Charlie Root
1923–1941 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, WHK
632G
.180AVG
.217OBP
.266SLG
More career statistics
196H
11HR
93RBI
1SB
201–160W–L
3,197.1IP
1,459K
3.59ERA
342GS
40SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,086 | 1,085 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 329 | 328 |
| Batting · RBI | 93 | 95 |
| Batting · Walks | 44 | 45 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 13,529 | 13,533 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,274 | 1,266 |
| Pitching · p gs | 342 | 341 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,252 | 3,254 |
| Pitching · p hr | 187 | 190 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 9,592 | 9,596 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,459 | 1,462 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,467 | 1,466 |
| Pitching · p w | 889 | 888 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632 | 1,191 | 1,086 | 86 | 196 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 93 | 44 | 329 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 289 | .180 | .217 | .266 | .483 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,197.3 | 632 | 342 | 177 | 201 | 160 | 40 | 3,252 | 1,467 | 1,274 | 187 | 889 | 1,459 | 0 | 0 | 3.59 | 1.295 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1930-04-23 to 1930-05-18
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1929-05-01 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1930-05-03 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1933-07-11 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 318 | 618 | 104 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 171 | .185 | .210 | .276 |
| Away | 314 | 573 | 92 | 6 | 47 | 19 | 157 | .176 | .194 | .256 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 50 | 121 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | .196 | .231 | .299 |
| May | 110 | 215 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 63 | .188 | .223 | .260 |
| June | 117 | 215 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 54 | .147 | .177 | .213 |
| July | 133 | 239 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 72 | .157 | .172 | .253 |
| August | 121 | 224 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 64 | .201 | .210 | .292 |
| September | 95 | 170 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 47 | .212 | .224 | .308 |
| October | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 97 | 210 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 46 | .169 | .190 | .231 |
| new-york-giants | 91 | 149 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .144 | .181 | .220 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 89 | 175 | 31 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 51 | .190 | .206 | .294 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 84 | 162 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 47 | .184 | .210 | .279 |
| boston-braves | 84 | 184 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 46 | .204 | .217 | .293 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 82 | 133 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 35 | .180 | .195 | .238 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 78 | 164 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 50 | .199 | .220 | .322 |
| chicago-white-sox | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 |  St. Louis Browns | 27 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | 59 | 27 |
| 1926 |  Chicago Cubs | 42 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 7 | – | .143 | 271 | 127 |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs | 48 | 122 | 27 | – | 9 | – | .221 | 309 | 147 |
| 1928 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 73 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .178 | 238 | 122 |
| 1929 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 96 | 15 | 1 | 15 | – | .156 | 272 | 125 |
| 1930 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .263 | 220 | 124 |
| 1931 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 90 | 20 | – | 8 | – | .222 | 250 | 132 |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 10 | – | .171 | 216 | 96 |
| 1933 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 85 | 8 | – | – | – | .094 | 242 | 87 |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | – | .175 | 118 | 47 |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .206 | 201 | 94 |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 15 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 73 | 32 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 9 | – | .179 | 178 | 74 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 48 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .167 | 160 | 70 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 6 | – | .175 | 167 | 65 |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 31 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .129 | 112 | 47 |
| 1941 | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .152 | 106 | 46 |