Clay Buchholz vs. Dean Deetz — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clay Buchholz built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Buchholz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.307 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Clay Buchholz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Dean Deetz

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.94
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.09
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
6.92
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Dean Deetz

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Dean Deetz

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
600
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
511.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
7.45
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.16
-12.94
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA