Charlie Root vs. Hisanori Takahashi — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hisanori Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Hisanori Takahashi 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 3.99 and 1.340 for Hisanori Takahashi. 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 Hisanori Takahashi

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
8.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.92
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
33.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Hisanori Takahashi

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Hisanori Takahashi

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
5040
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-24.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA