Jim Park vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Jim Park
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Park as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Park posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Jim Park had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Park and Charlie Root

Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
36.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
33.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Park and Charlie Root

Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Park and Charlie Root

Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
787.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
25.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
7
131.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
20.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100