What years did Ricky Romero play?

Ricky Romero played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2013.

Was Ricky Romero a pitcher?

Yes. Ricky Romero pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 622 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ricky Romero hit?

Ricky Romero hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Ricky Romero

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2013)

W–L 51–45

ERA 4.16

WHIP 1.40

SO 622

Pitcher PIV -4124.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 11/6/1984 in East Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-04-09
Last Game: 2013-09-25
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Ricardo Romero

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	45	129	127	8	3	0	801.3	766	370	82	354	622	4.16	-4124.7

Career ERA 4.16 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	TOR	AL	13	9	29	29	0	0	178.0	192	85	79	141	4.30	4.32 (+1%)	-25.2
2010	TOR	AL	14	9	32	32	3	1	210.0	189	87	82	174	3.73	4.08 (+9%)	2429.6
2011	TOR	AL	15	11	32	32	4	2	225.0	176	73	80	178	2.92	3.94 (+26%)	-1441.7
2012	TOR	AL	9	14	32	32	1	0	181.0	198	116	105	124	5.77	4.01 (-44%)	-5087.4
2013	TOR	AL	0	2	4	2	0	0	7.3	11	9	8	5	11.05	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			51	45	129	127	8	3	801.1	766	370	354	622	4.16	—	-4,125

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
129	21	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	.095	.095	.095	.190	0

Career AVG .095 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 62.9% below league average.

Career OBP .095 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 70.5% below league average.

Career SLG .095 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 76.4% below league average.

Career OPS .190 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 73.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	TOR	AL	29	6	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TOR	AL	32	4	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TOR	AL	32	6	0	1	2	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TOR	AL	32	5	1	1	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TOR	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			129	21	1	2	2	11	.095	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	61	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	68	21	1	2	0	2	.095

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	61	370.1	335	171	166	313	4.16
Away	68	431.0	431	199	188	309	4.16

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-09-25	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	1
2013-09-10	TOR	LAA	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2013-05-08	TOR	TBR	L	0.1	4	3	3	2	0	0
2013-05-03	TOR	SEA	L	4.0	3	3	3	3	4	1
2012-09-29	TOR	NYY	—	3.0	6	2	2	2	3	0
2012-09-24	TOR	BAL	W	5.0	8	4	4	4	3	1
2012-09-19	TOR	NYY	—	6.0	7	1	1	5	5	0
2012-09-12	TOR	SEA	L	4.0	8	3	3	4	3	1
2012-09-02	TOR	TBR	L	1.0	8	7	7	1	0	1
2012-08-28	TOR	NYY	L	7.0	5	2	2	2	6	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	129	127	38	149	8	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	TOR	P	29	29	15	25	2	2
2010	TOR	P	32	32	7	47	3	2
2011	TOR	P	32	32	11	41	1	1
2012	TOR	P	32	32	5	34	2	2
2013	TOR	P	4	2	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	129

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2011	Pitcher of the Month	August
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-08-07

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	TOR	AL	$7,500,000
2012	TOR	AL	$5,250,000
2011	TOR	AL	$1,000,000
2010	TOR	AL	$408,300
2009	TOR	AL	$400,000
Total Career Earnings			$14,558,300

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Fullerton	Fullerton	CA	2003, 2004, 2005

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Cy Young Award	AL	10th	2.0	196	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ricky Romero

What years did Ricky Romero play?: Ricky Romero played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2013.
Was Ricky Romero a pitcher?: Yes. Ricky Romero pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 622 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ricky Romero hit?: Ricky Romero hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.