Kevin Jepsen vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Kevin Jepsen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Jepsen 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 4 and 1.418 for Kevin Jepsen. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Jepsen and Charlie Root

Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
10.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
8.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
3.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
8.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1782
38.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
4.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
33.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Kevin Jepsen and Charlie Root

Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
10.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.149
0.149
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Jepsen and Charlie Root

Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
469
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1191
600
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jepsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Kevin Jepsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100