Charlie Root played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1941, appearing in 632 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 201 W and 160 L, an ERA of 3.59, 1,459 SO, a WHIP of 1.295, and a WAR of 37.6.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Charlie Root |
Date of Birth | March 17, 1899 |
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MLB Debut | 1923 |
๐ Career Summary
Charlie Root appeared in 632 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1923 to 1941. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 341 (MLB Rank: 230) |
GF | 186 (MLB Rank: 320) |
W | 201 (MLB Rank: 116) |
L | 160 (MLB Rank: 121) |
SV | 42 (MLB Rank: 420) |
ERA | 3.59 (MLB Rank: 2,759) |
IP | 3197.1 (MLB Rank: 110) |
SHO | 21 (MLB Rank: 232) |
CG | 177 (MLB Rank: 177) |
SO | 1,459 (MLB Rank: 253) |
BB | 889 (MLB Rank: 173) |
H | 3,252 (MLB Rank: 101) |
HR | 189 (MLB Rank: 306) |
SO9 | 4.11 (MLB Rank: 6,973) |
BB9 | 2.5 (MLB Rank: 9,771) |
H9 | 9.15 (MLB Rank: 6,668) |
HR9 | 0.53 (MLB Rank: 7,108) |
WHIP | 1.295 (MLB Rank: 9,414) |
WAR | 37.6 (MLB Rank: 200) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1941)
In his final season (1941), Charlie Root recorded the following stats:
GS | 15 |
GF | 4 |
W | 8 |
L | 7 |
ERA | 5.4 |
IP | 106.2 |
CG | 6 |
SO | 46 |
BB | 37 |
H | 133 |
HR | 9 |
SO9 | 3.88 |
BB9 | 3.12 |
H9 | 11.22 |
HR9 | 0.76 |
WHIP | 1.594 |
WAR | โ0.9 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1927, 26 W
- Most SO: 1927, 145 SO
- Most IP: 1927, 309 IP
- Best WAR: 1926, 5.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1933, 2.6 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Charlie Root appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 6.89, pitched 22.2 IP, struck out 15 batters, with 0 W and 3 L.
Charlie Root Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1923 | 0 | 4 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 60 | -0.3 | 1.433 | 4 | 68 | 18 | 45 | 38 | 74 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 263 |
1926 | 18 | 17 | 2.82 | 0.514 | 2 | 127 | 271.1 | 5.2 | 1.213 | 10 | 267 | 62 | 104 | 85 | 137 | 3.32 | 4.2 | 2.05 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1110 |
1927 | 26 | 15 | 3.76 | 0.634 | 2 | 145 | 309 | 2.9 | 1.337 | 16 | 296 | 117 | 148 | 129 | 104 | 3.46 | 4.2 | 1.24 | 36 | 48 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1316 |
1928 | 14 | 18 | 3.57 | 0.438 | 2 | 122 | 237 | 1.9 | 1.211 | 15 | 214 | 73 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 3.84 | 4.6 | 1.67 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 992 |
1929 | 19 | 6 | 3.47 | 0.76 | 5 | 124 | 272 | 4.8 | 1.357 | 12 | 286 | 83 | 120 | 105 | 132 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1.49 | 31 | 43 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1158 |
1930 | 16 | 14 | 4.33 | 0.533 | 4 | 124 | 220.1 | 3 | 1.407 | 18 | 247 | 63 | 122 | 106 | 113 | 3.74 | 5.1 | 1.97 | 30 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 967 |
1931 | 17 | 14 | 3.48 | 0.548 | 2 | 131 | 251 | 3.5 | 1.239 | 7 | 240 | 71 | 109 | 97 | 111 | 3.39 | 4.7 | 1.85 | 31 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1043 |
1932 | 15 | 10 | 3.58 | 0.6 | 3 | 96 | 216.1 | 2 | 1.23 | 10 | 211 | 55 | 99 | 86 | 106 | 3.34 | 4 | 1.75 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 908 |
1933 | 15 | 10 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 86 | 242.1 | 3.7 | 1.209 | 14 | 232 | 61 | 85 | 70 | 127 | 3.82 | 3.2 | 1.41 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1008 |
1934 | 4 | 7 | 4.28 | 0.364 | 0 | 46 | 117.2 | 0.6 | 1.649 | 8 | 141 | 53 | 62 | 56 | 91 | 4.76 | 3.5 | 0.87 | 9 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 538 |
1935 | 15 | 8 | 3.08 | 0.652 | 2 | 94 | 201.1 | 2.2 | 1.192 | 15 | 193 | 47 | 85 | 69 | 128 | 3.96 | 4.2 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 826 |
1936 | 3 | 6 | 4.15 | 0.333 | 1 | 32 | 73.2 | 0.7 | 1.371 | 3 | 81 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 96 | 3.87 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 315 |
1937 | 13 | 5 | 3.38 | 0.722 | 5 | 74 | 178.2 | 3.3 | 1.147 | 18 | 173 | 32 | 71 | 67 | 117 | 4.29 | 3.7 | 2.31 | 15 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 729 |
1938 | 8 | 7 | 2.86 | 0.533 | 9 | 70 | 160.2 | 3.3 | 1.201 | 10 | 163 | 30 | 62 | 51 | 134 | 3.59 | 3.9 | 2.33 | 11 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 673 |
1939 | 8 | 8 | 4.03 | 0.5 | 4 | 65 | 167.1 | 1.8 | 1.333 | 11 | 189 | 34 | 83 | 75 | 97 | 3.32 | 3.5 | 1.91 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 709 |
1940 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 | 0.333 | 1 | 50 | 112 | -0.1 | 1.348 | 9 | 118 | 33 | 61 | 48 | 97 | 4.06 | 4 | 1.52 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 490 |
1941 | 8 | 7 | 5.4 | 0.533 | 0 | 46 | 106.2 | -0.9 | 1.594 | 9 | 133 | 37 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 4.06 | 3.9 | 1.24 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 484 |