Charlie Root vs. Gus Weyhing — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Weyhing
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Weyhing 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 3.88 and 1.417 for Gus Weyhing. 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 Gus Weyhing

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
1.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
1.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.23
53.23
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
3.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13011
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4576
9.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
3.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1667
3.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19188
39.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2796
5.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17341
35.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Gus Weyhing

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
1.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13293
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4431
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.45
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
1.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
2.23
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
1.96
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.89
87.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Gus Weyhing

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
554
167.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1855
562.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
93.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
75.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
40
12.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
59
17.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91.8
27.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
117.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
124.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
49.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
40.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.13
23.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
30.61
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
144.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100