Dennis Blair vs. Charlie Kerfeld — Career Comparison

Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Kerfeld as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Kerfeld led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 119), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 87). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Blair and Charlie Kerfeld

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
5.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
33.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Dennis Blair and Charlie Kerfeld

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Blair and Charlie Kerfeld

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
248.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA