Harry Parker vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Harry Parker
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Parker 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 3.85 and 1.452 for Harry Parker. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Parker and Charlie Root

Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.19
24.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.85
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
946
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
315.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1381
39.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
34.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Harry Parker and Charlie Root

Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.476
0.476
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.19
24.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Parker and Charlie Root

Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
855.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
482.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
6.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-6.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
220.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100