Clay Christiansen vs. Mickey Lolich — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mickey Lolich 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. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Mickey Lolich

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.86
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.28
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
7.01
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.31
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.22
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Mickey Lolich

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.11
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.36
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Mickey Lolich

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
349.26
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1017
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
484.37
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
53.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
48.97
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.39
12.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
58.41
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
5.34
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
362
213.57
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50