Joe Adams vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams 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 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Charlie Root

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Charlie Root

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Charlie Root

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100