Ed Phillips vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Ed Phillips
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Phillips 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 5.32 and 1.690 for Ed Phillips. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Phillips and Charlie Root

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
11.03
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
40.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
35.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Phillips and Charlie Root

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.056
0.056
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Phillips and Charlie Root

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100