Charlie Kerfeld vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Charlie Kerfeld a clear advantage over Brandon Lyon across the core pitching metrics. Charlie Kerfeld led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 103), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 103). Brandon Lyon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 81). Charlie Kerfeld was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Brandon Lyon

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
6.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.37
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
35.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Brandon Lyon

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Brandon Lyon

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
123
2544.83
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA