What years did Taylor Buchholz play?

Taylor Buchholz played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2011.

Was Taylor Buchholz a pitcher?

Yes. Taylor Buchholz pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 229 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Taylor Buchholz hit?

Taylor Buchholz hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What teams did Taylor Buchholz play for?

Taylor Buchholz played for 4 teams: the Houston Astros (2006), the Colorado Rockies (2007–2008, 2010), the Toronto Blue Jays (2010), and the New York Mets (2011).

What were Taylor Buchholz's career stats?

In 158 games, Taylor Buchholz went 20-22 with a 4.28 ERA, 229 strikeouts, 311.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Taylor Buchholz's salary?

Taylor Buchholz's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $1,055,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $327,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2011.

What position did Taylor Buchholz play?

Taylor Buchholz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Taylor Buchholz and how much did he weigh?

Taylor Buchholz was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Taylor Buchholz's career ERA?

Taylor Buchholz finished with a 4.28 career ERA, going 20-22 with 229 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Taylor Buchholz have?

Taylor Buchholz recorded 229 career strikeouts.

Is Taylor Buchholz in the Hall of Fame?

No. Taylor Buchholz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Taylor Buchholz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2011)

Taylor Buchholz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2011 for 4 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 6 seasons. Across 158 career appearances, he went 20-22 with a 4.28 ERA and 229 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 814.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 20–22

ERA 4.28

WHIP 1.20

SO 229

Pitcher PIV 814.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 220 lb
Born: 10/13/1981 in Lower Merion, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-04-07
Last Game: 2011-05-29

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Career Pitching Statistics

Taylor Buchholz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	22	158	27	1	1	1	311.0	289	148	41	85	229	4.28	814.9

Career ERA 4.28 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Taylor Buchholz — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	HOU	NL	6	10	22	19	1	1	0	113.0	107	74	34	77	5.89	4.53 (-30%)	-1851.2
2007	COL	NL	6	5	41	8	0	0	0	93.2	105	44	20	61	4.23	4.47 (+5%)	1721.0
2008	COL	NL	6	6	63	0	0	0	1	66.1	45	16	18	56	2.17	4.32 (+50%)	1673.9
2010	COL	NL	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	10.0	10	5	6	9	4.50	4.08 (-10%)	-399.8
2010	TOR	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
2011	NYN	NL	1	1	23	0	0	0	0	26.0	22	9	7	26	3.12	3.94 (+21%)	-328.9
Career · 6 seasons			20	22	158	27	1	1	1	311.0	289	148	85	229	4.28	—	815

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

Taylor Buchholz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
159	56	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	4	22	.089	.150	.089	.239	0

Career AVG .089 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Career OBP .150 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 54.6% below league average.

Career SLG .089 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 78.5% below league average.

Career OPS .239 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 67.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Taylor Buchholz — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	HOU	NL	23	30	1	0	1	11	.033	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	COL	NL	41	23	3	1	2	11	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	COL	NL	63	0	0	1	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	COL	NL	7	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TOR	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYN	NL	23	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			159	56	5	2	4	22	.089	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Taylor Buchholz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	72	25	0	2	0	1	.080
Away	86	31	0	3	0	1	.097

Pitching — Home / Away

Taylor Buchholz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	72	151.0	132	69	38	109	4.11
Away	85	158.2	156	79	47	119	4.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Taylor Buchholz — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2011-05-29	NYN	PHI	W	1
2011-05-26	NYN	CHC	L	0
2011-05-24	NYN	CHC	L	0
2011-05-21	NYN	NYY	L	0
2011-05-15	NYN	HOU	W	0
2011-05-13	NYN	HOU	W	0
2011-05-12	NYN	COL	W	0
2011-05-09	NYN	COL	L	0
2011-05-06	NYN	LAD	W	0
2011-05-03	NYN	SFG	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Taylor Buchholz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2011-05-29	NYN	PHI	—	1.1	4	3	3	0	1	1
2011-05-26	NYN	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-05-24	NYN	CHC	—	1.1	2	2	1	0	1	0
2011-05-21	NYN	NYY	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2011-05-15	NYN	HOU	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1
2011-05-13	NYN	HOU	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2011-05-12	NYN	COL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-05-09	NYN	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011-05-06	NYN	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2011-05-03	NYN	SFG	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Taylor Buchholz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	158	27	28	26	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Taylor Buchholz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2006	HOU	P	22	19	15	8	0
2007	COL	P	41	8	3	9	1
2008	COL	P	63	0	7	7	1
2010	COL	P	7	0	1	0	0
2010	TOR	P	2	0	0	0	0
2011	NYN	P	23	0	2	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Taylor Buchholz — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	158

Salary History

Taylor Buchholz's recorded salaries total $3,436,000 over 5 seasons, 2006 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Buchholz's career ran from 2006 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 2007.

Taylor Buchholz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	NYN	NL	$600,000
2010	COL	NL	$1,055,000
2009	COL	NL	$1,055,000
2008	COL	NL	$399,000
2006	HOU	NL	$327,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,436,000

Taylor Buchholz: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 7, 2006 and the final game on May 29, 2011, Taylor Buchholz built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Houston Astros (2006), the Colorado Rockies (2007 to 2010), the Toronto Blue Jays (2010), and the New York Mets (2011). Buchholz, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 220 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The birth record reads October 13, 1981, in Lower Merion, PA, USA.

Buchholz went 20-22 with a 4.28 ERA in 158 games, 27 of them starts. Also on Buchholz's record: 229 strikeouts. Buchholz's 4.28 ERA was close to the 4.27 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 6 wins of 2006. 2007 was Buchholz's sharpest full season, a 4.23 ERA against the league's 4.47. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 814.9 for Buchholz's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor Buchholz

What years did Taylor Buchholz play?: Taylor Buchholz played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2011.
Was Taylor Buchholz a pitcher?: Yes. Taylor Buchholz pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 229 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Taylor Buchholz hit?: Taylor Buchholz hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What teams did Taylor Buchholz play for?: Taylor Buchholz played for 4 teams: the Houston Astros (2006), the Colorado Rockies (2007–2008, 2010), the Toronto Blue Jays (2010), and the New York Mets (2011).
What were Taylor Buchholz's career stats?: In 158 games, Taylor Buchholz went 20-22 with a 4.28 ERA, 229 strikeouts, 311.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Taylor Buchholz earn in his career?: Taylor Buchholz's recorded salaries total $3,436,000 over 5 seasons, 2006 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Buchholz's career ran from 2006 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 2007.
What was Taylor Buchholz's salary?: Taylor Buchholz's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $1,055,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $327,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2011.
What position did Taylor Buchholz play?: Taylor Buchholz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Taylor Buchholz and how much did he weigh?: Taylor Buchholz was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Taylor Buchholz's career ERA?: Taylor Buchholz finished with a 4.28 career ERA, going 20-22 with 229 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Taylor Buchholz have?: Taylor Buchholz recorded 229 career strikeouts.
Is Taylor Buchholz in the Hall of Fame?: No. Taylor Buchholz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.