Charlie Kerfeld vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Charlie Kerfeld a clear advantage over Jim Otten across the core pitching metrics. Charlie Kerfeld led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 90). Charlie Kerfeld was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Otten

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
39.63
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.64
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Otten

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Otten

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
2544.83
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA