Charlie Kerfeld vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz 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 107), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 95). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Russ Ortiz

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.94
55.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
8.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
6.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
39.63
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7316
39.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.64
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
4.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6278
34.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Russ Ortiz

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Russ Ortiz

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
311.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
500.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
133.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA