Brian O'Connor vs. Ricky Romero — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ricky Romero
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ricky Romero built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ricky Romero posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Ricky Romero had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ricky Romero

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
4.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
8.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.98
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
38.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
4.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
33.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ricky Romero

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.9
95.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ricky Romero

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
3685.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-24.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA