Dan Abbott vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Dan Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Root posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Charlie Root

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Charlie Root

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Charlie Root

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.24
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100