Herman Purcell vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Herman Purcell
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Root posted a stronger line than Herman Purcell. Charlie Root posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.295 vs 2.250). 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 Herman Purcell and Charlie Root

Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
8.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
45.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Herman Purcell and Charlie Root

Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Purcell and Charlie Root

Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100