Charlie Root vs. Matt White — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt White
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt White 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 16.76 and 2.586 for Matt White. 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 Matt White

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
16.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.76
16.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
15.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
49.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
16.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.76
16.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.586
2.586
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
39.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.34
49.34

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Matt White

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Matt White

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Matt White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt White
Career
Per 600 PA