Jim Palmer vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Palmer posted a stronger line than Charlie Root. Jim Palmer posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.86 vs 3.59) and WHIP (1.190 vs 1.295). By the career numbers, Jim Palmer 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 Jim Palmer and Charlie Root

Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.48
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
2.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
5.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Palmer and Charlie Root

Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
1.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11843
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3947.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
2.06
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
1.98
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Palmer and Charlie Root

Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
643.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
489
546.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
85
94.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22.01
24.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
105
117.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
101
112.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
45.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
17.57
19.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100