Clay Bryant vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Clay Bryant
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clay Bryant built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 3.73 and 1.423 for Clay Bryant. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Bryant and Ryan Madson

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.75
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.96
55.96
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.88
34.88
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
543.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
8.46
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
8.59
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
39.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.84
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
4.21
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
34.65
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Clay Bryant and Ryan Madson

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2609
27
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869.2
9
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.808
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Bryant and Ryan Madson

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
185
544.12
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
564.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
150
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
114.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
62.97
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
220.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
170.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
141.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
208.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
69.67
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.71
9.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.71
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA