Jack Bracken vs. Ricky Romero — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ricky Romero
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ricky Romero built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Bracken as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ricky Romero posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Ricky Romero had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Ricky Romero

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.57
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
4.16
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
8.6
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.92
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.79
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.98
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.99
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
38.62
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
4.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.28
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.2
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
33.76
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Ricky Romero

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.67
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.19
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.1
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.9
95.9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Ricky Romero

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
3685.71
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.84
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.95
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-24.63
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA