Charlie Kerfeld vs. Clarence Locke — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clarence Locke
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clarence Locke 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 5.4 and 1.737 for Clarence Locke. By the career numbers, Charlie Kerfeld had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Clarence Locke

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.2
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
12.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
39.63
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
43.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.64
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
1.737
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
38.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.34
43.34

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Clarence Locke

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.158
3.158
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Clarence Locke

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
313.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
20.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
10.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA