Clay Christiansen vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond 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. Bugs Raymond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Bugs Raymond

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.97
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Bugs Raymond

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.09
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Bugs Raymond

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
279.45
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
540.41
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100