Jamie Arnold vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold 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 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Charlie Root

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Charlie Root

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Charlie Root

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100