Clay Christiansen vs. Eric Stults — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Stults
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Stults 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 Stults posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Eric Stults had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Eric Stults

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.63
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.24
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
9.52
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.09
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.53
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
5.7
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
38.51
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
4.61
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2655
34.97
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Eric Stults

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.32
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.09
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.7
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Eric Stults

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
371.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
516.88
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
85.71
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
64.94
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.49
22.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
111.69
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
103.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.12
15.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
76
197.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA