Charlie Kerfeld vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea 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. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.2 and 1.572 for Charlie Kerfeld. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Spec Shea

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3560
33.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Spec Shea

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Spec Shea

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
347.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
530.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA