Clay Buchholz vs. Devin Williams — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Devin Williams
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Clay Buchholz built a career as a starting pitcher and Devin Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Devin Williams led in strikeout rate (K%+ 157 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 182 vs 135). Clay Buchholz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 89 vs 84). Role difference aside, Devin Williams holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Devin Williams

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.94
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.47
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.98
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.165
0.165
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.59
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.26
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.94
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.09
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.14
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
6.92
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
14.06
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.06
14.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.022
2.022
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5607
37.88
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
36.61
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.81
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
4.35
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.01
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
31.81
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Devin Williams

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.97
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Devin Williams

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
238
2644.44
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
184800
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
7.45
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.16
-12.94
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
266.67
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA