Charlie Kerfeld vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lester 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 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 102). Jon Lester held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jon Lester

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.09
63.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
0.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10377
34.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jon Lester

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jon Lester

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
229.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100