Clay Christiansen vs. Ervin Santana — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ervin Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ervin Santana 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. Ervin Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Ervin Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Ervin Santana

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.55
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.93
53.93
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
4.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2391
8.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
2.81
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.28
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
7.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10482
37.94
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
4.42
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.18
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.26
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.69
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9480
34.31
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Ervin Santana

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.71
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.7
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.47
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.41
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Ervin Santana

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
2217.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
537.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
67.83
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
10.53
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
78.26
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.27
-6.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
255.65
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
2.35
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA