Clay Christiansen vs. Doug Davis — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Davis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Christiansen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Doug Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doug Davis

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
4.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
9.51
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.94
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
4.11
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.28
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
6.71
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7597
39.85
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
4.83
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.91
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6625
34.75
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doug Davis

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.36
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.69
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.61
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.05
95.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doug Davis

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
393.99
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
530.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.73
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
4.52
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
54.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
50.21
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.45
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
32.19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-17.03
-21.93
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
175
225.32
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
61.8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA