Charlie Root Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Charlie Root
NameCharlie Root
Date of BirthMarch 17, 1899
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1923
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Charlie Root Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Charlie Root.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS341 (MLB Rank: 232)
GF186 (MLB Rank: 323)
W201 (MLB Rank: 116)
L160 (MLB Rank: 121)
SV42 (MLB Rank: 426)
ERA3.59 (MLB Rank: 2,779)
IP3197.1 (MLB Rank: 110)
SHO21 (MLB Rank: 232)
CG177 (MLB Rank: 177)
SO1,459 (MLB Rank: 256)
BB889 (MLB Rank: 173)
H3,252 (MLB Rank: 101)
HR189 (MLB Rank: 312)
SO94.11 (MLB Rank: 7,112)
BB92.5 (MLB Rank: 9,928)
H99.15 (MLB Rank: 6,756)
HR90.53 (MLB Rank: 7,262)
WHIP1.295 (MLB Rank: 9,533)
WAR37.6 (MLB Rank: 201)

📊 Last Season Summary (1941)

In his final season (1941), Charlie Root recorded the following stats:

GS15
GF4
W8
L7
ERA5.4
IP106.2
CG6
SO46
BB37
H133
HR9
SO93.88
BB93.12
H911.22
HR90.76
WHIP1.594
WAR−0.9

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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