Charlie Root vs. Jose Torres — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Torres
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Torres 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 4.04 and 1.178 for Jose Torres. 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 Jose Torres

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
37.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
34.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Jose Torres

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Jose Torres

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
39600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA