What years did J. C. Romero play?

J. C. Romero played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012.

Was J. C. Romero a pitcher?

Yes. J. C. Romero pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 526 strikeouts.

How many home runs did J. C. Romero hit?

J. C. Romero hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What were J. C. Romero's career stats?

In 680 games, J. C. Romero went 34-28 with a 4.16 ERA, 526 strikeouts, 661.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was J. C. Romero's salary?

J. C. Romero's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2012.

What position did J. C. Romero play?

J. C. Romero played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was J. C. Romero and how much did he weigh?

J. C. Romero was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 205 pounds.

What was J. C. Romero's career ERA?

J. C. Romero finished with a 4.16 career ERA, going 34-28 with 526 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did J. C. Romero have?

J. C. Romero recorded 526 career strikeouts.

Is J. C. Romero in the Hall of Fame?

No. J. C. Romero has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

J. C. Romero

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2012)

J. C. Romero was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012 for 7 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 14 seasons. Across 680 career appearances, he went 34-28 with a 4.16 ERA and 526 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 34–28

ERA 4.16

WHIP 1.51

SO 526

Pitcher PIV -1924.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 205 lb
Born: 6/4/1976 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1999-09-15
Last Game: 2012-08-22

Full name: Juan Carlos Romero

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Career Pitching Statistics

J. C. Romero — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	28	680	22	0	0	7	661.1	624	306	59	375	526	4.16	-1924.4

Career ERA 4.16 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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J. C. Romero Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	MIN	AL	0	0	5	0	0	9.2	13	4	0	4	3.72	4.71 (+21%)	0.0
2000	MIN	AL	2	7	12	11	0	57.2	72	45	30	50	7.02	4.77 (-47%)	-67.3
2001	MIN	AL	1	4	14	11	0	65.0	71	45	24	39	6.23	4.42 (-41%)	-951.4
2002	MIN	AL	9	2	81	0	1	81.0	62	17	36	76	1.89	4.28 (+56%)	2531.4
2003	MIN	AL	2	0	73	0	0	63.0	66	35	42	50	5.00	4.40 (-14%)	-1220.1
2004	MIN	AL	7	4	74	0	1	74.1	61	29	38	69	3.51	4.46 (+21%)	1579.1
2005	MIN	AL	4	3	68	0	0	57.0	50	22	39	48	3.47	4.29 (+19%)	-1113.9
2006	LAA	AL	1	2	65	0	0	48.1	57	36	28	31	6.70	4.53 (-48%)	68.3
2007	BOS	AL	1	0	23	0	1	20.0	24	7	15	11	3.15	4.47 (+30%)	-608.3
2007	PHI	NL	1	2	51	0	0	36.1	15	5	25	31	1.24	4.47 (+72%)	322.8
2008	PHI	NL	4	4	81	0	1	59.0	41	18	38	52	2.75	4.32 (+36%)	-492.1
2009	PHI	NL	0	0	21	0	0	16.2	13	5	13	12	2.70	4.32 (+38%)	-664.7
2010	PHI	NL	1	0	60	0	3	36.2	30	15	29	28	3.68	4.08 (+10%)	-1207.6
2011	PHI	NL	0	0	24	0	0	16.1	16	7	12	10	3.86	3.94 (+2%)	-100.5
2011	COL	NL	1	0	12	0	0	8.1	12	4	3	9	4.32	—	0.0
2012	SLN	NL	0	0	11	0	0	8.0	14	9	2	5	10.12	—	0.0
2012	BAL	AL	0	0	5	0	0	4.0	7	3	1	1	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			34	28	680	22	7	661.1	624	306	375	526	4.16	—	-1,924

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

J. C. Romero — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
680	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 24.8% below league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — +19.1% above league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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J. C. Romero Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	MIN	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIN	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIN	AL	14	2	1	1	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIN	AL	81	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIN	AL	73	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MIN	AL	74	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	MIN	AL	68	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAA	AL	65	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BOS	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PHI	NL	51	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	PHI	NL	81	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PHI	NL	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	PHI	NL	60	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	PHI	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	COL	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SLN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BAL	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			680	4	1	1	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

J. C. Romero — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

J. C. Romero — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2010	NLCS	PHI	1	0	.000
2010	NLDS1	PHI	1	0	.000
2008	NLCS	PHI	3	0	.000
2008	NLDS2	PHI	1	0	.000
2008	WS	PHI	4	1	.000
2007	NLDS2	PHI	3	0	.000
2004	ALDS2	MIN	2	0	.000
2003	ALDS1	MIN	3	0	.000
2002	ALCS	MIN	4	0	.000
2002	ALDS2	MIN	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

J. C. Romero — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	2	25	0	0	20.0	15	7	9	15	3.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

J. C. Romero — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	NLCS	PHI	0	0	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
2010	NLDS1	PHI	0	0	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00
2008	NLCS	PHI	0	0	3	2.1	0	0	3	3	0.00
2008	NLDS2	PHI	0	0	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
2008	WS	PHI	2	0	4	4.2	2	0	0	4	0.00
2007	NLDS2	PHI	0	1	3	2.0	3	1	0	1	4.50
2004	ALDS2	MIN	0	0	2	1.0	0	1	1	1	9.00
2003	ALDS1	MIN	0	0	3	3.1	3	0	2	1	0.00
2002	ALCS	MIN	0	1	4	2.0	4	5	2	3	22.50
2002	ALDS2	MIN	0	0	3	3.1	3	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

J. C. Romero — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	355	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	325	4	1	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

J. C. Romero — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	355	360.2	327	138	185	296	3.44
Away	325	300.2	297	168	190	230	5.03

Last 10 Games — Pitching

J. C. Romero — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-08-22	BAL	TEX	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2012-08-20	BAL	TEX	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2012-08-17	BAL	DET	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
2012-08-15	BAL	BOS	—	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0
2012-08-14	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-05-12	STL	ATL	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	1
2012-05-07	STL	AZ	—	0.0	4	5	5	1	0	1
2012-05-05	STL	HOU	—	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1
2012-05-03	STL	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-05-01	STL	PIT	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

J. C. Romero — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	680	22	72	106	10	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

J. C. Romero — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	MIN	P	5	0	1	1	1	1
2000	MIN	P	12	11	6	10	0	0
2001	MIN	P	14	11	9	11	2	0
2002	MIN	P	81	0	5	9	0	2
2003	MIN	P	73	0	8	12	2	1
2004	MIN	P	74	0	7	8	0	2
2005	MIN	P	68	0	7	10	3	0
2006	LAA	P	65	0	7	3	0	1
2007	BOS	P	23	0	2	3	1	0
2007	PHI	P	51	0	4	7	0	0
2008	PHI	P	81	0	9	13	0	0
2009	PHI	P	21	0	1	3	0	0
2010	PHI	P	60	0	3	6	0	1
2011	PHI	P	24	0	1	4	0	0
2011	COL	P	12	0	0	2	0	0
2012	SLN	P	11	0	2	3	0	0
2012	BAL	P	5	0	0	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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J. C. Romero Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	680

Salary History

J. C. Romero's recorded salaries total $20,667,500 over 13 seasons, 2000 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Romero's career ran from 1999 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 1999.

J. C. Romero — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	SLN	NL	$750,000
2011	PHI	NL	$1,350,000
2010	PHI	NL	$4,250,000
2009	PHI	NL	$4,250,000
2008	PHI	NL	$3,250,000
2007	BOS	AL	$1,600,000
2006	LAA	AL	$2,200,000
2005	MIN	AL	$1,250,000
2004	MIN	AL	$820,000
2003	MIN	AL	$325,000
2002	MIN	AL	$215,000
2001	MIN	AL	$207,500
2000	MIN	AL	$200,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$20,667,500

College History

J. C. Romero — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Mobile	Mobile	AL	1995, 1996, 1997

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J. C. Romero: the record in brief

J. C. Romero played a first major league game on September 15, 1999 and a last one on August 22, 2012. By club, Romero's seasons break down as the Minnesota Twins (1999 to 2005), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006), the Boston Red Sox (2007), the Philadelphia Phillies (2007 through 2011), the Colorado Rockies (2011), the St. Louis Cardinals (2012), and the Baltimore Orioles (2012). Listed as a pitcher, Romero switch-hit and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 5-foot-11 and 205 pounds. Romero was born on June 4, 1976, in Rio Piedras, P.R. The given name on file is Juan Carlos Romero.

Romero's career pitching line is 34 wins, 28 losses and a 4.16 ERA over 680 appearances. The same table counts 526 strikeouts. Romero's 4.16 ERA was close to the 4.36 league figure for those seasons. Romero won 9 games in 2002, the most of any season listed. 2002 was Romero's sharpest full season, a 1.89 ERA against the league's 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about J. C. Romero

What years did J. C. Romero play?: J. C. Romero played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012.
Was J. C. Romero a pitcher?: Yes. J. C. Romero pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 526 strikeouts.
How many home runs did J. C. Romero hit?: J. C. Romero hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did J. C. Romero play for?: J. C. Romero played for 7 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1999–2005), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006), the Boston Red Sox (2007), the Philadelphia Phillies (2007–2011), the Colorado Rockies (2011), the St. Louis Cardinals (2012), and the Baltimore Orioles (2012).
What were J. C. Romero's career stats?: In 680 games, J. C. Romero went 34-28 with a 4.16 ERA, 526 strikeouts, 661.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did J. C. Romero earn in his career?: J. C. Romero's recorded salaries total $20,667,500 over 13 seasons, 2000 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Romero's career ran from 1999 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 1999.
What was J. C. Romero's salary?: J. C. Romero's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2012.
What position did J. C. Romero play?: J. C. Romero played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was J. C. Romero and how much did he weigh?: J. C. Romero was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 205 pounds.
What was J. C. Romero's career ERA?: J. C. Romero finished with a 4.16 career ERA, going 34-28 with 526 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did J. C. Romero have?: J. C. Romero recorded 526 career strikeouts.
Is J. C. Romero in the Hall of Fame?: No. J. C. Romero has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.