Charlie Kerfeld vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez 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 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93). Ismael Valdez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Ismael Valdez

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Ismael Valdez

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Ismael Valdez

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100