John Jackson vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

John Jackson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Root posted a stronger line than John Jackson. Charlie Root posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 6) and WHIP (1.295 vs 2.019). By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Jackson and Charlie Root

John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
12.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
44.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.019
2.019
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
37.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for John Jackson and Charlie Root

John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Jackson and Charlie Root

John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.17
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
16.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
John Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100