Clay Buchholz

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: August 14, 1984 in Nederland, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (42nd) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Angelina College (Lufkin, TX).

High School: Lumberton HS (Lumberton, TX)

Schools: Angelina College (Lufkin, TX), McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)

Last Game: September 29, 2019 (Age 35-046d)
vs. TBR 5.0 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Clay Daniel Buchholz

Nicknames: Flaco or Buck

Pronunciation: \BUCK-holtz\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.8

ERA

3.98

236

218

1332.1

1024

WHIP

1.298

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2009-04-12	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Buffalo Bisons	1-4		3.2	3	2	1	4	3	0	0	48	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	82	50	13	5	7	5	1	2
2	2009-04-22	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Rochester Red Wings	1-5		5.0	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	53	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	65	49	13	9	9	6	2	1
3	2009-04-27	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	1-7		6.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	0	68	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	84	54	12	16	8	6	3	1
4	2009-05-03	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Gwinnett Braves	1-6	W	5.1	2	0	0	2	6	0	0	68	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	20	93	58	21	9	7	5	2	0
5	2009-05-08	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Columbus Clippers	1-7	W	7.0	1	0	0	1	8	0	0	82	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	86	60	18	19	7	8	1	2
6	2009-05-13	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Toledo Mud Hens	1-8		8.0	4	0	0	0	11	0	0	85	28	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	28	93	71	21	14	9	7	2	1
7	2009-05-19	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Buffalo Bisons	1-5		4.1	7	3	3	2	5	2	0	40	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	94	63	16	12	9	6	3	1
8	2009-05-25	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Louisville Bats	1-9	W	9.0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	92	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	96	70	20	13	12	9	1	0
9	2009-05-30	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Indianapolis Indians	1-7		6.2	5	2	2	0	3	1	0	59	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	92	60	19	2	9	11	4	1
10	2009-06-04	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Louisville Bats	1-7	W	7.0	6	3	3	0	5	1	0	58	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	82	57	14	14	10	10	3	2
11	2009-06-09	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Durham Bulls	1-6		5.0	5	1	1	3	2	1	0	52	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	92	51	14	8	9	9	1	2
12	2009-06-17	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Charlotte Knights	5-8	W	4.0	2	2	2	2	6	1	0		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	80	47	12	13	3	6	3	1
13	2009-06-22	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Durham Bulls	1-4	L	3.2	4	2	1	5	4	0	0	46	13	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	18	79	41	12	12	4	6	5	0
14	2009-06-27	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Syracuse Chiefs	1-6		6.0	4	2	1	2	6	0	0	62	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	90	58	9	14	9	7	0	1
15	2009-07-02	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	1-7	W	7.0	5	3	3	1	7	0	0	61	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	26	96	67	16	15	13	5	0	3
16	2009-07-07	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	1-6	W	6.0	4	2	2	4	4	0	0	56	20	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	92	57	17	10	9	7	2	0
17	2009-07-12	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Syracuse Chiefs	1-6	L	5.1	8	5	4	1	3	0	0	36	22	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	70	48	6	11	8	10	4	3
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
18	2009-07-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6	W	5.2	4	1	1	3	3	0	0	57	20	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	24	103	66	18	9	10	8	3	1
19	2009-07-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	1-4	L	4.0	6	3	3	2	3	1	1	39	18	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	90	56	15	12	10	4	2	1
20	2009-07-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1-6		5.2	9	2	2	2	5	0	0	46	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	107	67	19	7	12	9	4	1
21	2009-08-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-5		4.0	9	7	7	4	3	2	0	15	19	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	23	76	45	14	4	10	6	3	0
22	2009-08-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-6	L	6.0	6	2	2	5	3	0	0	50	21	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	28	105	59	14	9	10	9	4	0
23	2009-08-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	1-7	L	7.0	5	2	1	3	3	1	0	61	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	100	60	9	10	14	10	4	1
24	2009-08-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6	W	6.0	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	59	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	94	54	14	8	8	12	6	0
25	2009-08-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	1-5		4.2	6	7	7	3	3	2	0	24	19	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	23	92	61	15	9	8	9	2	0
26	2009-08-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-9	W	8.1	3	1	1	2	9	0	0	80	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	107	67	23	16	11	7	4	0
27	2009-09-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	0	0	50	24	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	91	56	18	7	10	11	4	3
28	2009-09-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	7.0	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	75	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	106	68	20	11	12	7	1	1
29	2009-09-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	3	5	0	0	65	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	97	57	14	15	12	8	5	0
30	2009-09-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	3	1	1	0	56	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	95	54	13	6	8	13	4	2
31	2009-09-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	6.2	5	0	0	0	8	0	1	72	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	109	69	24	13	11	6	2	0
32	2009-09-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-5	L	5.0	8	7	7	1	4	5	0	26	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	79	56	19	10	8	11	2	1
33	2009-10-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	1-3		3.0	5	6	6	2	6	1	0	29	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	70	41	10	7	2	6	2	0

2009 Player Pitching Splits

2009 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	33	786	712	74	158	27	1	20	11	1	66	157	.222	.289	.347	.636	.257	247	16	2	3	3	1

Home	17	402	367	47	86	11	1	14	2	0	32	82	.234	.295	.384	.679	.265	141	7	0	2	1	0
Away	16	384	345	27	72	16	0	6	9	1	34	75	.209	.282	.307	.589	.248	106	9	2	1	2	1

April	3	61	54	5	9	2	0	1	0	0	7	12	.167	.262	.259	.522	.195	14	0	0	0	0	0
May	6	146	141	5	20	3	0	3	2	0	5	40	.142	.171	.227	.398	.174	32	3	0	0	0	0
June	5	106	94	10	21	5	0	3	1	1	12	23	.223	.311	.372	.684	.265	35	3	0	0	0	0
July	6	147	131	16	36	7	1	1	5	0	13	25	.275	.343	.366	.709	.330	48	4	1	1	1	0
August	6	157	136	20	35	5	0	5	1	0	18	25	.257	.340	.404	.744	.278	55	5	0	1	2	1
September	6	153	142	12	32	4	0	6	2	0	9	26	.225	.276	.380	.657	.236	54	1	1	1	0	0
October	1	16	14	6	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	.357	.438	.643	1.080	.571	9	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	32	769	697	72	156	27	1	19	11	1	64	151	.224	.290	.347	.637	.259	242	16	2	3	3	1
As Reliever	1	17	15	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	.133	.235	.333	.569	.125	5	0	0	0	0	0

vs RHB as RHP	33	402	370		68	7	1	11			26	91	.184	.239	.297	.537	.210	110	7	2	1	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	33	384	342		90	20	0	9			40	66	.263	.340	.401	.741	.303	137	9	0	2	0	1

Bases Empty	33	487	450		95	15	1	14			35	100	.211	.271	.342	.613	.241	154	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	33	299	262		63	12	0	6			31	57	.241	.318	.355	.673	.282	93	16	0	3	3	1

vs. Younger Batters	26	106	96		25	6	0	5			8	21	.260	.324	.479	.803	.286	46	3	1	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	33	680	616		133	21	1	15			58	136	.216	.283	.326	.610	.252	201	13	1	2	3	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	14	6	.700	3.25	33	32	0	191.0	158	74	69	20	66	1	157	2	1	0	786	1.173	7.4	2.38

Home	6	3	.667	4.10	17	16	0	96.2	86	47	44	14	32	0	82	0	0	0	402	1.221	7.6	2.56
Away	8	3	.727	2.39	16	16	0	94.1	72	27	25	6	34	1	75	2	1	0	384	1.124	7.2	2.21

April	0	0		2.45	3	3	0	14.2	9	5	4	1	7	0	12	0	1	0	61	1.091	7.4	1.71
May	3	0	1.000	1.12	6	6	0	40.1	20	5	5	3	5	0	40	0	0	0	146	0.620	8.9	8.00
June	2	1	.667	2.81	5	4	0	25.2	21	10	8	3	12	0	23	0	0	0	106	1.286	8.1	1.92
July	3	2	.600	4.01	6	6	0	33.2	36	16	15	1	13	0	25	1	0	0	147	1.455	6.7	1.92
August	2	2	.500	4.75	6	6	0	36.0	35	20	19	5	18	1	25	0	0	0	157	1.472	6.3	1.39
September	4	1	.800	2.87	6	6	0	37.2	32	12	12	6	9	0	26	1	0	0	153	1.089	6.2	2.89
October	0	0		18.00	1	1	0	3.0	5	6	6	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	16	2.333	18.0	3.00

As Starter	13	6	.684	3.22	32	32	0	187.0	156	72	67	19	64	1	151	2	1	0	769	1.177	7.3	2.36
As Reliever	1	0	1.000	4.50	1	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	17	1.000	13.5	3.00

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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