Clay Buchholz vs. Esmerling Vasquez — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Esmerling Vasquez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clay Buchholz built a career as a starting pitcher and Esmerling Vasquez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Buchholz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 113), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 90). Esmerling Vasquez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 96). Role difference aside, Clay Buchholz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Esmerling Vasquez

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.84
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.47
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.86
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.59
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.38
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.94
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.09
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.28
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
6.92
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.15
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
40.07
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.65
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
5.07
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.01
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
33.56
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Esmerling Vasquez

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.84
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.91
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.12
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.65
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.49
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Esmerling Vasquez

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
2644.44
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
44100
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
7.45
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.16
-12.94
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
266.67
Esmerling Vasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Esmerling Vasquez
Career
Per 600 PA