Charlie Root vs. Grant Wolfram — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Wolfram
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Wolfram 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 1.913 for Grant Wolfram. 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 Grant Wolfram

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.46
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.46
10.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.725
1.725
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
44.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
39.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Grant Wolfram

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.048
0.048
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Grant Wolfram

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1191
600
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Grant Wolfram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Grant Wolfram
Career
Per 600 PA