Clint Blume vs. Clay Buchholz — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Clay Buchholz built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.98 and 1.307 for Clay Buchholz. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Clay Buchholz

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.98
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.59
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.94
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.09
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
4.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.01
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Clay Buchholz

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3997
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332.1
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Clay Buchholz

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
13
866.67
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
511.11
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
7.45
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA