Skel Roach vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.97 and 1.367 for Steve Stone. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Steve Stone

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.06
84.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
3.97
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
8.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
3.6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7640
38.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Steve Stone

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.91
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Steve Stone

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
806.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
519.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
7.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
56.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
80.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.68
-8.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA