Jack Bracken vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Bracken 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 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Charlie Root

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Charlie Root

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Charlie Root

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.17
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.24
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100