Charlie Root vs. Ron Taylor — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Taylor
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Taylor 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 3.93 and 1.349 for Ron Taylor. 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 Ron Taylor

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.14
51.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
8.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
5.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3339
37.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
4.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
34.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Ron Taylor

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2399
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Ron Taylor

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
2434.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
575.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
6.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
14
69.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.82
-18.94
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
337.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA