Charlie Kerfeld vs. Al Leiter — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Leiter
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Leiter 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 134), walk avoidance (BB%+ 81 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 94). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Al Leiter

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
55.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.17
91.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
8.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
4.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1974
7.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10334
38.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
4.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8883
33.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Al Leiter

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.17
91.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Al Leiter

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
410.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
518.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
36.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
52.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
78.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-14.71
-14.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
283.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA