Clay Buchholz
Clay Daniel Buchholz
Born: August 14, 1984
Nederland, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
Draft: Compensation 1 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Angelina College
Career: 2005-2019
Major League Statistics
Clay Buchholz compiled a career record of 34 wins and 19 losses and a 2.57 ERA in his 112-game pitching career with the Lowell Spinners, Greenville Drive, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Portland Sea Dogs, Pawtucket Red Sox, Scottsdale Scorpions, Visalia Rawhide, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Omaha Storm Chasers, Reno Aces, Dunedin Blue Jays, Blue Jays and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 2005 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.61 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 166 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.62 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 78 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 117 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 411 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.96 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 164 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1.77 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86.7 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 116 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 332 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.86 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.47 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 177 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.36 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99.0 | 67 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 387 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Totals | 34 | 19 | .642 | 2.57 | 112 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 532.7 | 395 | 176 | 152 | 43 | 155 | 0 | 582 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 2119 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | P | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .267 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | P | 21 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.048 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .875 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .938 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | P | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .800 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.059 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | P | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2019 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 112 | 40 | 65 | 7 | 0 | .938 | .938 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Lowell Spinners | BOS | June 25, 2005 | September 6, 2005 |
| 2006 | A | South Atlantic League | Greenville Drive | BOS | April 7, 2006 | August 13, 2006 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | BOS | August 18, 2006 | August 29, 2006 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | April 10, 2007 | July 4, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | July 16, 2007 | August 27, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | May 25, 2008 | July 5, 2008 |
| 2008 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | August 25, 2008 | August 30, 2008 |
| 2008 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 10, 2008 | November 3, 2008 | |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 12, 2009 | July 12, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | July 16, 2010 | July 16, 2010 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | July 8, 2012 | July 8, 2012 |
| 2013 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Lowell Spinners | BOS | August 25, 2013 | August 25, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | August 30, 2013 | August 30, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | June 14, 2014 | June 19, 2014 |
| 2018 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 17, 2018 | April 17, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | April 22, 2018 | April 27, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | May 8, 2018 | May 13, 2018 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Rawhide | ARI | July 19, 2018 | July 19, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 7, 2019 | April 7, 2019 |
| 2019 | R | Gulf Coast League | Blue Jays | TOR | August 9, 2019 | August 13, 2019 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | August 18, 2019 | August 18, 2019 |
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