Clay Buchholz

Position: 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)

Debut: August 17, 2007 (Age 23-003d, 19,173rd in major league history)
vs. LAA 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, W

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

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-22 / in Starts: 9-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 3

2016 Pitching Game Log

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2016 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	170	2	Apr 6	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-5		99	4.0	6	5	5	3	4	1	0	11.25	6.65	21	94	54	16	8	5	9	6	1	0	31			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.287	.66	-0.17%	-3.18	1b start tie	5b 1-- 0 out d3
2	171	7	Apr 12	BOS		BAL	L,5-9	GS-6	L(0-1)	5	5.0	5	5	5	3	5	2	1	10.00	7.81	24	98	60	20	7	4	11	1	2	0	39			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.410	1.18	-0.27%	-2.81	1t start tie	6t -23 0 out tie
3	172	12	Apr 18	BOS		TOR	L,3-4	GS-7		5	6.2	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.74	5.95	24	97	59	18	9	10	10	4	1	0	62			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.16	0.429	1.27	0.28%	3.52	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a1
4	173	17	Apr 23	BOS	@	HOU	L,3-8	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	5.2	6	5	5	1	6	1	1	6.33	5.54	25	106	67	20	12	7	10	3	4	0	42			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.250	1.26	-0.15%	-2.23	1b start a 1	6b --- 2 out d3
5	174	22	Apr 28	BOS		ATL	L,3-5	GS-7	L(0-3)	4	6.1	8	5	5	4	2	0	0	6.51	5.28	30	104	64	14	6	12	12	6	3	0	35			0	1	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.240	1.05	-0.16%	-1.79	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	175	27	May 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS-7	W(1-3)	5	7.0	3	2	2	2	6	1	0	5.71	5.05	25	98	58	22	7	8	9	2	1	0	67			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.208	1.03	0.15%	1.41	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
7	176	32	May 9	BOS		OAK	W,14-7	GS-5	W(2-3)	4	5.0	6	4	4	2	2	1	0	5.90	5.19	23	87	54	11	7	5	14	7	1	0	39			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.157	1.02	-0.11%	-1.31	1t start tie	5t 3 out a3
8	177	37	May 14	BOS		HOU	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	7	5	5	3	5	2	0	6.11	5.47	27	105	67	19	14	7	12	2	1	0	40			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.201	1.19	-0.15%	-1.77	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
9	178	42	May 20	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	GS-6	L(2-4)	5	6.0	5	4	3	4	3	1	0	5.92	5.57	27	96	56	11	8	7	13	1	5	0	47			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.144	1.30	-0.11%	-0.77	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
10	179	47	May 26	BOS		COL	L,2-8	GS-6	L(2-5)	5	5.0	7	6	6	0	2	3	0	6.35	5.97	22	82	55	14	4	9	11	4	1	0	31			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.390	1.02	-0.29%	-3.70	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out d4
11	180	50	May 29	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-3	10-10	W(3-5)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.24	5.89	4	19	14	3	4	1	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	0.141	3.51	0.13%	0.52	10b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	181	53	Jun 1	BOS	@	BAL	L,9-13	4-7	L(3-6)	2	3.1	3	4	3	4	1	0	0	6.34	5.90	18	69	40	4	7	5	8	2	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.18	-0.157	1.90	-0.15%	-0.86	4b --- 0 out d1	7b 12- 1 out d2
13	182	57	Jun 5	BOS		TOR	L,4-5	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.24	5.82	3	8	7	4	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.09	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
14	183	61	Jun 11	BOS	@	MIN	W,15-4	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.14	5.88	4	17	7	3	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a11	9b end a11
15	184	65	Jun 16	BOS		BAL	L,1-5	7-GF		4	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	5.86	5.63	10	40	29	7	8	2	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.014	.12	0.02%	1.61	7t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
16	185	70	Jun 21	BOS		CHW	L,1-3	GS-5	L(3-7)	4	5.0	4	3	3	1	5	2	0	5.83	5.72	19	78	52	12	13	7	6	4	0	0	51			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	1	0	.67	-0.081	.96	-0.07%	-0.31	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
17	186	75	Jun 26	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-6	GS-6	L(3-8)	4	5.1	7	5	4	5	3	1	0	5.90	5.83	25	97	58	20	12	11	6	2	1	0	34			0	2	0	20	0	0	1	2	0	1	.70	-0.224	.94	-0.18%	-2.30	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	187	80	Jul 2	BOS		LAA	L,2-21	GS-5	L(3-9)	5	4.1	7	6	3	1	1	2	0	5.91	6.02	21	66	39	13	3	11	8	1	1	0	31			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	1	0	.58	-0.211	.75	-0.16%	-2.26	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d4
19	188	93	Jul 21	BOS		MIN	W,13-2	9-GF		18	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.84	5.99	4	17	13	5	1	0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out a11	9t end a11
20	189	95	Jul 23	BOS		MIN	L,9-11	6-7	H(1)	1	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	0	0	6.10	5.90	6	33	24	8	3	1	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.137	1.62	-0.13%	-1.56	6t 1-- 2 out a2	7t -2- 2 out a1
21	190	97	Jul 25	BOS		DET	L,2-4	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.06	5.82	8	20	16	5	1	2	5	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.030	.78	-0.03%	0.08	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
22	191	99	Jul 27	BOS		DET	L,3-4	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.99	5.78	3	6	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.056	1.17	0.05%	0.54	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
23	192	103	Jul 31	BOS	@	LAA	W,5-3	6-8	W(4-9)	3	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.79	5.71	10	35	24	5	3	1	7	3	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.034	.27	0.03%	1.45	6b --- 0 out d3	8b 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	193	109	Aug 6	BOS	@	LAD	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.74	5.66	2	8	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.006	.18	0.01%	0.51	8b 1-- 1 out d3	8b end d 3
25	194	110	Aug 7	BOS	@	LAD	L,5-8	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.68	5.64	4	14	11	4	1	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.006	.16	0.01%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
26	195	112	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,4-9	6-6	H(2)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.64	5.62	1	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.13	0.143	5.62	0.15%	0.95	6t 12- 1 out a1	6t 3 out a1
27	196	115	Aug 13	BOS		ARI	W,6-3	GS-5		2	4.1	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	5.66	5.58	17	71	43	12	5	6	7	3	0	0	43			2	0	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.19	-0.030	1.89	-0.03%	0.13	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d1
28	197	120	Aug 18	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	6	1	1	0	3	0	1	5.42	5.41	24	81	52	15	6	9	11	5	1	0	59			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.07	0.235	2.07	0.27%	2.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
29	198	125	Aug 23	BOS	@	TBR	W,2-1	GS-7	W(5-9)	4	6.1	5	1	1	2	9	0	1	5.18	5.19	25	94	63	17	14	7	6	3	1	0	66			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	0.291	2.51	0.33%	2.12	1b start tie	7b --- 1 out a1
30	199	129	Aug 27	BOS		KCR	W,8-3	8-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.13	5.20	4	17	10	2	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.21	0.01%	0.54	8t --- 0 out a6	8t 3 out a6
31	200	131	Aug 29	BOS		TBR	W,9-4	8-8		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.17	5.19	6	29	19	2	1	0	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.56	0.004	1.16	0.01%	-0.46	8t --- 0 out a6	8t 3 out a5
32	201	132	Aug 30	BOS		TBR	L,3-4	8-8	L(5-10)	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.20	5.29	4	10	8	3	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.182	2.32	-0.22%	-0.46	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	202	138	Sep 6	BOS	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS-7	W(6-10)	6	6.2	8	1	1	0	6	1	0	4.99	5.17	28	87	61	13	13	11	11	2	3	0	60			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.184	2.03	0.26%	1.82	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out a4
34	203	142	Sep 11	BOS	@	TOR	W,11-8	GS-3		4	3.0	4	6	6	4	3	2	0	5.31	5.39	17	63	35	12	5	1	9	6	2	0	26			0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.496	3.59	-0.94%	-4.45	1b start a 1	3b 3 out d2
35	204	147	Sep 16	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	GS-6	W(7-10)	4	6.0	7	2	2	2	2	0	1	5.20	5.32	26	93	60	16	8	6	15	3	4	0	50			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.32	0.169	3.36	0.26%	1.23	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
36	205	152	Sep 21	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-1	GS-7	W(8-10)	4	7.0	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	5.00	5.19	27	95	60	20	8	9	12	1	3	0	69			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	.97	0.205	1.05	0.13%	2.63	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
37	206	158	Sep 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS-6		6	6.0	1	0	0	2	6	0	0	4.78	5.06	20	89	56	16	10	7	5	1	2	0	74			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	.97	0.362	.32	0.07%	3.14	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
							15-22		W-L:8-10,Hld:2	3.5	139.1	130	80	74	55	93	21	5	4.78	5.06	588	2226	63%	17%	10%	0.74		18%	11%	0	47	4	0%	3	4	0	520	22	1	1	17	6	2	.92	-1.129	1.38	-1.16%	-3.92

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