Charlie Kerfeld vs. Rudy May — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy May 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 103), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 96). Rudy May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Rudy May

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2314
7.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
3.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
6.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9723
33.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Rudy May

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.69
92.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Rudy May

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
839.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
534.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
51.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
14.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
79.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
103.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
256.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA