Charlie Kerfeld vs. Lance Lynn — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance Lynn 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 98), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 104). Lance Lynn held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Lance Lynn

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7643
34.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Lance Lynn

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Lance Lynn

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
655.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
6.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
52.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
68.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.03
-14.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
286.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA