Jim Powers vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Jim Powers
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Powers 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 5.7 and 1.800 for Jim Powers. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Powers and Charlie Root

Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
11.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.4
11.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
43.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Powers and Charlie Root

Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Powers and Charlie Root

Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
34.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
35.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100