Charlie Kerfeld vs. Mike Montgomery — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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. Mike Montgomery led in run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 116), walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 171 vs 170). Charlie Kerfeld held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 91). Role difference aside, Mike Montgomery holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Mike Montgomery

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
8.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.96
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
6.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
38.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047
34.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Mike Montgomery

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Mike Montgomery

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
1298.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
564.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
17.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-2.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
282.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA