Clayton Lambert vs. James York — Career Comparison

Clayton Lambert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James York
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James York built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James York posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.34 and WHIP 1.751 compared to 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. By the career numbers, James York had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Lambert and James York

Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.64
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
James York
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
5.34
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9.26
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
11.49
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
4.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.7
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
38.11
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
42.07
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.94
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.71
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5.97
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.751
1.751
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
33.94
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
37.49
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.07
42.07

Fielding Stats for Clayton Lambert and James York

Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
James York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Lambert and James York

Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
560
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
533.33
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.96
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
13.97
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.06
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
2.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
James York
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
173.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
James York
Career
Per 600 PA