Charlie Kerfeld vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 135), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 86). Bill Swift held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Bill Swift

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.65
54.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Bill Swift

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Bill Swift

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
894.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
117.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100