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Born:
August 14, 1984
Nedarland, TX
Height:
6-3
Weight:
190
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
2005, 1st round
How
Acquired: Draft
College: Angelina Junior College
High
School: Lumberton HS (TX)
Links
Twelve Questions with Clay Buchholz
The
Ladder - 5.20.09
Fire Brand Q&A (June 2009)
Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor |
Traded to Philadelphia for Josh Tobias (Dec. 2016)
Scouting Report:
Buchholz has a low-to-mid-90s four-seam
fastball, a two-seam fastball with decent movement, a slider, a hard
12-to-6 curveball, and a changeup. His fastball typically sits around
91-94 mph, topping out at about 97 mph. However, he let loose at the end
of the 2006 season, and his fastball sat around 96 mph. His plus changeup
is generally a straight change that sits around 78-82 mph; he also throws
a circle change. His curveball, the best in the organization, sits between
76-81 mph with knee-buckling bite. On any given night, Buchholz's curve or
change can be unhittable, and he tends to rely on whichever one is working
best as his out pitch throughout the game. His slider, while average to
above average, is a bit behind his other secondary pitches and sits in the
low-to-mid-80s. Mixes in all of his pitches phenomenally. Good demeanor on
the mound. Pitches well under pressure. Pitching coaches have said he has
ice water running through his veins. Nice pickoff move. He has struggled
with consistency early in his big-league career, but otherwise has ace
makeup. Might need to add and maintain some weight to endure a full
major-league season. In September 2007, in just his second career
major-league start, Buchholz threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore
Orioles. In 2008, he had major struggles with command and confidence,
leading to lackluster results. Returned to form in 2009. |
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Career Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
% |
era |
g |
gs |
cg |
sh |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
bb |
so |
k/bb |
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2005 |
Angelina JC |
NJCAA |
Coll |
--- |
20 |
12 |
1 |
0.923 |
1.05 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
85.2 |
44 |
19 |
10 |
--- |
29 |
129 |
4.45 |
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2005 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
2.61 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.1 |
34 |
15 |
12 |
2 |
9 |
45 |
5.00 |
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2006 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
21 |
9 |
4 |
0.692 |
2.62 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
103.0 |
78 |
34 |
30 |
10 |
29 |
117 |
4.03 |
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2006 |
Wilmington |
Car |
A+ |
Bos |
21 |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.13 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.0 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
5.75 |
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2007 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
22 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
1.77 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
86.2 |
55 |
18 |
17 |
4 |
22 |
116 |
5.27 |
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2007 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
22 |
1 |
3 |
0.250 |
3.96 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.2 |
32 |
21 |
17 |
5 |
13 |
55 |
4.23 |
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2007 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
22 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
1.59 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
22.2 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
22 |
2.20 |
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2008 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
23 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.80 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15.0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
18.00 |
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2008 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
23 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
2.47 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.2 |
36 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
17 |
43 |
2.53 |
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2008 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
23 |
2 |
9 |
0.182 |
6.75 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
76.0 |
93 |
63 |
57 |
11 |
41 |
72 |
1.76 |
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2008 |
Scottsdale |
AFL |
Fall |
Bos |
23 |
1 |
2 |
0.667 |
3.86 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21.0 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
9 |
17 |
1.89 |
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2009 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
24 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
2.36 |
17 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
99.0 |
67 |
30 |
26 |
7 |
30 |
89 |
2.97 |
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2009 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
24 |
7 |
4 |
0.636 |
4.21 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
92.0 |
91 |
44 |
43 |
13 |
36 |
68 |
1.89 |
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2010 |
Pawtucket |
AL |
AAA |
Bos |
25 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
4.91 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
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2010 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
25 |
17 |
7 |
0.708 |
2.33 |
28 |
28 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
173.0 |
142 |
55 |
45 |
9 |
67 |
120 |
1.79 |
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2011 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
26 |
6 |
3 |
0.667 |
3.48 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
82.2 |
76 |
34 |
32 |
10 |
31 |
60 |
1.94 |
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2012 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
27 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1.50 |
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2012 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
27 |
11 |
8 |
0.579 |
4.56 |
29 |
29 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
189.1 |
187 |
104 |
96 |
25 |
64 |
129 |
2.02 |
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2013 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
28 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
13.50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0.33 |
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2013 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
28 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
2.70 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.1 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
--- |
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2013 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
28 |
12 |
1 |
0.923 |
1.74 |
16 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
108.1 |
75 |
23 |
21 |
4 |
36 |
96 |
2.67 |
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2014 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
29 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
2.53 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.2 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
5.00 |
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2014 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
29 |
8 |
11 |
0.421 |
5.34 |
28 |
28 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
170.1 |
182 |
108 |
101 |
17 |
54 |
132 |
2.44 |
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2015 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
30 |
7 |
7 |
0.500 |
3.26 |
18 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
113.1 |
114 |
48 |
41 |
6 |
23 |
107 |
4.65 |
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2016 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
31 |
8 |
10 |
0.444 |
4.78 |
37 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
139.1 |
130 |
80 |
74 |
21 |
55 |
93 |
1.69 |
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2017 |
Philadelphia |
NL |
MLB |
Phi |
32 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
12.27 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.1 |
16 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1.67 |
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2018 |
NW Arkansas |
Tex |
AA |
KCR |
33 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0.64 |
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2018 |
Omaha |
PCL |
AAA |
KCR |
33 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.59 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.1 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
1.24 |
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2018 |
Visalia |
Cal |
A+ |
Ari |
33 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
3.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0.83 |
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2018 |
Reno |
PCL |
AAA |
Ari |
33 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
5.40 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.2 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
1.46 |
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2018 |
Arizona |
NL |
MLB |
Ari |
33 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
2.01 |
16 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
98.1 |
80 |
25 |
22 |
9 |
22 |
81 |
1.04 |
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2019 |
GCL Blue Jays |
GCL |
Rk |
Tor |
34 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
3.60 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
--- |
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2019 |
Dunedin |
FSL |
A+ |
Tor |
34 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
2.25 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
--- |
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2019 |
Buffalo |
IL |
AAA |
Tor |
34 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
5.40 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
--- |
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2019 |
Toronto |
AL |
MLB |
Tor |
34 |
2 |
5 |
0.286 |
6.56 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59.0 |
72 |
44 |
43 |
13 |
16 |
39 |
2.44 |
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Additional Player Info |
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Pronunciation: BUCK-holtz
First Pro Contract: June 23, 2005 by Jim Robinson
Signing Bonus: $800,000
MiLB Debut: June 25, 2005 (Lowell) |
Added to 40-man: August 17, 2007
MLB Debut: August 17, 2007 (Boston) |
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Awards
2005 East Conference (JuCo) Player of the Year
Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (Aug. 21 - 27, 2006)
Red Sox ML Pitcher of the Month (August 2006)
2006 Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year
Red Sox Minor League
Pitcher of the Month (May 2007)
2007 Futures Game All-Star
2007 Eastern League All-Star
Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (June 25 - July 1, 2007)
2007 Sea Dogs Pitcher of the Year
American League Player of the Week (Sep. 26 - Aug. 2, 2007)
2007 Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year
International League Pitcher of the Week (April 27 - May 3, 2009)
International League Pitcher of the Week (May 25-31, 2009)
Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month (May 2009)
2009 International League All-Star
American League All-Star (2010)
American League Pitcher of the Month (August 2010)
2013 American
League All-Star |
SoxProspects.com Awards
2006 SoxProspects.com All-Star - RHSP
2006 SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year
2007 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - RHSP
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (April 29 - May 5, 2007)
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (May
20-26,
2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (May 2007)
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (May
27 - June 2,
2007)
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (June
24-30, 2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August
5-11, 2007)
2007 SoxProspects.com All-Star - RHSP
2007 SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August
25-31, 2008)
2009 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - SP
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (April 27 - May 3, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May 4-10, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May
11-17, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May
25-31, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (May 2009)
2009 SoxProspects.com All-Star - SP
2009 MLB.com Red Sox Organization Pitcher of the Year |
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