Clay Christiansen vs. Lou Fiene — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Fiene
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Fiene 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. Lou Fiene posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Lou Fiene had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Lou Fiene

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.85
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.72
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.28
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.52
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
37.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
34.17
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Lou Fiene

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.33
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.09
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.37
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.98
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.346
2.346
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Lou Fiene

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
322.22
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
588.89
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
12.54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-6.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
12
133.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100