Charlie Kerfeld vs. Yordano Ventura — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yordano Ventura
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Yordano Ventura 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 130), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 107), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 103). Yordano Ventura held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 82 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Yordano Ventura

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.07
55.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
8.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2355
38.7
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2103
34.56
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Yordano Ventura

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.87
91.87
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Yordano Ventura

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
2544.83
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4028.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
11.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
331.03
Yordano Ventura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Yordano Ventura
Career
Per 600 PA