Clay Buchholz
| 23-year-old Pitcher |
| Boston Red Sox |
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| Date of Birth: August 14, 1984 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2005 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 |
| 2005 | 20 | A- | Lowell | 15 | 0 | 1 | 41.1 | 164 | 34 | | | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 2.61 | 3.27 |
| 2006 | 22 | A | Greenville | 21 | 9 | 4 | 103.0 | 411 | 78 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 117 | 2.62 | 2.97 |
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Wilmington | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1.13 | 2.25 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Portland | 16 | 7 | 2 | 86.2 | 332 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 116 | 1.77 | 1.87 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Pawtucket | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38.2 | 164 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 55 | 3.96 | 4.89 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Boston | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22.2 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 1.59 | 2.38 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Pawtucket | 9 | 4 | 2 | 43.2 | 177 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 2.47 | 2.68 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Boston | 8 | 2 | 3 | 42.1 | 192 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 43 | 5.53 | 5.74 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 |
| 2005 | 20 | A- | Lowell | 5.5% | 27.4% | .323 | | | | |
| 2006 | 22 | A | Greenville | 7.1% | 28.5% | .278 | 46% | 7% | 3.20 | 3.26 |
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Wilmington | 6.6% | 37.7% | .313 | 54% | 0% | 1.06 | 1.53 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Portland | 6.6% | 34.9% | .276 | 48% | 4% | 2.03 | 2.10 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Pawtucket | 7.9% | 33.5% | .318 | 45% | 10% | 3.07 | 3.98 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Boston | 11.4% | 25.0% | .259 | 42% | 0% | 2.83 | 1.82 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Pawtucket | 9.6% | 24.3% | .303 | 41% | 4% | 3.48 | 3.44 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Boston | 10.4% | 22.4% | .365 | 51% | 5% | 3.28 | 5.27 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Buchholz: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Boston | 2008: Pawtucket | 2007: Boston
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2008 |
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 28.2 | 121 | 8.3% | 22.3% | .284 | 49% | 4.08 |
| May | 13.2 | 71 | 14.1% | 22.5% | .511 | 53% | 8.56 |
| AWAY | 25.0 | 121 | 9.1% | 23.1% | .405 | 58% | 8.64 |
| HOME | 17.1 | 71 | 12.7% | 21.1% | .298 | 38% | 1.04 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| July 5 | AAA | vs. Lehigh Valley | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| June 30 | AAA | @ Syracuse | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| June 25 | AAA | vs. Richmond | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| June 20 | AAA | vs. Columbus | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| June 14 | AAA | @ Lehigh Valley | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| June 9 | AAA | vs. Buffalo | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| June 4 | AAA | @ Charlotte | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| May 30 | AAA | @ Durham | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| May 25 | AAA | vs. Rochester | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| May 12 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 4.1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
