Joe Blanton vs. Charlie Kerfeld — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton 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 82), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 94). Joe Blanton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Charlie Kerfeld

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.01
51.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.2
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
4.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.64
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Charlie Kerfeld

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Charlie Kerfeld

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
6.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
211.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA