Charlie Root was born on Friday, March 17, 1899, in Middletown, Ohio. Root was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1923, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Charlie Root baseball stats page.
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Charlie RootCharlie Root Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1923 | 24 | Browns | 27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 263 | 68 | 38 | 45 | 4 | 18 | - | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
1926 | 27 | Cubs | 42 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 17 | .514 | 2.82 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 271.1 | 1,110 | 267 | 85 | 104 | 10 | 62 | - | 127 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
1927 | 28 | Cubs | 48 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 3.76 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 309.0 | 1,316 | 296 | 129 | 148 | 16 | 117 | - | 145 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
1928 | 29 | Cubs | 40 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 3.57 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 237.0 | 992 | 214 | 94 | 109 | 15 | 73 | - | 122 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
1929 | 30 | Cubs | 43 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 3.47 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 272.0 | 1,158 | 286 | 105 | 120 | 12 | 83 | - | 124 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1930 | 31 | Cubs | 37 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.33 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 220.1 | 967 | 247 | 106 | 122 | 17 | 63 | - | 124 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
1931 | 32 | Cubs | 39 | 31 | 6 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.48 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 251.0 | 1,043 | 240 | 97 | 109 | 7 | 71 | - | 131 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
1932 | 33 | Cubs | 39 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.58 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 216.1 | 908 | 211 | 86 | 99 | 10 | 55 | - | 96 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
1933 | 34 | Cubs | 35 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.60 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 242.1 | 1,008 | 232 | 70 | 85 | 14 | 61 | - | 86 | 3 | 10 | 0 | - |
1934 | 35 | Cubs | 34 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117.2 | 538 | 141 | 56 | 62 | 8 | 53 | - | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1935 | 36 | Cubs | 38 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.08 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 201.1 | 826 | 193 | 69 | 85 | 15 | 47 | - | 94 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1936 | 37 | Cubs | 33 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73.2 | 315 | 81 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 20 | - | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1937 | 38 | Cubs | 43 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3.37 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 178.2 | 729 | 173 | 67 | 71 | 18 | 32 | - | 74 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1938 | 39 | Cubs | 44 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.86 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 160.2 | 673 | 163 | 51 | 62 | 10 | 30 | - | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1939 | 40 | Cubs | 35 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.03 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 167.1 | 709 | 189 | 75 | 83 | 11 | 34 | - | 65 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
1940 | 41 | Cubs | 36 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.86 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 112.0 | 490 | 118 | 48 | 61 | 9 | 33 | - | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1941 | 42 | Cubs | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 106.2 | 484 | 133 | 64 | 68 | 8 | 37 | - | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
17 Years | 632 | 341 | 185 | 201 | 160 | .557 | 3.59 | 177 | 21 | 40 | 3,197.1 | 13,529 | 3,252 | 1,274 | 1,467 | 187 | 889 | - | 1,459 | 22 | 79 | 3 | - |
Charlie RootCharlie Root Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1923 | 24 | Browns | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .077 | .143 | .077 |
1926 | 27 | Cubs | 42 | 91 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - | 25 | 4 | - | 2 | - | .143 | .179 | .187 |
1927 | 28 | Cubs | 48 | 122 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - | 35 | 5 | - | 1 | - | .221 | .252 | .287 |
1928 | 29 | Cubs | 40 | 73 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 18 | 8 | - | 0 | - | .178 | .200 | .247 |
1929 | 30 | Cubs | 43 | 96 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | - | 28 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .156 | .190 | .302 |
1930 | 31 | Cubs | 37 | 80 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 21 | 2 | - | 1 | - | .263 | .306 | .400 |
1931 | 32 | Cubs | 39 | 90 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - | 31 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .222 | .255 | .311 |
1932 | 33 | Cubs | 39 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .171 | .171 | .224 |
1933 | 34 | Cubs | 35 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .094 | .135 | .129 |
1934 | 35 | Cubs | 34 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .400 |
1935 | 36 | Cubs | 38 | 69 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - | 22 | 12 | - | 0 | 1 | .203 | .236 | .304 |
1936 | 37 | Cubs | 33 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .412 | .333 |
1937 | 38 | Cubs | 43 | 67 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - | 19 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | .179 | .203 | .254 |
1938 | 39 | Cubs | 44 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 16 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .188 |
1939 | 40 | Cubs | 35 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 21 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | .175 | .217 | .351 |
1940 | 41 | Cubs | 36 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | .129 | .206 | .129 |
1941 | 42 | Cubs | 19 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | .152 | .263 | .273 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 632 | 1,086 | 86 | 196 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 93 | 44 | 0 | 329 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .180 | .217 | .266 |
Charlie RootCharlie Root Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1923 Browns | P | 27 | 2 | 180 | 14 | 0.5 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.10 |
1926 Cubs | P | 42 | 32 | 814 | 70 | 1.7 | 66 | 8 | 58 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 2.19 |
1927 Cubs | P | 48 | 36 | 927 | 57 | 1.2 | 55 | 6 | 49 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.60 |
1928 Cubs | P | 40 | 30 | 711 | 46 | 1.2 | 45 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.71 |
1929 Cubs | P | 43 | 31 | 816 | 48 | 1.1 | 47 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 1.56 |
1930 Cubs | P | 37 | 30 | 661 | 36 | 1.0 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
1931 Cubs | P | 39 | 31 | 753 | 42 | 1.1 | 41 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.47 |
1932 Cubs | P | 39 | 23 | 649 | 40 | 1.0 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 |
1933 Cubs | P | 35 | 30 | 727 | 48 | 1.4 | 47 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 1.75 |
1934 Cubs | P | 34 | 9 | 353 | 25 | 0.7 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
1935 Cubs | P | 38 | 18 | 604 | 35 | 0.9 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.52 |
1936 Cubs | P | 33 | 4 | 221 | 12 | 0.4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
1937 Cubs | P | 43 | 15 | 536 | 45 | 1.0 | 44 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.22 |
1938 Cubs | P | 44 | 11 | 482 | 29 | 0.7 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.57 |
1939 Cubs | P | 35 | 16 | 502 | 26 | 0.7 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.29 |
1940 Cubs | P | 36 | 8 | 336 | 25 | 0.7 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.01 |
1941 Cubs | P | 19 | 15 | 320 | 18 | 0.9 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.52 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 632 | 341 | 9,592 | 616 | 1.0 | 601 | 95 | 506 | 15 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.69 | |
17 Years | 632 | 341 | 9,592 | 616 | 1.0 | 601 | 95 | 506 | 15 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.69 |
Charlie RootCharlie Root Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1923 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 4.05 | 2.70 |
1926 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 91.0 | 3.6 | 13.0 | 2.05 | 4.21 | 2.06 |
1927 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.3 | 1.24 | 4.22 | 3.41 |
1928 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 14.6 | 1.67 | 4.63 | 2.77 |
1929 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 96.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 1.49 | 4.10 | 2.75 |
1930 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 80.0 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 1.97 | 5.07 | 2.57 |
1931 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 1.85 | 4.70 | 2.55 |
1932 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 76.0 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 1.75 | 3.99 | 2.29 |
1933 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1.41 | 3.19 | 2.27 |
1934 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 20.0 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 0.87 | 3.52 | 4.05 |
1935 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.0 | 3.1 | 9.9 | 2.00 | 4.20 | 2.10 |
1936 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 3.91 | 2.44 |
1937 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 2.31 | 3.73 | 1.61 |
1938 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 2.33 | 3.92 | 1.68 |
1939 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 28.5 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 1.91 | 3.50 | 1.83 |
1940 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 31.0 | 1.52 | 4.02 | 2.65 |
1941 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 33.0 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 1.24 | 3.88 | 3.12 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 98.7 | 3.3 | 11.7 | 1.64 | 4.11 | 2.50 |
Charlie RootCharlie Root Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1923 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1926 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1927 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1928 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1929 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1930 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1931 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1932 Chicago Cubs | 12 | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1933 Chicago Cubs | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1934 Chicago Cubs | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1935 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1936 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1937 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1938 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1939 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1940 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1941 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
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