Jeremy Affeldt vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt 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 3.97 and 1.448 for Jeremy Affeldt. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Charlie Root

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.97
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
8.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
39.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
4.42
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3529
34.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Charlie Root

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2778
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.63
94.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Charlie Root

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
26.78
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100