Josh Edgin vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Josh Edgin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Edgin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Edgin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Josh Edgin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Edgin and Charlie Root

Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
12.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.49
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
7.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.63
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
8.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
37.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.77
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
33.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Josh Edgin and Charlie Root

Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
12.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.062
0.062
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Edgin and Charlie Root

Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
106200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Edgin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Josh Edgin
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100