Carlos
Vargas
PAge : 26Throws : R
#54
Carlos Vargas
#54P
Seattle Mariners
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-03-30
Born in : Moca, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4.74 | 19.0 | 17 | 1.05 |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners | 70 | 5 | 5 | 3.97 | 77.0 | 54 | 1.35 |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 4.2 | 7 | 1.93 |
| Career totals | 91 | 8 | 5 | 4.20 | 100.2 | 78 | 1.32 | |
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.74
FIP
3.94
xFIP
4.00
ERA-
122
WHIP
1.05
K%
21.0 %
BB%
4.9 %
Strikeouts
17
Innings
19.0
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Strikeouts
43
2026 WAR
0.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+3)
- 2025-0.6 WAR · -0.5 per full season
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
+13 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
78
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 84
- STF
- Stuff
- 63
- CTL
- Control
- 86
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 80
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 63
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.94 · RA9-WAR: -0.1
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.1 mi/h
67th percentile
K%
21.0 %
33th percentile
BB%
4.9 %
96th percentile
xERA
4.35
29th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.320
29th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.9 %
21th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SEA | 0.0 | 59 | 78 | 96.1 | 21.0 | 4.9 | 4.35 | .320 |
| 2025 | SEA | -0.6 | 43 | 75 | 97.5 | 16.3 | 6.9 | 3.61 | .296 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs LAA | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 |
| Sep 23 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.19 |
| Sep 22 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.51 |
| Sep 19 | @ COL | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sep 18 | @ COL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 |
| Sep 16 | @ LAA | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 |
| Sep 13 | @ ATH | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.26 |
| Sep 11 | @ ATH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 |
| Sep 8 | vs TEX | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Sep 5 | vs ATH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |