

That doesn't account for the extra 500,000,000, though. If we look at Whitebeard's bounty, we can see shi and ro (4 and 6), which when combined makes shiro 白, the word for "white." So, 6-4-8 is read as ro-shi-ya, or ro-jya-Roger. Certain sounds are the result of combining two phonemes, like putting together shi and ya to make jya. The key is that Japanese is made up of three different writing systems: kanji, the typical writing one sees in anime titles and character names hiragana, the symbols that represent Japanese phonetically katakana, which is a writing system used for foreign and certain other words. Individually, they sound nothing like Gol or Roger. It seems it could come down to names alone. In Japanese, 6 is roku, 4 is yon or shi, and 8 is hachi or yattsu. So why is there such a noticeable difference between the two men's bounties? He lived longer than Roger, so was able to cause more trouble for the Marines and build up his reputation. Even during Roger's time as a pirate, Whitebeard was known as "the strongest man in the world." His strength was so immense that it was even greater than that of giants. He brought stability and order to the islands in his territory and protected them from other pirates.

He also commanded a fleet of 1,600 pirates. Whitebeard, on the other hand, was able to conquer several islands and bring them into his territory, while ending slavery on at least one of those islands. Had he not had Crocus with him, he probably would not have made it as far as he did. However, during the last year of his life, he was suffering from an incurable illness and was only able to reach the Grand Line thanks to Crocus' medical treatment. He, of course, fought against the Marines, with his main rival being Vice Admiral Monkey D. He also learned the secret of the 'D' that many of the most powerful people in One Piece, including wannabe Pirate King, Monkey D. He conquered the Grand Line and began the Great Age of Piracy with his last words before being executed. Roger seems to have accomplished few but grand things in his life.
