Charlie Kerfeld vs. Barry Lersch — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Lersch
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barry Lersch 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 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 93). Barry Lersch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Barry Lersch

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
8.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
37.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2149
33.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Barry Lersch

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.686
0.686
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Barry Lersch

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
676.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
508.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
57.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
1.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
214.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA