Ildemaro
Vargas
1BAge : 35Bats : S
#6
Ildemaro Vargas
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 92 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2017-06-29
Born in : Caripito, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 142 | 453 | 115 | 9 | 67 | .254 | .675 |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 38 | 115 | 31 | 3 | 19 | .270 | .675 |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals | 97 | 272 | 67 | 1 | 30 | .246 | .611 |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals | 86 | 262 | 66 | 4 | 31 | .252 | .667 |
| 2022 | 63 | 209 | 55 | 4 | 23 | .263 | .691 | |
| 2022 | Washington Nationals | 53 | 186 | 52 | 3 | 19 | .280 | .706 |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .130 | .579 |
| 2021 | 34 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 7 | .156 | .438 | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 18 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .186 | .495 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .154 |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .488 |
| 2020 | 24 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .196 | .536 | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .778 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .614 |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .340 |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 92 | 201 | 54 | 6 | 24 | .269 | .712 |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .211 | .618 |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .693 |
| Career totals | 602 | 1672 | 418 | 29 | 212 | .250 | .654 | |
ContractArizona Diamondbacks payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 1.4 M$
- AAV
- 1.40 M$
2026
1.40 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
84
wOBA
.295
xwOBA
.297
OPS
.675
AVG
.254
OBP
.298
HR
9
RBI
67
SB
3
PA
486
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Home runs
5
2026 WAR
0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20230.6 WAR · 1.3 per full season
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR
- 20260.5 WAR · 0.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
-15 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
72
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 88
- POW
- Power
- 63
- EYE
- Eye
- 75
- SPD
- Speed
- 71
- FLD
- Fielding
- 84
- DUR
- Durability
- 64
- EX
- Experience
- 81
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- 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).
WAR
0.5
#215 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
18 / 100
#219 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
32 / 100
Surplus $3.5M · salary $1.4MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
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.
Avg exit velocity
87.4 mi/h
23th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.4 mi/h
28th percentile
Barrels
3.2 %
12th percentile
Hard-hit
35.0 %
26th percentile
xBA
.268
82th percentile
Bat speed
70.9 mi/h
34th percentile
Sprint speed
27.1 pi/s
43th percentile
Outs above average
2
66th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AZ | 0.5 | 18 | 72 | 87.4 | 109.4 | 3.2 | 35.0 | .268 |
| 2025 | AZ | 0.2 | 36 | 69 | 89.2 | 111.9 | 3.9 | 37.3 | .262 |
| 2024 | WSH | 0.0 | 10 | 71 | 87.0 | 108.5 | 1.2 | 31.9 | .255 |
| 2023 | WSH | 0.6 | 27 | 74 | 87.1 | 111.0 | 2.4 | 31.3 | .265 |
| 2022 | WSH | 1.4 | 52 | 69 | 87.0 | 109.2 | 2.1 | 29.3 | .228 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Sep 26 | @ SD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| Sep 25 | @ SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Sep 24 | @ COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Sep 23 | @ COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Sep 22 | @ COL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Sep 20 | vs NYY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Sep 19 | vs NYY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Sep 18 | vs NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Sep 15 | vs MIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |