Heath Bell vs. Charlie Kerfeld — Career Comparison

Heath Bell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Charlie Kerfeld a clear advantage over Heath Bell across the core pitching metrics. Charlie Kerfeld led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 113), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 102), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 107). Heath Bell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 81). Charlie Kerfeld was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Heath Bell and Charlie Kerfeld

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
8.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635
37.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.37
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2367
33.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Heath Bell and Charlie Kerfeld

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Bell and Charlie Kerfeld

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
50571.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
123
2544.83
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
1.58
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-50.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-35.51
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA