Charlie Root vs. Howard Wilson — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howard Wilson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Howard Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and Howard Wilson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
10.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
2.5
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.72
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
35.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Howard Wilson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.229
2.229
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Howard Wilson

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
201.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.17
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.24
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
43.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
156.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
147.95
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
65.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.66
43.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.97
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
8.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100