Charlie Kerfeld vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short 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 96), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 91). Chris Short held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 84 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Short

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.56
50.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
8.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Short

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Short

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
153.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100