Ed Palmquist vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Ed Palmquist
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Palmquist 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 5.11 and 1.762 for Ed Palmquist. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Palmquist and Charlie Root

Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.72
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
41.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.646
1.646
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
35.78
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Palmquist and Charlie Root

Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Palmquist and Charlie Root

Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
1800
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-47.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100