Gene Pentz vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Pentz 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 3.63 and 1.565 for Gene Pentz. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Pentz and Charlie Root

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.63
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
39.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Gene Pentz and Charlie Root

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.61
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.442
0.442
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Pentz and Charlie Root

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
3120
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100