What years did Charlie Kerfeld play?

Charlie Kerfeld played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1990.

Was Charlie Kerfeld a pitcher?

Yes. Charlie Kerfeld pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 155 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Charlie Kerfeld hit?

Charlie Kerfeld hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Charlie Kerfeld

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1990)

W–L 18–9

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.52

SO 155

Pitcher PIV 1152.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 225 lb
Born: 9/28/1963 in Knob Noster, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1985-07-27
Last Game: 1990-07-19

Full name: Charles Patrick Kerfeld

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	9	123	6	0	0	9	201.7	189	94	12	117	155	4.20	1152.3

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1985	HOU	NL	4	2	11	6	0	44.3	44	20	25	30	4.06	3.89 (-4%)	318.0
1986	HOU	NL	11	2	61	0	7	93.7	71	27	42	77	2.59	3.97 (+35%)	1772.0
1987	HOU	NL	0	2	21	0	0	29.7	34	22	21	17	6.67	4.29 (-55%)	-720.0
1990	HOU	NL	0	2	5	0	0	3.3	9	6	6	4	16.20	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	3	1	25	0	2	30.7	31	19	23	27	5.58	3.86 (-44%)	-217.7
Career · 5 seasons			18	9	123	6	9	201.2	189	94	117	155	4.20	—	1,152

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
123	26	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	.038	.074	.038	.113	0

Career AVG .038 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 85.1% below league average.

Career OBP .074 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 77.3% below league average.

Career SLG .038 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 90.3% below league average.

Career OPS .113 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 84.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1985	HOU	NL	11	14	0	0	0	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	HOU	NL	61	9	1	1	1	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	HOU	NL	21	3	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	HOU	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			123	26	1	1	1	16	.038	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1986	NLCS	HOU	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	4	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1986	NLCS	HOU	0	1	3	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	4	2.25

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	61	15	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	62	11	0	1	0	1	.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	61	103.2	103	50	52	82	4.34
Away	62	98.0	86	44	65	73	4.04

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-07-19	ATL	NYN	—	2.0	2	3	2	2	1	0
1990-07-16	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0
1990-07-14	ATL	WSN	—	1.1	2	2	0	1	0	0
1990-07-08	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1990-07-05	ATL	NYN	—	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
1990-07-03	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1990-06-30	ATL	WSN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-06-26	ATL	LAD	—	1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0
1990-06-24	ATL	SDP	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1990-06-08	ATL	SFG	—	1.0	5	4	4	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	123	6	19	16	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1985	HOU	P	11	6	5	2	1	1
1986	HOU	P	61	0	7	9	0	1
1987	HOU	P	21	0	5	3	1	0
1990	HOU	P	5	0	0	0	1	0
1990	ATL	P	25	0	2	2	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	123

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	HOU	NL	$122,000
1988	HOU	NL	$100,000
1987	HOU	NL	$110,037
1986	HOU	NL	$65,000
Total Career Earnings			$397,037

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Yavapai College	Prescott	AZ	1982

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1986	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	17.0	120	0

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Kerfeld

What years did Charlie Kerfeld play?: Charlie Kerfeld played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1990.
Was Charlie Kerfeld a pitcher?: Yes. Charlie Kerfeld pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 155 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charlie Kerfeld hit?: Charlie Kerfeld hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.