Clay Christiansen vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan Ryan 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. Nolan Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Nolan Ryan

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.28
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Nolan Ryan

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Nolan Ryan

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
957
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
58.93
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-11.22
-7.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50