Clay Buchholz vs J.A. Happ

Clay BuchholzJ.A. Happ

Clay Buchholz and J.A. Happ compared on their MLB careers: Clay Buchholz played 13 seasons, 2007 to 2019, J.A. Happ 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021. Clay Buchholz has 90 wins to J.A. Happ's 133. Clay Buchholz won 2 titles, J.A. Happ won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Clay Buchholz and J.A. Happ career totals
236GP354
90W133
69L100
4.0ERA4.1
1332.1IP1893.2
1,024K1,661
458BB668
1.3WHIP1.3
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Clay Buchholz and J.A. Happ postseason
6GP15
15R18
34H36

Where each stands all time

Clay Buchholz and J.A. Happ all-time places
Clay BuchholzAll-time rankJ.A. Happ
—Strikeouts (pitching)175th (1,661)

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

  • Clay Buchholz: 2 championships; none on file
  • J.A. Happ: 1 championship; 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.

Clay Buchholz and J.A. Happ 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.
1st2007311.5920070111.25
2nd2008296.752008103.69
3rd2009744.2120091242.93
4th20101772.332010643.40
5th2011633.4820116155.35
6th20121184.56201210114.79
7th20131211.742013574.56
8th20148115.34201411114.22
9th2015773.2620151183.61
10th20168104.7820162043.18
11th20170112.27201710113.53
12th2018722.0120181763.65
13th2019256.5620191284.91
14th————2020223.47
15th————20211085.79

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA