Clay Buchholz vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Clay Buchholz posted a stronger line than Lawrence Simpson. Clay Buchholz posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.98 vs 4.3) and WHIP (1.307 vs 1.398). By the career numbers, Clay Buchholz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Lawrence Simpson

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.94
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.09
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Lawrence Simpson

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.91
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.97
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.86
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Lawrence Simpson

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
526.53
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
7.45
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.53
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100