Charlie Kerfeld vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt 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. Roy Oswalt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 116), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 109). Charlie Kerfeld held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 116). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Roy Oswalt.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Roy Oswalt

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.51
61.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
8.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Roy Oswalt

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Roy Oswalt

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.7
15.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
83.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
100.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
20.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA