Clay Christiansen vs. Kyle Lohse — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kyle Lohse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kyle Lohse 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. Kyle Lohse posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Kyle Lohse had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Kyle Lohse

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.62
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.49
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.52
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.51
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.69
50.69
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.47
91.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
4.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7595
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2531.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
9.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.12
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
2.47
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615
5.74
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.31
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10839
38.53
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
4.72
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.35
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.28
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.68
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9881
35.13
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Kyle Lohse

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.63
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7604
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.14
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
1.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.87
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.27
91.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Kyle Lohse

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
472
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
509
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.78
13.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
91
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
31
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
163
163
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.68
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0