Charlie Kerfeld vs. Chris Volstad — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Volstad
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Volstad 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 81), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 79). Chris Volstad held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Volstad

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.2
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
10
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
5.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3376
39.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.64
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
5.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.84
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3012
35.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Volstad

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.83
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Chris Volstad

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
522.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
11.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
77.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-1.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
244.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA