Bob File vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Al Schroll

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Al Schroll

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Al Schroll

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100