Alex Pearson vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Alex Pearson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Pearson 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 1.326 for Alex Pearson. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Pearson and Charlie Root

Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.85
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.543
0.543
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
37.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.97
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
35.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Alex Pearson and Charlie Root

Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.267
2.267
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Pearson and Charlie Root

Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
191.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
587.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
27.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
63.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
33.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100