Joe Edelen vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen 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 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. 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 Edelen and Charlie Root

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
39.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Charlie Root

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Charlie Root

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100