Charlie Kerfeld vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake 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. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.2 and 1.572 for Charlie Kerfeld. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Joe Lake

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
9.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
34.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Joe Lake

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Joe Lake

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100