Charlie Root vs. Jug Thesenga — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jug Thesenga
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Jug Thesenga 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 5.11 and 2.432 for Jug Thesenga. 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 Jug Thesenga

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
47.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
38.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Jug Thesenga

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Jug Thesenga

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jug Thesenga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jug Thesenga
Career
Per 600 PA