Clay Buchholz
Clay Daniel Buchholz
Born: August 14, 1984
Nederland, TX USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
College: Angelina College, McNeese State University
Career: 2007-2019
Draft: Compensation 1 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Angelina College
Minor League Statistics
Clay Buchholz compiled a career record of 90 wins and 69 losses in his 238-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2008 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6.75 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 93 | 63 | 57 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 357 |
| 2009 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.21 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 91 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 399 |
| 2010 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.33 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 173.7 | 142 | 55 | 45 | 9 | 67 | 1 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 711 |
| 2011 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.48 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.7 | 76 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 353 |
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.56 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 189.3 | 187 | 104 | 96 | 25 | 64 | 2 | 129 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 802 |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 1 | .923 | 1.74 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108.3 | 75 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 416 |
| 2014 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5.34 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 170.3 | 182 | 108 | 101 | 17 | 54 | 2 | 132 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 737 |
| 2015 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.26 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113.3 | 114 | 48 | 41 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 469 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.78 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.3 | 130 | 80 | 74 | 21 | 55 | 1 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 588 |
| 2017 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.01 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98.3 | 80 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 393 |
| 2019 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6.56 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 72 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 254 |
| Totals | 90 | 69 | .566 | 3.98 | 236 | 218 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1332.3 | 1272 | 644 | 589 | 139 | 458 | 11 | 1024 | 49 | 4 | 30 | 5607 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .065 | .094 | .097 | .191 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 238 | 54 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .087 | .125 | .109 | .234 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 4 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.588 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 16 | 15 | 76.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.066 | .563 |
| 2009 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 16 | 16 | 92.0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.565 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 28 | 28 | 173.7 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 2.332 | 1.607 |
| 2011 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 14 | 14 | 82.7 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 3.157 | 2.071 |
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 29 | 29 | 189.3 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .935 | 2.044 | 1.483 |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 16 | 16 | 108.3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 2.492 | 1.875 |
| 2014 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 28 | 28 | 170.3 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .973 | 1.902 | 1.286 |
| 2015 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 18 | 18 | 113.3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.191 | .833 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 37 | 21 | 139.3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .969 | .405 |
| 2017 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 2 | 2 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 16 | 17 | 98.3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 1.007 | .688 |
| 2019 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 12 | 12 | 59.0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.508 | 1.917 |
| Totals | 236 | 219 | 1332.3 | 141 | 135 | 16 | 8 | .945 | 1.864 | 1.169 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 133 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .844 | .500 |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 29.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.213 | .667 |
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