Willie Jefferson vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Jefferson and Charlie Root are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Root had the edge in ERA (3.59 vs 3.94). 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 Willie Jefferson and Charlie Root

Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
9.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
39.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
5.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
36.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Willie Jefferson and Charlie Root

Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jefferson and Charlie Root

Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
131.94
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
103.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
5.54
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
46.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
175.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
147.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
113.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.26
51.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100