Charlie Root vs. Todd Worrell — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Todd Worrell
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Todd Worrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Todd Worrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Todd Worrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and Todd Worrell

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
8.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.32
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
7.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.87
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
8.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2893
37.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
5.92
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.54
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2582
33.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Todd Worrell

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2086
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.06
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Todd Worrell

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
617
12340
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
7.93
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-20.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
400
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Todd Worrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Todd Worrell
Career
Per 600 PA