Charlie Kerfeld vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale 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. Chris Sale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 112), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 109). Charlie Kerfeld held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 113). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Sale

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.23
62.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Sale

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Sale

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
123
2544.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA