Charlie Kerfeld vs. Darren Oliver — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darren Oliver
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darren Oliver 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 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 75), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 84). Darren Oliver held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Darren Oliver

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
3.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.63
54.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.2
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2037
9.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
3.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
5.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8346
39.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.64
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7391
34.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Darren Oliver

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
3.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Darren Oliver

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
1913.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
535.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
118.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.27
37.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
145.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.53
38.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
182.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA