Clay Buchholz vs Rick Porcello

Clay BuchholzRick Porcello

Clay Buchholz and Rick Porcello compared on their MLB careers: Clay Buchholz played 13 seasons, 2007 to 2019, Rick Porcello 12 seasons, 2009 to 2020. Clay Buchholz has 90 wins to Rick Porcello's 150. Clay Buchholz won 2 titles, Rick Porcello won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Clay Buchholz and Rick Porcello career totals
236GP355
90W150
69L125
4.0ERA4.4
1332.1IP2096.1
1,024K1,561
458BB489
1.3WHIP1.3
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Clay Buchholz and Rick Porcello postseason
6GP16
15R23
34H44

Where each stands all time

Clay Buchholz and Rick Porcello all-time places
—Strikeouts (pitching)212th (1,561)
—Wins (pitching)254th (150)

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
  • Rick Porcello: 1 championship; AL Cy Young

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 Rick Porcello 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.
1st2007311.5920091493.96
2nd2008296.75201010124.92
3rd2009744.2120111494.75
4th20101772.33201210124.59
5th2011633.4820131384.32
6th20121184.56201415133.43
7th20131211.7420159154.92
8th20148115.3420162243.15
9th2015773.26201711174.65
10th20168104.7820181774.28
11th20170112.27201914125.52
12th2018722.012020175.64
13th2019256.56————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA