Charlie King vs. Sergio Romo — Career Comparison

Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Sergio Romo
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charlie King 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.078 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Sergio Romo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie King and Sergio Romo

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
10.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.52
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.71
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2168
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722.2
9
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
7.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.23
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
9.83
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2919
36.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.75
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
33.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.35
36.35

Fielding Stats for Charlie King and Sergio Romo

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
10.23
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.78
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.02
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.47
96.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie King and Sergio Romo

Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
70371.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-64.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA