Ken Burkhart vs. Charlie Kerfeld — Career Comparison

Ken Burkhart
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Burkhart 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. Ken Burkhart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.2 and 1.572 for Charlie Kerfeld. By the career numbers, Ken Burkhart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Burkhart and Charlie Kerfeld

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.45
57.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.7
27.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
9.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2207
38.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
35.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Ken Burkhart and Charlie Kerfeld

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.791
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Burkhart and Charlie Kerfeld

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
545.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
548.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
76.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.93
29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
131.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
76.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
25.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
113.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA