Charlie Kerfeld vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.2 and 1.572 for Charlie Kerfeld. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Russ Meyer

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.29
56.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Russ Meyer

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Russ Meyer

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA