Charlie Kerfeld vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy 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 125), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 105). Brandon McCarthy held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Charlie Kerfeld.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Brandon McCarthy

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
6.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
34.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Brandon McCarthy

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Brandon McCarthy

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
916.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
524.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
5.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
64.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.79
-20.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
273.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA