Charlie Root vs. Tommy Toms — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy Toms
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Toms 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 5.4 and 2.014 for Tommy Toms. 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 Tommy Toms

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.94
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.63
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
42.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Tommy Toms

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Tommy Toms

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1191
600
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA