Clay Buchholz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2019)

W–L 90–69
ERA 3.98
WHIP 1.30
SO 1,024
Pitcher PIV 54.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 190 lb
Born
8/14/1984 in Nederland, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2007-08-17
Last Game
2019-09-29
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Clay Daniel Buchholz

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
90 69 236 218 10 6 0 1332.3 1,272 589 139 458 1,024 3.98 54.4

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 BOS AL 3 1 4 3 1 1 0 22.7 14 4 10 22 1.59 4.47 (+64%) 978.5
2008 BOS AL 2 9 16 15 1 0 0 76.0 93 57 41 72 6.75 4.32 (-56%) -935.6
2009 BOS AL 7 4 16 16 0 0 0 92.0 91 43 36 68 4.21 4.32 (+3%) -858.2
2010 BOS AL 17 7 28 28 1 1 0 173.7 142 45 67 120 2.33 4.08 (+43%) 2092.1
2011 BOS AL 6 3 14 14 0 0 0 82.7 76 32 31 60 3.48 3.94 (+12%) -829.8
2012 BOS AL 11 8 29 29 2 1 0 189.3 187 96 64 129 4.56 4.01 (-14%) -3020.8
2013 BOS AL 12 1 16 16 1 1 0 108.3 75 21 36 96 1.74 3.87 (+55%) 3004.9
2014 BOS AL 8 11 28 28 2 2 0 170.3 182 101 54 132 5.34 3.74 (-43%) -1134.3
2015 BOS AL 7 7 18 18 1 0 0 113.3 114 41 23 107 3.26 3.96 (+18%) 3730.7
2016 BOS AL 8 10 37 21 0 0 0 139.3 130 74 55 93 4.78 4.19 (-14%) -3040.7
2017 PHI NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 7.3 16 10 3 5 12.27 — 0.0
2018 ARI NL 7 2 16 16 1 0 0 98.3 80 22 22 81 2.01 4.15 (+51%) 1713.4
2019 TOR AL 2 5 12 12 0 0 0 59.0 72 43 16 39 6.56 4.51 (-46%) -1645.8
Career · 13 seasons 90 69 236 218 10 6 0 1,332.1 1,272 589 458 1,024 3.98 — 54

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
238 46 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 24 .087 .125 .109 .234 0

Career AVG .087 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 66.1% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Career SLG .109 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 73.5% below league average.

Career OPS .234 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 68.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2007 BOS AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 BOS AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 BOS AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 BOS AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2011 BOS AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 BOS AL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BOS AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 BOS AL 28 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2015 BOS AL 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 BOS AL 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 PHI NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 ARI NL 17 31 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 17 .065 — — — — 0.0
2019 TOR AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 238 46 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 24 .087 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 ALDS2 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALCS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 WS BOS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2009 ALDS2 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 6 6 0 29.7 34 14 10 24 4.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2016 ALDS2 BOS 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 6 2 1 4 4.50
2013 ALCS BOS 0 0 2 2 0 10.7 12 7 2 10 5.91
2013 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 3 5 4.50
2013 WS BOS 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 3 0 3 2 0.00
2009 ALDS2 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 6 2 1 3 3.60

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home116120101.083
Away122340300.088

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home116644.26462992265014.17
Away120687.26262902325233.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-29 TORTBR W 5.0411161
2019-09-23 TORBAL — 4.0666343
2019-09-18 TORBAL — 3.21077042
2019-09-12 TORBOS L 4.0744140
2019-09-06 TORTBR L 6.0743031
2019-08-31 TORHOU W 5.2322530
2019-08-25 TORSEA L 6.0322031
2019-05-05 TORTEX L 4.0877112
2019-04-30 TORLAA — 5.0633231
2019-04-24 TORSFG L 5.0644021

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 236 219 141 135 16 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 BOS P 4 3 1 3 1 0
2008 BOS P 16 15 3 6 0 0
2009 BOS P 16 16 8 8 1 0
2010 BOS P 28 28 21 24 2 1
2011 BOS P 14 14 15 14 1 0
2012 BOS P 29 29 29 14 3 2
2013 BOS P 16 16 17 13 2 1
2014 BOS P 28 28 20 16 1 1
2015 BOS P 18 18 9 6 2 0
2016 BOS P 37 21 9 6 1 0
2017 PHI P 2 2 0 0 0 0
2018 ARI P 16 17 2 9 2 1
2019 TOR P 12 12 7 16 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 237

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 Pitcher of the Month April
2010 Pitcher of the Month August
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-09-01
2007 This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 BOS AL $13,000,000
2015 BOS AL $12,000,000
2014 BOS AL $7,700,000
2013 BOS AL $5,750,000
2012 BOS AL $3,750,000
2011 BOS AL $555,000
2010 BOS AL $443,000
2008 BOS AL $396,000
Total Career Earnings $43,594,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
McNeese State University Lake Charles LA 2004
Angelina College Lufkin TX 2005

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2010 Cy Young Award AL 6th 20.0 196 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Clay Buchholz (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Orlando Hernandez
    90-65, 4.13 ERA
  2. 97
    Taijuan Walker
    78-75, 4.27 ERA
  3. 95
    Ben McDonald
    78-70, 3.91 ERA
  4. 93
    Jaime Garcia
    70-62, 3.85 ERA
  5. 92
    Chris Young
    79-67, 3.95 ERA
  6. 88
    Jeremy Hellickson
    76-75, 4.13 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Clay Buchholz

What years did Clay Buchholz play?
Clay Buchholz played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2019.
Was Clay Buchholz a pitcher?
Yes. Clay Buchholz pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1024 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clay Buchholz hit?
Clay Buchholz hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.