Clay Christiansen vs. Bernie Duffy — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Duffy 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. Bernie Duffy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.56 and WHIP 1.853 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Bernie Duffy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Bernie Duffy

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.56
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
11.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.64
11.64
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.28
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
41.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
37.71
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.351
0.351
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.43
41.43
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Bernie Duffy

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Bernie Duffy

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA