Kyle Funkhouser vs. Rusty Gerhardt — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Kyle Funkhouser and Rusty Gerhardt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kyle Funkhouser posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 7.07) and WHIP (1.506 vs 1.850). Rusty Gerhardt had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.25 per nine innings vs 0.95). By the career numbers, Kyle Funkhouser had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.