Al Aber vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber 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 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Charlie Root

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.845
0.845
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Charlie Root

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Charlie Root

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
22
112.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100