Lou Kretlow vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Lou Kretlow
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Kretlow built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.87 and 1.664 for Lou Kretlow. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Kretlow and Skel Roach

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.87
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
8.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
5.98
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
41.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
5.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3054
35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Lou Kretlow and Skel Roach

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
5.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
93.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.61
22.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Kretlow and Skel Roach

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
446.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
528.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
60.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
55.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
11.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-1.9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
118
263.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA