Clay Christiansen vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot 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. Fred Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Fred Talbot

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.73
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Fred Talbot

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.73
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.09
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Fred Talbot

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
502.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100