Steve Gromek vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Steve Gromek
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Gromek built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.41 and 1.252 for Steve Gromek. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Gromek and Skel Roach

Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.25
53.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.34
50.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
3.41
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6194
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
8.46
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
2.75
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
3.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.743
0.743
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8676
37.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
3.89
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7978
34.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Steve Gromek and Skel Roach

Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
5.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
5.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.64
96.64
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.88
15.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Gromek and Skel Roach

Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
380.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
509.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
100.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
91.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.33
30.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
110.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
158.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
46.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
79.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.09
36.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
57.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
118.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA