Charlie Kerfeld vs. Jim Lonborg — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Lonborg
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Lonborg 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 77), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 74), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 87). Jim Lonborg held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Lonborg

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.4
53.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
3.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7393
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
8.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
3.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10498
38.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9468
34.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Lonborg

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Lonborg

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
283.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
902
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
512.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
69.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.76
17.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
104.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
28.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.6
8.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
219.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
51.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33