Bob James vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James 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 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Charlie Root

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Charlie Root

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Charlie Root

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100