Charlie Root vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.114 compared to 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Tony Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and Tony Watson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Tony Watson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1945
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Tony Watson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA