Bruce Howard vs. Sergio Romo — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sergio Romo
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Sergio Romo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sergio Romo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 103). Bruce Howard held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sergio Romo.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Sergio Romo

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
10.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2168
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
7.64
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
7.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
9.83
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
37.95
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2919
36.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
3.73
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
33.74
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
33.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.35
36.35

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Sergio Romo

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
10.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.47
96.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Sergio Romo

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
70371.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-64.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA