# Clay Buchholz (99 OVR)

> Clay Buchholz (Red Sox), 99 OVR SP: a Red Diamond card from the Spooky series in MLB 26. Full attributes, quirks and live Community Market prices.

Canonical: https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/spooky-clay-buchholz-51c6fddc

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 99 |
| Rarity | Red Diamond |
| Position | SP |
| Team | Red Sox |
| Series | Spooky |
| Edition | MLB 26 |
| In real life: | [Clay Buchholz — stats and every card](https://mlbtsdb.com/players/clay-buchholz-453329) |
| In real life: | [Boston Red Sox real-life roster](https://mlbtsdb.com/teams/red-sox) |

Not sold on the Community Market.

## Where this card ranks

- [Best contact-suppressing starting pitchers](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/best/suppressor/sp): #13 of 154 — top 9%

## Where this card ranks

- 19th best of 709 starting pitchers (Top 3%)

## Ratings

| Rating | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Stamina | 122 |
| K/9 | 93 |
| H/9 | 110 |
| BB/9 | 109 |
| Velocity | 96 |
| Control | 99 |
| Break | 99 |

## Pitching

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stamina | 122 | Top 1% |
| Pitching clutch | 125 | Top 1% |
| H/9 | 110 | Top 7% |
| K/9 | 93 |  |
| BB/9 | 109 | Top 2% |
| HR/9 | 94 | Top 5% |
| Velocity | 96 |  |
| Control | 99 | Top 1% |
| Break | 99 | Top 1% |
| Stuff | 108 | Top 2% |

## Pitches

| Pitch | Speed |
| --- | --- |
| Sinker | 95 mph |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 95 mph |
| Circle Change | 82 mph |
| Cutter | 91 mph |
| Slurve | 78 mph |

## Player

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team | Red Sox |  |
| Position | SP |  |
| Bats | L |  |
| Throws | R |  |
| Age | 25 |  |
| Height | 6'3" |  |
| Weight | 190 lbs |  |
| Born | Texas |  |
| Number | 11 |  |

## Fielding & running

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fielding | 59 |  |
| Arm strength | 73 |  |
| Arm accuracy | 65 |  |
| Blocking | 0 |  |
| Speed | 31 |  |
| Baserunning | 0 |  |
| Steal | 6 |  |
| Reaction vs L | 65 |  |
| Reaction vs R | 65 |  |

## Quirks

- [Road Warrior](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/road-warrior): Performs better when playing on the road
- [Night Player](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/night-player): Performs better when playing night games
- [Break Outlier](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/break-outlier): Pitchers lose less break when tired

## Obtained from

- Mission

## Captains that boost this card

- [Dennis Eckersley](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/dennis-eckersley-e70ae2df) - 88 OVR: Players from the Boston Red Sox
- [David Ortiz](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/david-ortiz-87194625) - 88 OVR: Players from the Boston Red Sox

## More Red Sox at SP

- [Payton Tolle](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/2026-finest-payton-tolle-64cbf702) - 99 OVR · SP · BOS · Red Diamond: Not on the market
- [Clay Buchholz](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/spooky-clay-buchholz-9ff6f851) - 99 OVR · SP · BOS · Red Diamond: 20,000 stubs
- [Garrett Crochet](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/milestone-garrett-crochet-b8658ec8) - 99 OVR · SP · BOS · Red Diamond: 12,220 stubs
- [Pedro Martinez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/milestone-pedro-martinez-5be34915) - 99 OVR · SP · BOS · Red Diamond: 74,169 stubs
- [Ranger Suarez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/spotlight-ranger-suarez-b30c7166) - 97 OVR · SP · BOS · Red Diamond: 29,791 stubs
- [Sonny Gray](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/milestone-sonny-gray-b7f7771f) - 96 OVR · SP · BOS · Red Diamond: Not on the market

## Other versions of this player

- [Clay Buchholz](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/spooky-clay-buchholz-9ff6f851) - 99 OVR · SP · BOS · Red Diamond: 20,000 stubs
- [Clay Buchholz](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/cityscapes-clay-buchholz-0df09a3f) - 92 OVR · SP · BOS · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Clay Buchholz](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/2nd-half-heroes-clay-buchholz-327387c1) - 83 OVR · RP · BOS · Gold: Not on the market

## Questions

### How do you get Clay Buchholz?

It can't be bought on the market right now. It comes from: Mission.

### What does Clay Buchholz quicksell for?

The game will always buy it back for 5,000 stubs.

### What quirks does Clay Buchholz have?

Road Warrior, Night Player, and Break Outlier.

### Where can I see Clay Buchholz's real-life stats?

On his player page: his career stats, awards, and every card of him in every edition. [Clay Buchholz](https://mlbtsdb.com/players/clay-buchholz-453329)

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