Charlie Root vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith 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 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and R. Smith

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and R. Smith

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and R. Smith

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA