Clay Buchholz vs. Joe Kohlman — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clay Buchholz built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kohlman 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 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. 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 Joe Kohlman

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.94
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.09
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
34.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Joe Kohlman

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3997
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332.1
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Joe Kohlman

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
675
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.67
7.45
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-10.38
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA