Charlie Root vs. Ron Tompkins — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Tompkins
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Tompkins 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 3.96 and 1.340 for Ron Tompkins. 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 Tompkins

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
38.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
33.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Ron Tompkins

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Ron Tompkins

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA