Charlie Root vs. Bull Wagner — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bull Wagner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Bull Wagner 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 5.64 and 1.602 for Bull Wagner. 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 Bull Wagner

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9.87
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
40.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
35.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Bull Wagner

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Bull Wagner

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
34.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA