Pat Perry vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Pat Perry
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Pat Perry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Pat Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Perry and Charlie Root

Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
6.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
37.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.72
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
32.78
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Pat Perry and Charlie Root

Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
6.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Perry and Charlie Root

Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
4044.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
5.54
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
31.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
6.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100