Charlie Root vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz 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 4.68 and 1.512 for Fred Wenz. 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 Fred Wenz

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Fred Wenz

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.129
0.129
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Fred Wenz

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA