Bob Porterfield vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Bob Porterfield
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Root posted a stronger line than Bob Porterfield. Charlie Root posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 3.79) and WHIP (1.295 vs 1.367). 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 Bob Porterfield and Charlie Root

Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.28
47.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.69
60.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
3.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4703
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
9.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
3.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6646
38.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
4.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6080
34.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Porterfield and Charlie Root

Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2367
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.62
28.62
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Porterfield and Charlie Root

Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
338.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
516
543.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
5.54
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
28.39
29.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
136.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
125.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
34
35.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
43
45.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
71
74.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23.74
24.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100