Charlie Root vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Root posted a stronger line than Ed Whitson. Charlie Root posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 3.79) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 0.85). 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 Ed Whitson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.6
50.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
3.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
2.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
5.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9479
38.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8573
34.45
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Ed Whitson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6720
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Ed Whitson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
411
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
673
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
576
513.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
64.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
55.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
74.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
21.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
24.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
44.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-0.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
150.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA