Kyle Farnsworth vs. Drew Rom — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Rom
Gen ZOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Rom built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Farnsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 8.02 and 2.079 for Drew Rom. By the career numbers, Kyle Farnsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Drew Rom

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.63
13.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.2
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
8.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
45.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
40.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Drew Rom

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Drew Rom

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
490.91
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
6.19
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-13.43
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA