Willie Pope vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Pope and Charlie Root are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Root posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 4.04) and WHIP (1.295 vs 1.427). Willie Pope had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.3 per nine innings vs 0.53). By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Pope and Charlie Root

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.94
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.96
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
35.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Willie Pope and Charlie Root

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Pope and Charlie Root

Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
20.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
18.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100