Charlie Root

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: March 17, 1899 in Middletown, OH us

Died: November 5, 1970 in Hollister, CA

Buried: Cremated

Last Game: September 2, 1941 (Age 42-169d)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Charles Henry Root

Nicknames: Chinski

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.6

201

160

ERA

3.59

632

341

3197.1

1459

WHIP

1.295

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1921	22	-2.8	Terre Haute	IIIL	B		8	7	.533	3.57	4.53	26						159.0	163	80	63		40							1.277	9.2		2.3
1922	23	-5.4	Terre Haute	IIIL	B		16	14	.533	2.28	3.33	43						249.0	208	92	63		68							1.108	7.5		2.5
1923	24	-3.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	4	.000	5.70	6.75	27	2	15	0	0	0	60.0	68	45	38	4	18		27	6	0	1	263	1.433	10.2	0.6	2.7	4.1	1.50
1924	25	-3.4	Los Angeles	PCL	AA		21	16	.568	3.69	4.50	55						322.0	316	161	132		102							1.298	8.8		2.9
1925	26	-2.5	Los Angeles	PCL	AA		25	13	.658	2.86	3.36	52						324.0	268	121	103		91							1.108	7.4		2.5
1926	27	-2.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	18	17	.514	2.82	3.45	42	32	7	21	2	2	271.1	267	104	85	10	62		127	6	1	1	1110	1.213	8.9	0.3	2.1	4.2	2.05
1927	28	-2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	26	15	.634	3.76	4.31	48	36	12	21	4	2	309.0	296	148	129	16	117		145	9	1	3	1316	1.337	8.6	0.5	3.4	4.2	1.24
1928	29	-1.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	18	.438	3.57	4.14	40	30	6	13	1	2	237.0	214	109	94	15	73	2	122	7	0	0	992	1.211	8.1	0.6	2.8	4.6	1.67
1929	30	-0.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	19	6	.760	3.47	3.97	43	31	9	19	4	5	272.0	286	120	105	12	83	11	124	3	0	1	1158	1.357	9.5	0.4	2.7	4.1	1.49
1930	31	1.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	14	.533	4.33	4.98	37	30	6	15	4	4	220.1	247	122	106	18	63	6	124	7	0	1	967	1.407	10.1	0.7	2.6	5.1	1.97
1931	32	1.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	17	14	.548	3.48	3.91	39	31	6	19	3	2	251.0	240	109	97	7	71	3	131	7	0	1	1043	1.239	8.6	0.3	2.5	4.7	1.85
1932	33	3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	10	.600	3.58	4.12	39	24	10	11	0	3	216.1	211	99	86	10	55	6	96	5	0	4	908	1.230	8.8	0.4	2.3	4.0	1.75
1933	34	4.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	10	.600	2.60	3.16	35	30	4	20	2	0	242.1	232	85	70	14	61	2	86	10	0	3	1008	1.209	8.6	0.5	2.3	3.2	1.41
1934	35	5.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	7	.364	4.28	4.74	34	9	14	2	0	0	117.2	141	62	56	8	53	7	46	5	0	2	538	1.649	10.8	0.6	4.1	3.5	0.87
1935	36	7.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	8	.652	3.08	3.80	38	18	16	11	1	2	201.1	193	85	69	15	47	3	94	3	0	2	826	1.192	8.6	0.7	2.1	4.2	2.00
1936	37	8.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	6	.333	4.15	4.15	33	3	15	0	0	1	73.2	81	34	34	3	20	3	32	2	0	0	315	1.371	9.9	0.4	2.4	3.9	1.60
1937	38	8.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	5	.722	3.38	3.58	43	15	20	5	0	5	178.2	173	71	67	18	32	2	74	4	0	2	729	1.147	8.7	0.9	1.6	3.7	2.31
1938	39	9.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	7	.533	2.86	3.47	44	11	20	5	0	9	160.2	163	62	51	10	30	7	70	2	0	0	673	1.201	9.1	0.6	1.7	3.9	2.33
1939	40	10.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	8	.500	4.03	4.46	35	16	12	8	0	4	167.1	189	83	75	11	34	6	65	2	1	0	709	1.333	10.2	0.6	1.8	3.5	1.91
1940	41	11.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	4	.333	3.86	4.90	36	8	10	1	0	1	112.0	118	61	48	9	33	7	50	1	0	0	490	1.348	9.5	0.7	2.7	4.0	1.52
1941	42	13.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	7	.533	5.40	5.74	19	15	4	6	0	0	106.2	133	68	64	9	37	7	46	0	0	1	484	1.594	11.2	0.8	3.1	3.9	1.24
1942	43	13.6	Hollywood	PCL	AA		11	14	.440	3.18	3.98	30	29		16	1		215.0	205	95	76		39		103	7	0	0		1.135	8.6		1.6	4.3	2.64
1943	44	13.9	Hollywood	PCL	AA		15	5	.750	3.09	3.42	25			15	2		166.0	170	63	57		28		70	5	0	0		1.193	9.2		1.5	3.8	2.50
1944	45	15.3	Hollywood	PCL	AA		3	5	.375	3.21	5.69	21			1	0		87.0	91	55	31		28		58	0	0	1		1.368	9.4		2.9	6.0	2.07
1945	46	18.4	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	9	8	.529	2.53	2.98	22	15	7	12	3		121.0	112	40	34		20		64	2	0	0		1.091	8.3		1.5	4.8	3.20
1946	47	18.4	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL	3	0	1.000	1.57	1.96	5						23.0	27	5	4		5		10	2	0	0		1.391	10.6		2.0	3.9	2.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		201	160	.557	3.59	4.13	632	341	186	177	21	42	3197.1	3252	1467	1274	189	889	72	1459	79	3	22	13529	1.295	9.2	0.5	2.5	4.1	1.64
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		111	82	.575	3.04	3.85	279	44	7	44	6		1666.0	1560	712	563		421		305	16	0	1		1.189	8.4		2.3
All Levels (26 Seasons)							312	242	.563	3.40	4.03	911	385	193	221	27	42	4863.1	4812	2179	1837	189	1310	72	1764	95	3	23	13529	1.259	8.9		2.4

AAA (1 season)					Minors		3	0	1.000	1.57	1.96	5						23.0	27	5	4		5		10	2	0	0		1.391	10.6		2.0	3.9	2.00
AA (6 seasons)					Minors		84	61	.579	3.16	3.90	205	44	7	44	6		1235.0	1162	535	433		308		295	14	0	1		1.190	8.5		2.2
B (2 seasons)					Minors		24	21	.533	2.78	3.79	69						408.0	371	172	126		108							1.174	8.2		2.4