Clay Buchholz stats

Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2019

Starting Pitcher · #36

Age 42 · 6' 3"

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Clay Buchholz played 13 MLB seasons, 2007 to 2019.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
236
W
90
L
69
ERA
3.98
IP
1,332.1
K
1,024
BB
458
WHIP
1.30

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2007BOS4311.5922.222101.06
2008BOS16296.7576.072411.76
2009BOS16744.2192.068361.38
2010BOS281772.33173.2120671.20
2011BOS14633.4882.260311.29
2012BOS291184.56189.1129641.33
2013BOS161211.74108.196361.02
2014BOS288115.34170.1132541.39
2015BOS18773.26113.1107231.21
2016BOS378104.78139.193551.33
2017PHI20112.277.1532.59
2018ARI16722.0198.181221.04
2019TOR12256.5659.039161.49

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
1
ERA
4.25
IP
29.2
K
24
BB
10
WHIP
1.48

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
113
CG
10
SHO
6
K/9
6.9
GB
1,970
FB
2,101
G/F
0.90
WP
30

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2007BOS2118.722330.70
2008BOS3108.511912312
2009BOS9006.71581351.21
2010BOS19116.22712481.17
2011BOS6006.513312713
2012BOS14216.129430112
2013BOS13118.014114211
2014BOS13227.02582820.98
2015BOS12108.516516913
2016BOS9006.01852500.71
2017PHI0006.110220.50
2018ARI10107.41241620.81
2019TOR3005.9901070.81

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
42 yearsAug 14, 1984
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2007
Birthplace
Nederland, TX
Draft
2005Rd 1, Pk 42
College
Angelina Coll. TX (J.C.)

Latest performance

Clay Buchholz

Sep 29 · vs TB · W 8-3

IP
5.0
H
4
R
1
ER
1
BB
1
K
6
HR
1
ERA
6.56

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sun, Sep 29vsTBW 8-354116
Mon, Sep 23vsBALW 11-10 F/1546664
Wed, Sep 18atBALW 11-103.210774
Thu, Sep 12vsBOSL 7-447444
Fri, Sep 06atTBL 5-067433
Sat, Aug 31vsHOUW 6-45.23223

What were Clay Buchholz's career stats?

Clay Buchholz played 13 seasons for the Red Sox, the Phillies, the Diamondbacks and the Blue Jays. He had 90 wins and 1,024 strikeouts with a 3.98 ERA over 1,332.1 innings. His best season was 2010: 17 wins, a 2.33 ERA and 120 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2007 to 2019

Clay Buchholz led MLB in ERA (2013); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships ×2

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Clay Buchholz

Playoff series

Clay Buchholz played 6 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 2 won, 3 lost.

Clay Buchholz's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2016CLELost 0-114.0624
2013TBLost 0-116.0735
2013DETWon 2-0210.212710
2013STLWon 1-014.0302
2009LAALost 0-115.0623

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Clay Buchholz’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.