Clay Christiansen vs. Joe DeBerry — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe DeBerry 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. Joe DeBerry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.24 and WHIP 1.642 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Joe DeBerry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Joe DeBerry

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.67
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.24
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
10.75
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.75
10.75
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
41.43
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.91
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
37.71
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.43
41.43
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Joe DeBerry

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Joe DeBerry

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA