Alex Jones vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Alex Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Jones 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 3.73 and 1.378 for Alex Jones. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Jones and Charlie Root

Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
39.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
6.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
35.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Alex Jones and Charlie Root

Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.423
2.423
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Jones and Charlie Root

Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
79
544.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
26.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
144.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
25.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
227.59
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100