Roy Joiner vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Joiner 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 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Joiner and Charlie Root

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Roy Joiner and Charlie Root

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Joiner and Charlie Root

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
31.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100