Barry Zito vs Clay Buchholz

Barry ZitoClay Buchholz

Barry Zito and Clay Buchholz compared on their MLB careers: Barry Zito played 15 seasons, 2000 to 2015, Clay Buchholz 13 seasons, 2007 to 2019. Barry Zito has 165 wins to Clay Buchholz's 90. Barry Zito won 2 titles, Clay Buchholz won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Barry Zito and Clay Buchholz career totals
433GP236
165W90
143L69
4.0ERA4.0
2576.2IP1332.1
1,885K1,024
1,064BB458
1.3WHIP1.3
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Barry Zito and Clay Buchholz postseason
10GP6
19R15
50H34

Where each stands all time

Barry Zito and Clay Buchholz all-time places
114th (1,885)Strikeouts (pitching)—
202nd (165)Wins (pitching)—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Barry Zito: 2 championships; AL Cy Young
  • Clay Buchholz: 2 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Barry Zito and Clay Buchholz season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2000742.722007311.59
2nd20011783.492008296.75
3rd20022352.752009744.21
4th200314123.3020101772.33
5th200411114.482011633.48
6th200514133.8620121184.56
7th200616103.8320131211.74
8th200711134.5320148115.34
9th200810175.152015773.26
10th200910134.0320168104.78
11th20109144.1520170112.27
12th2011345.872018722.01
13th20121584.152019256.56
14th20135115.74————
15th20150010.29————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA