Charlie Root vs. David Wells — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
David Wells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Root posted a stronger line than David Wells. Charlie Root posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 4.13) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 1.07). By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and David Wells

Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
1.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.63
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.35
60.35
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.09
74.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
4.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10317
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3635
9.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
1.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2201
5.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14413
37.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
4.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13421
35.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and David Wells

Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
1.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
1.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10317
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3439
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
1.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.09
74.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and David Wells

Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
1980
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
200
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
178
534
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
23
69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
21
63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
10.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
25
75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
27
81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
13
39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-2.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
177
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
3.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA