Charlie Root vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. 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 Leon Williams

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Leon Williams

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Leon Williams

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA