Clay Christiansen vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doc White

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
8.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
4.1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.18
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.35
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doc White

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.46
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9519
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.09
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doc White

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
216.49
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1516
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
507.78
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.71
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.68
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
87.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
195
77.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
33.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100