Charlie Root vs. Fred Tenney — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Tenney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Tenney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Fred Tenney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and Fred Tenney

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.35
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Fred Tenney

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Fred Tenney

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
4.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-24.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA