Ildemaro Vargas
AZ · 1B
Contact-only profile: 4% K rate, 12.1% whiff, .000 ISO, no SB.
Everything you need to know about Ildemaro Vargas before you bet. He's gone over his hits line 58% of the time across 24 tracked games. Compare home run, hits, and total bases odds across 8 sportsbooks below.
Compared to other contact hitters
Lowest K Rate among contact hitters this season. Top 10.
| # | Player | Team | K Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff McNeil | ATH | 2.5% |
| 2 | Luis Arraez | PHI | 2.5% |
| 3 | Justin Crawford | PHI | 2.5% |
| 4 | Miguel Rojas | LAD | 4.0% |
| 5 | Isaac Paredes | HOU | 4.5% |
| 6 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 5.0% |
| 7 | Mauricio Dubón | ATL | 5.0% |
| 8 | Keibert Ruiz | WSH | 5.8% |
| 9 | Mookie Betts | LAD | 6.5% |
| 10 | Jorbit Vivas | WSH | 6.5% |
Ildemaro Vargas is not in the top 10 contact hitters on k rate this season.
How is Ildemaro Vargas performing?
Ildemaro Vargas is a pure contact bat through 97 games with minimal secondary production. A 4% strikeout rate and 12.1% whiff rate sit below league average, reflecting strong plate discipline. His 6.67% barrel rate hasn't translated to power—zero home runs and a .000 ISO—and a 0% stolen-base rate means no speed element. The profile is contact volume alone, without the extra-base or speed production that typically drives run value.
Performance summary as of week of August 3, 2026
Hits Over Rate
58%
Top 20%14 of 24 games
HR Over Rate
—
No data yet
TB Over Rate
52%
12 of 23 games
Hits Over Rate — How often he goes over his hits line. Shows how reliable he is for hits props.
HR Over Rate — How often he goes over his home run line. Higher = he hits for power consistently.
TB Over Rate — How often he goes over his total bases line. Combines hits + extra-base power.
Tonight's prop markets
These are the prop bets available for Ildemaro Vargas. Each card shows the over rate and game count. Click any market to compare odds across 8 sportsbooks.
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How has Ildemaro Vargas been hitting?
These are Ildemaro Vargas's Statcast numbers — the advanced metrics behind hits, home runs, and total bases. Green values are above league average.
K Rate
12.5%
Strikeout rate · league avg ~22%
Whiff %
10.5%
Top 1%Swing-and-miss rate · league avg ~25%
Hard Hit %
33.3%
Pct of balls hit ≥95 mph · league avg ~36%
Barrel %
6.7%
Highest-quality contact · league avg ~7%
HR Rate
0.0%
Home runs per AB · league avg ~3%
SLG
.287
Slugging percentage · league avg ~.420
Stats as of 2026-08-29 · extended sample through 2025-09-28
How has Ildemaro Vargas been hitting recently?
Each bar shows hits per start. The gold dashed line is the most recent posted hits line (0.5). He went over 3 of 5 times against this line.
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What are Ildemaro Vargas's prop odds tonight?▾
Ildemaro Vargas (AZ) typically has three batter prop markets posted: hits, home runs, and total bases. Each prop page on OddsGuy compares the live line and price across 8 sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, BetRivers, Fanatics, Bovada, and Pinnacle) and highlights the best available price.
How has Ildemaro Vargas been hitting recently?▾
Over his last 24 tracked games, Ildemaro Vargas has gone over his hits line 58% of the time, and over his total-bases line 52% of the time. The prop pages above show every settled game with the line, actual outcome, and book context.
Where can I bet on Ildemaro Vargas props?▾
Ildemaro Vargas props are posted at the major US sportsbooks — DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, BetRivers, Fanatics — and offshore at Pinnacle and Bovada. The prop pages above compare live pricing across all 8 books so you can find the best number.
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Ildemaro Vargas — AZ 1B Hits over rate: 58% (last 24 games) TB over rate: 52% (last 23 games) K rate: 12.5% (league avg ~22%) Whiff rate: 10.5% (league avg ~25%) Hard-hit rate: 33.3% (league avg ~36%) Barrel rate: 6.7% (league avg ~7%) HR rate: 0% (league avg ~3%) SLG: 0.287 (league avg ~.420) Stats as of: 2026-08-29