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 | MLB | Boston | 7 | 2 | 2 | 38.0 | 167 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 39 | 4.50 | 4.74 |
| 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 | MLB | Boston | 9.0% | 23.4% | .345 | 48% | 5% | 3.16 | 4.74 |
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 | 2007: Boston | 2007: Pawtucket
| 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 | 9.1 | 46 | 10.9% | 26.1% | .517 | 45% | 5.79 |
| AWAY | 20.2 | 96 | 6.3% | 25.0% | .381 | 56% | 7.40 |
| 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 |
| May 7 | MLB | @ Detroit | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| May 2 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| April 26 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| April 21 | MLB | vs. Texas | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| April 16 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| April 11 | MLB | vs. NY Yankees | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| April 5 | MLB | @ Toronto | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
