Clay Christiansen vs. Eric Raich — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Raich
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Raich 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. Eric Raich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.85 and WHIP 1.699 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Eric Raich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Eric Raich

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.76
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.85
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
11.64
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
11.8
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.64
11.64
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.93
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.3
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
40.59
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
36.25
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Eric Raich

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Eric Raich

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
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Eric Raich
Career
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Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
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Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
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Clay Christiansen
Career
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Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
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