Charlie Kerfeld vs. Hector Mercado — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hector Mercado
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Charlie Kerfeld a clear advantage over Hector Mercado across the core pitching metrics. Charlie Kerfeld led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 151), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 81 vs 72). Hector Mercado held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 112). Charlie Kerfeld was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Hector Mercado

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.2
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
8.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.22
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
39.63
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
40.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.64
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Hector Mercado

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Hector Mercado

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
2544.83
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
1.58
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-35.51
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-40.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA