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Jason Vargas

Birthdate: 2/2/1983 Bats/Throws: L/L
Height/Weight: 6-0/215 Position: P
Contract: $8.5M / 1 Years (2013)

5/19/2013: Vargas improved to 3-3 on the year Sunday as he picked up the win Sunday against the White Sox. He gave up just four hits over seven innings while striking out six.

5/7/2013 - Jason Vargas and Mitch Moreland: Waiver Wire by Dan Wade (RotoGraphs)

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2/18/2013 - Angels' Rotation: Depth Chart Discussions by Eno Sarris (RotoGraphs)

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12/20/2012 - Daily Notes, Ft. Jason Vargas's Changeup, Mostly by Carson Cistulli (FanGraphs)

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12/20/2012 - Jason Vargas Goes Hollywood by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs)

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12/19/2012 - Angels Clear Logjam, Land Jason Vargas by Jeff Sullivan (FanGraphs)

Standard

Season	Pitch	Pitches	AB	PA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	GDP	AVG	min-Vel	max-Vel	Vel
2009	FA	930	211	236	63	40	11	1	11	15	28	3	4	3	9	.299	82.6	91.2	87.7
2009	CH	239	63	68	10	7	0	0	3	4	17	0	1	0	2	.159	75.7	86.3	80.0
2009	SL	134	29	31	8	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	.276	70.5	86.9	81.4
2009	FT	122	35	38	12	8	3	0	1	3	7	0	0	0	1	.343	76.8	90.5	82.2
2009	CU	33	7	7	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	70.4	89.3	74.9
2010	FT	1071	231	254	76	50	17	0	9	22	12	1	0	0	2	.329	81.5	89.4	86.5
2010	CH	882	245	260	46	32	12	1	1	10	53	0	4	1	4	.188	74.5	85.0	79.2
2010	FA	798	199	222	48	24	16	2	6	17	40	0	3	3	1	.241	82.2	89.9	86.6
2010	SL	152	49	49	12	8	2	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	4	.245	74.9	86.3	83.3
2010	CU	96	18	20	5	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	.278	70.9	80.1	74.5
2011	CH	970	260	282	61	44	13	0	4	21	48	0	1	0	10	.235	76.2	84.4	80.1
2011	FT	824	179	187	58	41	8	0	9	6	22	1	0	1	2	.324	80.8	90.1	87.2
2011	FA	785	169	196	32	23	3	1	5	22	31	3	1	1	3	.189	81.8	90.9	87.3
2011	FC	446	122	130	39	27	8	1	3	6	22	0	1	1	4	.320	80.4	88.9	84.1
2011	CU	188	54	54	13	8	4	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	1	.241	69.2	79.6	73.9
2011	SL	21	5	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.200	81.1	85.9	84.1
2012	FT	1003	236	255	59	32	14	2	11	15	27	0	2	2	10	.250	83.1	90.8	87.8
2012	FA	893	177	196	60	38	10	0	12	16	25	2	0	1	2	.339	83.6	90.9	87.9
2012	CH	882	251	272	42	30	6	0	6	17	62	0	4	0	7	.167	76.1	84.1	80.0
2012	FC	265	77	81	20	15	2	0	3	3	10	1	0	0	2	.260	80.1	88.8	84.2
2012	CU	223	60	61	16	13	0	0	3	1	14	0	0	0	1	.267	70.9	78.8	75.5
2013	CH	279	78	84	14	10	4	0	0	6	23	0	0	0	1	.179	79.3	83.5	81.2
2013	FA	253	54	61	22	12	7	0	3	6	9	1	0	0	0	.407	85.6	90.7	88.3
2013	FT	246	61	68	18	14	3	1	0	4	4	0	1	2	3	.295	83.2	90.4	88.3
2013	CU	100	27	31	5	3	1	0	1	3	4	0	1	0	1	.185	73.9	80.3	76.8
2013	FC	33	7	7	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	78.1	89.5	82.9
Total	FA	3659	810	911	225	137	47	4	37	76	133	9	8	8	15	.278	81.8	91.2	87.5
Total	FT	3266	742	802	223	145	45	3	30	50	72	2	3	5	18	.301	76.8	90.8	87.1
Total	CH	3252	897	966	173	123	35	1	14	58	203	0	10	1	24	.193	74.5	86.3	79.9
Total	FC	744	206	218	62	44	10	1	7	9	32	1	1	1	6	.301	78.1	89.5	84.1
Total	CU	640	166	173	43	28	8	0	7	6	26	0	1	0	4	.259	69.2	89.3	75.1
Total	SL	307	83	86	21	15	4	1	1	1	11	0	2	0	5	.253	70.5	86.9	82.5

Advanced

Season	Pitch	Pitches	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2009	FA	930	6.4 %	11.9 %	0.54	.299	.348	.517	.864	.218	.295	36.4	8.1	.370	133
2009	CH	239	5.9 %	25.0 %	0.24	.159	.206	.302	.507	.143	.159	2.2	-5.9	.223	41
2009	SL	134	3.2 %	3.2 %	1.00	.276	.290	.310	.601	.034	.276	2.1	-1.6	.265	71
2009	FT	122	7.9 %	18.4 %	0.43	.343	.395	.514	.909	.171	.407	6.7	2.1	.397	154
2009	CU	33	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.00	.571	.571	1.286	1.857	.714	.500	3.4	2.6	.776	404
2010	FT	1071	8.7 %	4.7 %	1.83	.329	.390	.519	.909	.190	.319	44.9	15.7	.398	159
2010	CH	882	3.8 %	20.4 %	0.19	.188	.216	.257	.473	.069	.231	6.9	-22.9	.211	35
2010	FA	798	7.7 %	18.0 %	0.43	.241	.297	.432	.729	.191	.269	24.8	-0.7	.317	109
2010	SL	152	0.0 %	18.4 %	0.00	.245	.245	.388	.633	.143	.282	3.8	-1.9	.273	79
2010	CU	96	10.0 %	5.0 %	2.00	.278	.350	.500	.850	.222	.250	3.1	0.8	.371	147
2011	CH	970	7.4 %	17.0 %	0.44	.235	.291	.331	.622	.096	.273	23.4	-8.3	.279	81
2011	FT	824	3.2 %	11.8 %	0.27	.324	.349	.520	.869	.196	.331	30.2	9.2	.378	149
2011	FA	785	11.2 %	15.8 %	0.71	.189	.292	.308	.600	.118	.201	15.8	-6.2	.276	80
2011	FC	446	4.6 %	16.9 %	0.27	.320	.349	.475	.824	.156	.367	19.0	4.4	.358	136
2011	CU	188	0.0 %	13.0 %	0.00	.241	.241	.370	.611	.130	.261	3.9	-2.2	.265	76
2011	SL	21	0.0 %	16.7 %	0.00	.200	.167	.400	.567	.200	.200	0.2	-0.5	.212	42
2012	FT	1003	5.9 %	10.6 %	0.56	.250	.292	.466	.759	.216	.240	31.0	1.9	.324	115
2012	FA	893	8.2 %	12.8 %	0.64	.339	.400	.599	.999	.260	.343	40.1	17.7	.427	187
2012	CH	882	6.3 %	22.8 %	0.27	.167	.217	.263	.480	.096	.193	8.9	-22.1	.214	38
2012	FC	265	3.7 %	12.3 %	0.30	.260	.296	.403	.699	.143	.266	8.6	-0.6	.305	104
2012	CU	223	1.6 %	23.0 %	0.07	.267	.279	.417	.695	.150	.302	6.3	-0.7	.301	102
2013	CH	279	7.1 %	27.4 %	0.26	.179	.238	.231	.469	.051	.255	2.8	-6.7	.215	39
2013	FA	253	9.8 %	14.8 %	0.67	.407	.475	.704	1.179	.296	.452	15.9	9.0	.500	228
2013	FT	246	5.9 %	5.9 %	1.00	.295	.333	.377	.710	.082	.310	7.5	-0.2	.311	96
2013	CU	100	9.7 %	12.9 %	0.75	.185	.258	.333	.591	.148	.174	2.1	-1.4	.260	71
2013	FC	33	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.00	.429	.429	.857	1.286	.429	.333	2.1	1.3	.548	260
Total	FA	3659	8.3 %	14.6 %	0.57	.278	.343	.483	.826	.205	.290	132.8	27.7	.358	134
Total	FT	3266	6.2 %	9.0 %	0.69	.301	.345	.491	.836	.190	.300	120.4	28.9	.363	137
Total	CH	3252	6.0 %	21.0 %	0.29	.193	.239	.281	.520	.088	.230	44.4	-65.8	.233	50
Total	FC	744	4.1 %	14.7 %	0.28	.301	.332	.461	.793	.160	.327	29.7	5.1	.345	128
Total	CU	640	3.5 %	15.0 %	0.23	.259	.283	.434	.717	.175	.269	18.7	-1.0	.310	106
Total	SL	307	1.2 %	12.8 %	0.09	.253	.256	.361	.617	.108	.274	6.0	-4.0	.266	74

Batted Ball & Movement

Season	Pitch	Pitches	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Strikes	Balls	Pitches	x-Mov	z-Mov	Mov
2009	FA	930	22.2 %	33.0 %	44.9 %	20.5 %	13.3 %	573	357	930	6.1	9.9	11.8
2009	CH	239	24.4 %	44.4 %	31.1 %	14.3 %	21.4 %	153	86	239	9.9	6.6	12.1
2009	SL	134	19.2 %	38.5 %	42.3 %	36.4 %	0.0 %	70	64	134	-0.6	3.6	4.7
2009	FT	122	28.6 %	42.9 %	28.6 %	0.0 %	12.5 %	70	52	122	9.3	6.4	11.4
2009	CU	33	28.6 %	57.1 %	14.3 %	0.0 %	100.0 %	22	11	33	-1.4	-1.1	4.5
2010	FT	1071	23.5 %	35.7 %	40.8 %	19.5 %	10.3 %	712	359	1071	8.4	8.0	11.7
2010	CH	882	18.2 %	43.8 %	38.0 %	23.3 %	1.4 %	582	300	882	9.9	5.7	11.7
2010	FA	798	22.6 %	23.9 %	53.5 %	24.7 %	7.1 %	516	282	798	4.9	10.6	11.8
2010	SL	152	17.5 %	40.0 %	42.5 %	23.5 %	5.9 %	100	52	152	-0.1	5.2	5.4
2010	CU	96	17.6 %	29.4 %	52.9 %	33.3 %	11.1 %	51	45	96	-2.3	-0.3	3.6
2011	CH	970	20.9 %	48.8 %	30.3 %	23.4 %	6.3 %	612	358	970	10.9	3.3	11.9
2011	FT	824	21.9 %	31.8 %	46.4 %	30.0 %	12.9 %	537	287	824	9.5	6.1	11.6
2011	FA	785	17.4 %	26.8 %	55.8 %	31.2 %	6.5 %	532	253	785	6.5	7.4	10.0
2011	FC	446	23.2 %	33.3 %	43.4 %	20.9 %	7.0 %	315	131	446	1.1	3.7	4.3
2011	CU	188	23.9 %	47.8 %	28.3 %	23.1 %	7.7 %	110	78	188	-2.2	-5.5	6.4
2011	SL	21	20.0 %	40.0 %	40.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	14	7	21	-0.2	3.5	3.7
2012	FT	1003	20.5 %	37.6 %	41.9 %	21.6 %	12.5 %	669	334	1003	9.7	7.2	12.5
2012	FA	893	21.3 %	30.7 %	48.0 %	20.8 %	16.7 %	577	316	893	6.6	6.5	10.1
2012	CH	882	13.5 %	50.0 %	36.5 %	27.1 %	8.6 %	564	318	882	10.9	2.4	12.1
2012	FC	265	15.2 %	47.0 %	37.9 %	20.0 %	12.0 %	154	111	265	1.6	3.7	5.0
2012	CU	223	27.9 %	46.5 %	25.6 %	9.1 %	27.3 %	127	96	223	-2.0	-4.9	5.8
2013	CH	279	16.7 %	46.3 %	37.0 %	30.0 %	0.0 %	182	97	279	12.2	6.9	14.1
2013	FA	253	18.2 %	29.5 %	52.3 %	21.7 %	13.0 %	150	103	253	6.4	11.0	12.9
2013	FT	246	25.9 %	48.3 %	25.9 %	33.3 %	0.0 %	162	84	246	10.3	9.2	14.0
2013	CU	100	16.7 %	62.5 %	20.8 %	20.0 %	20.0 %	63	37	100	-1.5	-2.1	3.3
2013	FC	33	0.0 %	28.6 %	71.4 %	0.0 %	20.0 %	17	16	33	0.4	4.6	5.0
Total	FA	3659	20.9 %	28.8 %	50.3 %	24.1 %	10.9 %	2348	1311	3659	6.1	8.7	11.1
Total	FT	3266	22.6 %	36.8 %	40.6 %	23.1 %	11.2 %	2150	1116	3266	9.2	7.3	12.1
Total	CH	3252	18.0 %	47.3 %	34.7 %	24.5 %	5.8 %	2093	1159	3252	10.7	4.2	12.1
Total	FC	744	19.2 %	38.4 %	42.4 %	19.2 %	9.6 %	486	258	744	1.3	3.7	4.6
Total	CU	640	23.4 %	48.2 %	28.5 %	20.5 %	17.9 %	373	267	640	-2.0	-3.7	5.2
Total	SL	307	18.3 %	39.4 %	42.3 %	26.7 %	3.3 %	184	123	307	-0.3	4.4	5.0

Plate Discipline & Value

Season	Pitch	Pitches	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	SwStr%	Val	Val/C
2009	FA	930	22.7 %	61.8 %	43.0 %	84.2 %	93.0 %	90.8 %	52.0 %	4.0 %	-3.03	-0.33
2009	CH	239	40.9 %	75.3 %	54.8 %	50.0 %	65.8 %	58.8 %	40.6 %	22.6 %	2.74	1.14
2009	SL	134	20.3 %	55.4 %	37.3 %	71.4 %	94.4 %	88.0 %	48.5 %	4.5 %	-2.24	-1.67
2009	FT	122	31.9 %	68.0 %	46.7 %	60.9 %	70.6 %	66.7 %	41.0 %	15.6 %	-4.25	-3.49
2009	CU	33	23.1 %	35.0 %	30.3 %	66.7 %	100.0 %	90.0 %	60.6 %	3.0 %	-2.63	-7.97
2010	FT	1071	24.2 %	54.3 %	42.1 %	90.5 %	94.2 %	93.4 %	59.5 %	2.8 %	-11.23	-1.05
2010	CH	882	44.7 %	70.1 %	54.9 %	59.3 %	81.1 %	70.5 %	40.1 %	16.2 %	13.95	1.58
2010	FA	798	23.4 %	61.3 %	44.6 %	80.5 %	88.7 %	86.8 %	56.0 %	5.9 %	-0.49	-0.06
2010	SL	152	16.9 %	78.2 %	52.0 %	100.0 %	83.8 %	86.1 %	57.2 %	7.2 %	1.25	0.82
2010	CU	96	12.2 %	42.6 %	27.1 %	83.3 %	95.0 %	92.3 %	49.0 %	2.1 %	-0.87	-0.91
2011	CH	970	37.4 %	66.6 %	49.4 %	62.2 %	80.4 %	72.2 %	41.0 %	13.7 %	7.04	0.73
2011	FT	824	23.3 %	54.9 %	41.3 %	80.7 %	91.4 %	88.8 %	56.8 %	4.6 %	-7.47	-0.91
2011	FA	785	17.4 %	57.9 %	43.3 %	75.5 %	88.3 %	86.5 %	64.1 %	5.9 %	7.27	0.93
2011	FC	446	24.0 %	66.3 %	49.3 %	83.7 %	88.1 %	87.3 %	59.9 %	6.3 %	-2.44	-0.55
2011	CU	188	27.9 %	63.1 %	43.6 %	75.9 %	96.2 %	89.0 %	44.7 %	4.8 %	-1.66	-0.88
2011	SL	21	30.0 %	45.5 %	38.1 %	100.0 %	100.0 %	100.0 %	52.4 %	0.0 %	0.21	1.02
2012	FT	1003	23.8 %	57.0 %	42.9 %	83.3 %	93.6 %	91.2 %	57.3 %	3.8 %	6.84	0.68
2012	FA	893	21.6 %	54.5 %	40.3 %	86.8 %	92.4 %	91.1 %	56.9 %	3.6 %	-11.18	-1.25
2012	CH	882	41.7 %	70.2 %	52.7 %	53.8 %	75.8 %	65.2 %	38.8 %	18.4 %	19.83	2.25
2012	FC	265	25.7 %	65.0 %	43.0 %	79.0 %	92.1 %	87.7 %	44.2 %	5.3 %	-2.90	-1.10
2012	CU	223	36.9 %	58.5 %	44.8 %	59.6 %	87.5 %	73.0 %	36.8 %	12.1 %	-4.62	-2.07
2013	CH	279	45.6 %	68.5 %	54.5 %	53.9 %	67.6 %	60.5 %	38.7 %	21.5 %	5.39	1.93
2013	FA	253	12.1 %	48.2 %	31.6 %	85.7 %	92.4 %	91.3 %	54.2 %	2.8 %	-8.67	-3.43
2013	FT	246	34.4 %	60.5 %	47.6 %	92.9 %	89.3 %	90.6 %	50.4 %	4.5 %	2.45	1.00
2013	CU	100	33.3 %	40.8 %	37.0 %	70.6 %	95.0 %	83.8 %	49.0 %	6.0 %	0.72	0.72
2013	FC	33	16.7 %	73.3 %	42.4 %	66.7 %	90.9 %	85.7 %	45.5 %	6.1 %	-1.50	-4.54
Total	FA	3659	20.8 %	58.1 %	42.0 %	82.7 %	90.7 %	89.0 %	56.8 %	4.6 %	-16.10	-0.44
Total	FT	3266	25.1 %	56.1 %	42.7 %	84.5 %	92.2 %	90.3 %	56.8 %	4.2 %	-13.67	-0.42
Total	CH	3252	41.5 %	69.3 %	52.6 %	57.3 %	77.1 %	67.7 %	39.9 %	17.0 %	48.96	1.51
Total	FC	744	24.4 %	66.2 %	46.8 %	81.0 %	89.4 %	87.4 %	53.6 %	5.9 %	-6.84	-0.92
Total	CU	640	29.9 %	52.5 %	39.8 %	67.3 %	93.2 %	82.4 %	44.1 %	7.0 %	-9.06	-1.42
Total	SL	307	19.4 %	66.9 %	44.6 %	85.7 %	88.1 %	87.6 %	53.1 %	5.5 %	-0.77	-0.25

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