Ron Piche vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche 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 4.19 and 1.627 for Ron Piche. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Piche and Charlie Root

Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.78
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ron Piche and Charlie Root

Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Piche and Charlie Root

Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
42
536.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100