Clay Buchholz — Red Diamond 99 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Clay Buchholz is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Red Sox, part of the Spooky set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in October 2026.
On the mound, Clay Buchholz works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 95 mph Sinker and a 95 mph 4-Seam Fastball. His pitching ratings include 96 Velocity, 99 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Clay Buchholz's arsenal: Sinker (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Cutter (S), Circle Change (A), and Slurve (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the Sinker off the 4-Seam Fastball, so the two share a release look. Its 96 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
Clay Buchholz is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Clay Buchholz earns an OpScore of 99.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #338 among all cards and #33 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Clay Buchholz's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Clay Buchholz is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Red Sox.
- Is Clay Buchholz a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Clay Buchholz ranks #28 on All-Star, #34 on Hall of Fame, and #33 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Clay Buchholz have in MLB The Show 26?
- Clay Buchholz has 3 quirks: Road Warrior, Night Player, and Break Outlier.
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