days, game logs, and percentile ranks against every qualified player. NUT is built on the advanced hitting and pitching stats analysts trust, with defense left out, so the number reflects what the player controls.

Jason Vargas 2026 Season · PHI

Jason Vargas is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is -5.8, #6,958 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2005 (+0.6). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 99-99, 4.29 ERA, 1147 K in 1643.0 IP.

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Jason Vargas

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-5.8Career NUT

+3.8 to Weak

Career

4.29ERA1.32WHIP99W1147K1643.0IP

Career · season grades

L/L · 6' 0", 215 lb · b. Feb 2, 1983 · Apple Valley, CA · Draft 2001 (43th Rd, #1273)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2005	22	FLA	+0.6	5	5	4.03	17	13	1	0	0	325	73.2	71	33	31	4	59	1.38
2006	23	FLA	-1.2	1	2	7.33	12	5	0	0	3	213	43.0	50	35	30	4	25	1.86
2007	24	NYM	—	0	1	12.19	2	2	0	0	0	51	10.1	17	14	2	0	4	1.84
2009	26	SEA	-0.8	3	6	4.91	23	14	0	0	4	385	91.2	98	50	24	3	54	1.33
2010	27	SEA	+0.3	9	12	3.78	31	31	0	0	0	811	192.2	187	81	54	1	116	1.25
2011	28	SEA	-0.4	10	13	4.25	32	32	4	3	0	857	201.0	205	95	59	4	131	1.31
2012	29	SEA	-1.7	14	11	3.85	33	33	2	0	0	887	217.1	201	93	55	3	141	1.18
2013	30	LAA	-0.4	9	8	4.02	24	24	3	2	0	644	150.0	162	67	46	5	109	1.39
2014	31	KC	-0.2	11	10	3.71	30	30	1	1	0	790	187.0	197	77	41	6	128	1.27
2015	32	KC	-0.2	5	2	3.98	9	9	0	0	0	183	43.0	46	19	12	1	27	1.35
2016	33	KC	—	0	0	2.25	3	3	0	0	0	47	12.0	8	3	3	0	11	0.92
2017	34	KC	-0.6	18	11	4.16	32	32	1	1	0	756	179.2	181	83	58	5	134	1.33
2018	35	NYM	-0.9	7	9	5.77	20	20	0	0	0	404	92.0	100	59	30	5	84	1.41
2019	36	NYM	-0.2	6	5	4.01	19	18	1	1	1	400	94.1	81	42	39	1	81	1.27
2019	36	PHI	-0.2	1	4	5.37	11	11	0	0	0	249	55.1	60	33	24	5	43	1.52
2019	36	TOT	-0.4	7	9	4.51	30	29	1	1	1	649	149.2	141	75	63	6	124	1.36
Career	—	14 yrs	-5.8	99	99	4.29	298	277	13	8	8	7002	1643.0	1664	784	508	47	1147	1.32

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Vargas's career NUT of -5.8

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

0.6

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NUT by Season

+0.6

-1.2

-0.8

+0.3

-0.4

-1.7

-0.4

-0.2

-0.6

-0.9

-0.4

Awards

2005SAL Pitcher of the Week · Marlins Rookie of the Year

2008AFL Pitcher of the Week

2010Mariners Unsung Hero Award

2012AL Pitcher of the Month

2013AL Pitcher of the Month

2015World Series Champion*

2017AL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2004	21	A	2	1	2.37	3	3	67	19.0	9	5	2	0	17	0.58
2005	22	A	4	1	0.80	5	5	127	33.2	16	3	10	2	33	0.77
2005	22	A+	2	3	3.42	9	9	226	55.1	47	21	14	0	60	1.10
2005	22	AA	1	0	2.84	3	3	75	19.0	13	6	7	0	25	1.05
2006	23	AAA	3	6	7.43	13	13	321	69.0	98	57	28	5	51	1.83
2007	24	AAA	9	7	4.97	24	24	556	125.0	141	69	44	3	108	1.48
2009	26	AAA	4	3	3.14	9	9	205	51.2	48	18	15	0	46	1.22
2013	30	AAA	0	0	7.71	1	1	20	4.2	4	4	3	0	2	1.50
2015	32	AA	1	0	3.38	1	1	24	5.1	7	2	2	0	2	1.69
2016	33	AA	0	0	7.71	1	1	13	2.1	4	2	0	0	1	1.71
2016	33	AAA	0	2	5.93	3	3	56	13.2	16	9	1	0	18	1.24
2018	35	AAA	0	1	6.75	1	1	16	4.0	3	3	2	0	4	1.25
2019	36	AA	0	0	2.25	1	1	17	4.0	2	1	3	0	5	1.25

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