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Clay Buchholz
Birthdate: 8/14/1984     Bats/Throws: L/R
Height/Weight: 6-3/190     Position: P
Contract: $29.9M / 4 Years (2012 - 2015) + 2 Option Years

5/17/2013: Buchholz gave up two runs on four hits and three walks with nine strikeouts during Boston's 10-inning victory over the Twins on Friday.



SeasonTeamWLSVGGSIPK/9BB/9HR/9BABIPLOB%GB%HR/FBERAFIPxFIPWAR
2006Red Sox (A)9402121103.010.222.530.87.27279.6 %  2.623.18  
2006Red Sox (A+)2003316.012.942.250.00.29471.4 %  1.131.08  
2007Red Sox (AA)720161586.212.052.280.42.27183.1 %  1.771.95  
2007Red Sox (AAA)1308838.212.803.031.16.30064.1 %  3.963.12  
2007Red Sox3104322.28.743.970.00.25576.0 %38.5 %0.0 %1.592.753.700.8
2008Red Sox (AA)1002215.010.800.600.00.20650.0 %  1.801.00  
2008Red Sox (AAA)4209943.28.863.500.62.29582.7 %  2.473.43  
2008Red Sox290161576.08.534.861.30.35560.5 %47.7 %14.7 %6.754.824.240.8
2009Red Sox (AAA)720171699.08.092.730.64.23076.8 %  2.363.23  
2009Red Sox740161692.06.653.521.27.27976.7 %53.8 %15.7 %4.214.694.041.1
2009Red Sox000115.05.401.801.80.29490.9 %55.6 %14.3 %3.605.704.94 
2010Red Sox (AAA)000113.24.912.452.45.27387.0 %  4.917.29  
2010Red Sox17702828173.26.223.470.47.26179.0 %50.8 %5.6 %2.333.614.073.5
2011Red Sox630141482.26.533.381.09.26479.0 %50.6 %10.1 %3.484.344.281.1
2012Red Sox (AAA)000112.111.577.710.00.200100.0 %  0.003.20  
2012Red Sox11802929189.16.133.041.19.28369.7 %47.6 %13.0 %4.564.654.431.6
2013Steamer10802525154.06.363.240.84.30768.2 %  4.404.10 2.4
2013Bill James121103030205.07.163.160.97.286   3.644.01  
2013Oliver107   156.06.123.120.75.28773.9 %  3.523.93  
2013Fans (23)12902828178.06.623.081.06.28874.3 %  3.884.29 1.8
2013ZiPS107 2424147.06.243.310.98.29271.3 %  4.164.37 1.8
2013Red Sox6009965.29.463.290.27.26384.4 %46.8 %4.1 %1.782.423.102.4
2013ZiPS (R)76 1818116.07.113.340.82.29771.9 %  3.823.85 2.0
2013ZiPS (U)136 2727181.07.963.320.62.28775.3 %  3.083.33 4.3
2013Steamer (R)8602121111.07.443.290.79.29769.4 %  4.083.73 2.0
2013Steamer (U)14603030177.08.193.290.60.28674.3 %  3.233.24 4.4
Total- - -52320116114702.06.923.500.90.28073.9 %49.3 %10.4 %3.724.114.1011.3
Postseason- - -000115.05.401.801.80.29490.9 %55.6 %14.3 %3.605.704.94 


SeasonTeamWLERAGGSCGShOSVHLDBSIPTBFHRERHRBBIBBHBPWPBKSO
2006Red Sox (A)942.622121000  103.041178343010290581117
2006Red Sox (A+)201.1333000  16.061104204001023
2007Red Sox (AA)721.771615100  86.23325518174220211116
2007Red Sox (AAA)133.9688000  38.2164322117513011355
2007Red Sox311.59431100022.2881464010010022
2008Red Sox (AA)101.8022000  15.05374301000018
2008Red Sox (AAA)422.4799000  43.2177361312317023043
2008Red Sox296.7516151000076.03579363571141122172
2009Red Sox (AAA)722.361716110  99.0387673026730004189
2009Red Sox744.2116160000092.03999144431336121068
2009Red Sox003.6011000 05.0236221101013
2010Red Sox (AAA)004.9111000  3.2164221101012
2010Red Sox1772.33282811000173.271114255459671571120
2011Red Sox633.4814140000082.23537634321031123060
2012Red Sox (AAA)000.0011000  2.1101000200003
2012Red Sox1184.56292921000189.180218710496256421222129
2013Steamer1084.402525  0  154.067015882751456 7  109
2013Bill James12113.643030  0  205.0 188  2272 8  163
2013Oliver1073.52     0 156.06471476661135417  106
2013Fans (23)1293.882828  0  178.0 17183772161 6  131
2013ZiPS1074.162424     147.0 145736816541731102
2013Red Sox601.78990000065.2255441313224000069
2013ZiPS (R)763.821818     116.0 11053491043 4  91
2013ZiPS (U)1363.082727     181.0 15468621267 4  160
2013Steamer (R)864.082121  0  111.047810855511041 4  92
2013Steamer (U)1463.233030  0  177.073315268641265 4  161
Total- - -52323.7211611453000702.0296564731929070273624154540
Postseason- - -003.6011000 05.0236221101013

SeasonTeamK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%AVGWHIPBABIPLOB%ERA-FIP-FIP
2006Red Sox (A)10.222.534.030.8728.5 %7.1 %.2071.04.27279.6 %  3.18
2006Red Sox (A+)12.942.255.750.0037.7 %6.6 %.1750.88.29471.4 %  1.08
2007Red Sox (AA)12.052.285.270.4234.9 %6.6 %.1790.89.27183.1 %  1.95
2007Red Sox (AAA)12.803.034.231.1633.5 %7.9 %.2131.16.30064.1 %  3.12
2007Red Sox8.743.972.200.0025.0 %11.4 %.1821.06.25576.0 %34612.75
2007Average6.673.332.001.0317.1 %8.5 %.2631.41.29970.7 %  4.43
2008Red Sox (AA)10.800.6018.000.0034.0 %1.9 %.1350.53.20650.0 %  1.00
2008Red Sox (AAA)8.863.502.530.6224.3 %9.6 %.2281.21.29582.7 %  3.43
2008Red Sox8.534.861.761.3020.2 %11.5 %.2961.76.35560.5 %1501074.82
2008Average6.833.392.011.0117.5 %8.7 %.2591.39.29671.4 %  4.39
2009Red Sox (AAA)8.092.732.970.6423.0 %7.8 %.1880.98.23076.8 %  3.23
2009Red Sox6.653.521.891.2717.0 %9.0 %.2521.38.27976.7 %901014.69
2009Red Sox5.401.803.001.8013.0 %4.4 %.2861.40.29490.9 %771235.70
2009Average6.993.462.021.0518.0 %8.9 %.2581.39.29571.9 %  4.42
2010Red Sox (AAA)4.912.452.002.4512.5 %6.3 %.2861.36.27387.0 %  7.29
2010Red Sox6.223.471.790.4716.9 %9.4 %.2221.20.26179.0 %54823.61
2010Average7.133.282.170.9618.5 %8.5 %.2531.35.29372.2 %  4.20
2011Red Sox6.533.381.941.0917.0 %8.8 %.2381.29.26479.0 %811024.34
2011Average7.133.112.300.9418.6 %8.1 %.2511.32.29172.5 %  4.12
2012Red Sox (AAA)11.577.711.500.0030.0 %20.0 %.1251.29.200100.0 %  3.20
2012Red Sox6.133.042.021.1916.1 %8.0 %.2581.33.28369.7 %1061074.65
2012Average7.563.052.481.0219.8 %8.0 %.2501.31.29372.5 %  4.12
2013Steamer6.363.241.960.84  .2671.39.30768.2 %  4.10
2013Bill James7.163.162.260.97  .2451.27.286   4.01
2013Oliver6.123.121.960.7516.4 %8.3 %.2511.29.28773.9 %  3.93
2013Fans (23)6.623.082.151.06  .2541.30.28874.3 %  4.29
2013ZiPS6.243.311.890.98  .2591.35.29271.3 %  4.37
2013Red Sox9.463.292.880.2727.1 %9.4 %.1901.04.26384.4 %41572.42
2013Average7.623.122.451.0420.0 %8.2 %.2481.31.29173.0 %  4.15
2013ZiPS (R)7.113.342.130.82  .2521.32.29771.9 %  3.85
2013ZiPS (U)7.963.322.400.62  .2311.22.28775.3 %  3.33
2013Steamer (R)7.443.292.260.79  .2561.34.29769.4 %  3.73
2013Steamer (U)8.193.292.490.60  .2341.22.28674.3 %  3.24
Total- - -6.923.501.980.9018.2 %9.2 %.2431.31.28073.9 %84944.11
Postseason- - -5.401.803.001.8013.0 %4.4 %.2861.40.29490.9 %771235.70

SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%tERASIERAxFIP-xFIP
2007Red Sox1.1828.8 %38.5 %32.7 %17.6 %0.0 %10.0 %33.3 %3.743.93833.70
2008Red Sox1.5220.9 %47.7 %31.4 %10.7 %14.7 %8.8 %66.7 %5.274.35984.24
2009Red Sox1.8817.6 %53.8 %28.6 %2.4 %15.7 %3.2 %33.3 %5.094.20924.04
2009Red Sox1.435.6 %55.6 %38.9 %0.0 %14.3 %10.0 %0.0 %4.363.901124.94
2010Red Sox1.6117.7 %50.8 %31.5 %8.1 %5.6 %7.0 %36.4 %3.974.29974.07
2011Red Sox1.3110.9 %50.6 %38.5 %14.1 %10.1 %6.2 %33.3 %3.794.231064.28
2012Red Sox1.4519.5 %47.6 %32.9 %4.2 %13.0 %6.1 %33.3 %5.324.391074.43
2013Red Sox1.4921.8 %46.8 %31.4 %10.2 %4.1 %0.0 %0.0 %3.073.34763.10
Total- - -1.5218.3 %49.3 %32.4 %7.9 %10.4 %5.8 %31.7 %4.524.21984.10
Postseason- - -1.435.6 %55.6 %38.9 %0.0 %14.3 %10.0 %0.0 %4.363.901124.94

SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHRSBallsStrikesPitches
2007Red Sox201715323119120206326
2008Red Sox114755081032475228581380
2009Red Sox15683512531725859361521
2009Red Sox107101005375895
2010Red Sox258160901318114109107317372810
2011Red Sox130992814831375248311355
2012Red Sox278192114817124114103618642900
2013Red Sox734934506041342615957
Total- - -1029675382536041134394202704711249
Postseason- - -107101005375895

SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIinLIgmLIexLIPullsWPA/LIClutchSDMD
2007Red Sox0.54-1.101.646.550.600.920.830.982.0930.60-0.0110
2008Red Sox-2.54-8.475.93-19.97-1.971.080.920.830.8815-1.40-0.9500
2009Red Sox0.83-6.016.838.010.770.950.890.870.88160.600.2700
2009Red Sox0.03-0.360.390.140.010.940.860.872.601-0.020.0500
2010Red Sox3.20-10.7613.9736.113.501.010.920.861.12272.350.8200
2011Red Sox1.07-5.937.0110.311.011.101.030.881.67140.560.4200
2012Red Sox0.73-13.8714.590.860.051.020.970.871.3227-0.040.7500
2013Red Sox1.85-2.824.6723.772.260.880.840.880.9491.870.2200
Total- - -5.67-48.9654.6465.646.211.010.930.871.181114.551.0710
Postseason- - -0.03-0.360.390.140.010.940.860.872.601-0.020.0500

SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2007Red Sox52.9% (91.1)6.5% (82.4) 15.4% (75.8)25.2% (78.6)  0.3%
2008Red Sox47.4% (92.6)7.6% (81.4) 21.4% (76.9)23.6% (77.9)  0.4%
2009Red Sox54.4% (93.6)11.3% (86.2) 11.2% (77.7)23.1% (80.1)  0.5%
2010Red Sox54.1% (94.1)18.7% (90.0) 8.6% (78.4)18.7% (82.0)  0.8%
2011Red Sox50.1% (92.6) 19.6% (90.6)12.7% (77.2)17.5% (80.3)  0.4%
2012Red Sox43.8% (92.2) 20.5% (89.5)16.6% (77.3)14.3% (80.3)4.8% (85.7) 0.3%
2013Red Sox49.3% (92.2) 21.5% (87.9)14.7% (77.6)12.7% (80.1)1.7% (84.9)  
Total- - -49.7% (93.0)7.3% (87.9)9.5% (89.4)13.8% (77.4)18.3% (80.3)1.4% (85.6) 0.5%

SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Red Sox              
2008Red Sox47.1 %     16.7 %22.6 %  13.4 %   
2009Red Sox53.8 %0.7 %    10.9 %11.6 %  22.7 %   
2010Red Sox53.3 %     19.6 %8.4 %  18.5 %   
2011Red Sox41.8 %9.8 %13.1 %   4.1 %12.7 %  18.2 %   
2012Red Sox41.1 %3.1 %20.2 %3.9 %   16.6 %  14.9 %   
2013Red Sox44.2 %3.9 %22.1 %0.9 %   14.6 %  14.3 %   
Total- - -47.1 %2.5 %9.0 %1.1 %  9.2 %13.9 %  17.1 %   

SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Red Sox             
2008Red Sox92.7     79.877.4  77.7  
2009Red Sox93.690.4    86.078.1  80.1  
2010Red Sox94.1     89.978.3  82.0  
2011Red Sox92.392.790.9   90.777.2  80.6  
2012Red Sox92.291.489.485.4   77.3  80.5  
2013Red Sox92.192.588.085.4   77.5  80.6  
Total- - -93.092.289.485.4  87.077.6  80.6  

SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2007Red Sox1.21.0 1.13.7  0.694.80 2.254.51  
2008Red Sox-18.72.1 -1.11.9  -2.872.00 -0.370.59  
2009Red Sox-1.03.2 1.7-2.9  -0.121.90 1.00-0.83  
2010Red Sox17.14.5 -4.16.8  1.140.86 -1.701.30  
2011Red Sox-3.0 -1.20.61.7  -0.44 -0.460.380.74  
2012Red Sox-9.7 4.11.5-1.4-0.3 -0.77 0.690.32-0.34-0.24 
2013Red Sox5.4 7.81.90.50.5 1.14 3.781.310.403.17 
Total- - --8.710.810.61.710.30.2 -0.161.321.000.110.500.12 

SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Red Sox             
2008Red Sox-19.0     2.6-2.0  -0.2  
2009Red Sox-3.61.4    2.61.5  -3.5  
2010Red Sox17.1     4.2-4.4  6.3  
2011Red Sox-5.71.11.9   -1.10.6  1.5  
2012Red Sox-5.7-2.74.9-1.0   1.2  -0.8  
2013Red Sox3.32.08.1-0.1   2.0  1.2  
Total- - --13.71.814.9-1.1  8.4-1.1  4.4  

SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Red Sox             
2008Red Sox-2.98     1.17-0.66  -0.14  
2009Red Sox-0.4414.43    1.590.84  -1.03  
2010Red Sox1.14     0.76-1.86  1.22  
2011Red Sox-1.000.801.07   -1.940.36  0.60  
2012Red Sox-0.48-3.090.83-0.90   0.25  -0.18  
2013Red Sox0.785.413.86-1.21   1.42  0.87  
Total- - --0.270.651.53-0.93  0.84-0.07  0.24  

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2007Red Sox30.6 %61.2 %44.9 %35.9 %91.4 %71.2 %46.8 %63.6 %12.9 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Red Sox25.0 %59.7 %42.5 %60.0 %83.7 %76.8 %50.3 %59.7 %9.6 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Red Sox22.8 %65.4 %45.0 %54.3 %85.1 %77.6 %52.1 %61.4 %9.9 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Red Sox29.7 %67.4 %46.4 %69.2 %85.0 %79.3 %44.2 %58.8 %9.4 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Red Sox27.7 %66.6 %44.5 %69.1 %87.1 %80.7 %43.3 %55.8 %8.4 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Red Sox32.3 %65.1 %46.8 %69.3 %89.5 %81.7 %44.0 %62.7 %8.3 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Red Sox29.6 %58.6 %41.9 %63.0 %87.2 %77.3 %42.3 %61.6 %9.3 %
2013Average29.5 %64.9 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.5 %45.9 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -28.8 %64.5 %45.2 %65.3 %86.6 %79.2 %45.8 %60.3 %9.2 %

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Red Sox        
2007Average28.9 %62.3 %45.4 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.6 %21.5
2008Red Sox25.7 %57.7 %42.1 %61.5 %84.8 %77.9 %51.4 %25.2
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Red Sox27.0 %61.4 %44.7 %60.9 %84.3 %77.5 %51.5 %24.7
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Red Sox27.1 %64.3 %45.8 %64.7 %85.4 %79.3 %50.2 %24.6
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Red Sox27.8 %61.7 %44.1 %65.6 %87.9 %80.6 %47.9 %26.7
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Red Sox29.7 %63.1 %46.3 %66.6 %88.9 %81.7 %49.7 %25.6
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Red Sox29.8 %54.2 %41.6 %61.5 %86.8 %77.4 %48.2 %23.7
2013Average29.0 %62.1 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %49.1 %22.5
Total- - -27.9 %61.5 %44.7 %64.2 %86.5 %79.5 %49.9 %25.2

SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2007Red SoxP4322.2131010000 0   .800 
2008Red SoxP161576.0360000000 3   1.000 
2009Red SoxP161692.0881010000 6   .941 
2010Red SoxP2828173.221242021100 8   .957 
2011Red SoxP141482.215141010000 6   .967 
2012Red SoxP2929189.129143122002 9   .935 
2013Red SoxP9965.21080001001 6   1.000 
Total- - -P116114702.087778174103 38   .954 

SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2007Red SoxP22.21  -1-1-2              
2008Red SoxP76.01  -1-2-2              
2009Red SoxP92.0-1  0-1-2              
2010Red SoxP173.22  -1-10              
2011Red SoxP82.20  022              
2012Red SoxP189.10  -110              
2013Red SoxP65.2-1  00-1              
Total- - -P702.02  -4-2-5              

SeasonTeamRA9-WinsBIP-WinsLOB-WinsFDP-WinsRARWARDollarsSalary
2007Red Sox1.00.20.00.27.40.8$3.3 
2008Red Sox-0.9-0.9-0.7-1.78.20.8$3.6$0.4
2009Red Sox1.90.50.40.811.11.1$4.8 
2010Red Sox5.91.31.12.433.13.5$14.1 
2011Red Sox1.90.60.20.811.01.1$5.1 
2012Red Sox1.80.5-0.30.215.41.6$7.0 
2013Red Sox3.30.50.40.920.72.4$12.0 
Total- - -15.02.71.13.7106.911.3$49.8$0.4

  • $29.9m / 4 Years (2012 - 2015) + 2 Option Years (Edit)
    • signed by Boston Red Sox on 4/11/2011 (Extension)
    • 2012: $3.5M, 2013: $5.5M, 2014: $7.7M, 2015: $12M
    • 2016 Team Option: $13M ($0.2M buyout)
    • 2017 Team Option: $13.5M ($0.5M buyout)
    • Signing Bonus: $1M
    • Incentives: 2017 Option increases to $14M if he finishes 1st or 2nd in the Cy Young voting.
    • Agent / Agency: Bobby Straface
    • Originally Reported By: https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/57164314406174720
    • Source: boston.com
    • Submitted by Elyminator
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