Jack Leiper vs. Drew Rom — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Drew Rom
Gen ZOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Rom built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Leiper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.778 compared to 8.02 and 2.079 for Drew Rom. By the career numbers, Jack Leiper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Drew Rom

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.4
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
13.63
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.63
13.63
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.55
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
43.6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
45.45
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.6
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.09
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
40.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.6
43.6
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Drew Rom

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Drew Rom

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
10.96
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-3.09
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA