Charlie Root

Charlie Root

1923–1941 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 190 lb · b. 1899 Middletown, OH

Career 201–160 · 3.59 ERA · 1,459 SO · 3197.1 IP · 632 G · 196 H · 11 HR · 93 RBI · .181 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

3 best in baseball

34 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1927 Best season

Spanning 1927–1930, peaking at 2 titles in 1927.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

635th League titles 3
274th Best in baseball 3
231st Top-5 finishes 34

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

110th Innings Pitched 3197.1
116th Wins 201
177th Complete Games 177
232nd Shutouts 21
256th Strikeouts 1,459
437th Saves 40

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1930 4 1927 #2 1929 #2
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1927 309.0 1929 #2
Wins	1	1st	—	1927 26 1929 #2
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1926 #3 1929 #2
Strikeouts / 9	—	#3	—	1928 #3 1930 #3
Saves	—	#2	—	1938 #2
Strikeouts	—	#2	—	1926 #2 1927 #2 1928 #3
Earned Run Average	—	#2	—	1926 #2 1929 #3 1938 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1930	1	SHO 4
1927	2	W 26 IP 309.0

Pitching

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1923	SLA	AL	0	4	5.70	27	2	0	60.0	68	38	4	18	27	1.43
1926	CHN	NL	18	17	2.82	42	32	2	271.1	267	85	10	62	127	1.21
1927	CHN	NL	26	15	3.76	48	36	2	309.0	296	129	16	117	145	1.34
1928	CHN	NL	14	18	3.57	40	30	2	237.0	214	94	15	73	122	1.21
1929	CHN	NL	19	6	3.47	43	31	5	272.0	286	105	12	83	124	1.36
1930	CHN	NL	16	14	4.33	37	30	3	220.1	247	106	17	63	124	1.41
1931	CHN	NL	17	14	3.48	39	31	2	251.0	240	97	7	71	131	1.24
1932	CHN	NL	15	10	3.58	39	23	3	216.1	211	86	10	55	96	1.23
1933	CHN	NL	15	10	2.60	35	30	0	242.1	232	70	14	61	86	1.21
1934	CHN	NL	4	7	4.28	34	9	0	117.2	141	56	8	53	46	1.65
1935	CHN	NL	15	8	3.08	38	18	2	201.1	193	69	15	47	94	1.19
1936	CHN	NL	3	6	4.15	33	4	1	73.2	81	34	3	20	32	1.37
1937	CHN	NL	13	5	3.38	43	15	5	178.2	173	67	18	32	74	1.15
1938	CHN	NL	8	7	2.86	44	11	8	160.2	163	51	10	30	70	1.20
1939	CHN	NL	8	8	4.03	35	16	4	167.1	189	75	11	34	65	1.33
1940	CHN	NL	2	4	3.86	36	8	1	112.0	118	48	9	33	50	1.35
1941	CHN	NL	8	7	5.40	19	15	0	106.2	133	64	8	37	46	1.59
Career	—	—	201	160	3.59	632	341	40	3197.1	3,252	1,274	187	889	1,459	1.30

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1923	SLA	AL	27	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	.077	.143	.077	.220
1926	CHN	NL	42	91	8	13	1	0	1	7	2	25	0	.143	.179	.187	.366
1927	CHN	NL	48	122	15	27	6	1	0	8	4	35	0	.221	.252	.287	.539
1928	CHN	NL	40	73	5	13	5	0	0	5	2	18	0	.178	.200	.247	.447
1929	CHN	NL	43	96	8	15	3	4	1	15	4	28	0	.156	.190	.302	.492
1930	CHN	NL	37	80	4	21	8	0	1	6	4	21	1	.263	.306	.400	.706
1931	CHN	NL	39	90	7	20	8	0	0	8	4	31	0	.222	.255	.311	.566
1932	CHN	NL	39	76	4	13	1	0	1	10	0	29	0	.171	.171	.224	.395
1933	CHN	NL	35	85	1	8	3	0	0	0	4	22	0	.094	.135	.129	.264
1934	CHN	NL	34	40	3	7	3	0	2	4	0	13	0	.175	.175	.400	.575
1935	CHN	NL	38	69	8	14	2	1	1	7	3	22	0	.203	.236	.304	.540
1936	CHN	NL	33	15	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	.333	.412	.333	.745
1937	CHN	NL	43	67	7	12	2	0	1	9	1	19	0	.179	.203	.254	.457
1938	CHN	NL	44	48	2	8	1	0	0	3	4	16	0	.167	.231	.188	.418
1939	CHN	NL	35	57	4	10	2	1	2	6	2	21	0	.175	.217	.351	.568
1940	CHN	NL	36	31	4	4	0	0	0	1	2	10	0	.129	.206	.129	.335
1941	CHN	NL	19	33	4	5	1	0	1	4	5	10	0	.152	.263	.273	.536
Career	—	—	632	1,086	86	196	46	7	11	93	44	329	1	.181	.217	.266	.483

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	632	95	506	15	21	.976