Clayton Kershaw Career Pitching Summary

Clayton Kershaw played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2024, appearing in 432 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 212 W and 94 L, an ERA of 2.5, 2,968 SO, a WHIP of 1.01, and a WAR of 76.4.

Clayton Kershaw Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Clayton Kershaw.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Clayton Kershaw
    NameClayton Kershaw
    Date of BirthMarch 19, 1988
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut2008

    ๐Ÿ“Š Career Summary

    Clayton Kershaw appeared in 432 games over 17 MLB seasons from 2008 to 2024. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS429 (MLB Rank: 102)
    GF1 (MLB Rank: 8,563)
    W212 (MLB Rank: 96)
    L94 (MLB Rank: 643)
    ERA2.5 (MLB Rank: 859)
    IP2742.2 (MLB Rank: 186)
    SHO15 (MLB Rank: 393)
    CG25 (MLB Rank: 1,393)
    SO2,968 (MLB Rank: 21)
    BB678 (MLB Rank: 422)
    H2,091 (MLB Rank: 400)
    HR227 (MLB Rank: 182)
    SO99.74 (MLB Rank: 614)
    BB92.22 (MLB Rank: 10,338)
    H96.86 (MLB Rank: 10,952)
    HR90.74 (MLB Rank: 5,824)
    WHIP1.01 (MLB Rank: 11,262)
    WAR76.4 (MLB Rank: 28)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (2024)

    In his final season (2024), Clayton Kershaw recorded the following stats:

    GS7
    W2
    L2
    ERA4.5
    IP30
    SO24
    BB9
    H36
    HR2
    SO97.2
    BB92.7
    H910.8
    HR90.6
    WHIP1.5
    WARโˆ’0.3

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2011, 21 W
    • Most SO: 2015, 301 SO
    • Most IP: 2013, 236 IP
    • Best WAR: 2013, 8.1 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2016, 1.69 ERA

    ๐ŸŽฏ Postseason Performance

    Clayton Kershaw appeared in 39 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.55, pitched 192 IP, struck out 213 batters, with 13 W and 13 L.

    Clayton Kershaw Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2008
    5
    5
    4.26
    0.5
    0
    100
    107.2
    1.5
    1.495
    11
    109
    52
    51
    51
    98
    4.08
    8.4
    1.92
    21
    22
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    9.1
    4.3
    0
    1
    3
    7
    470
    2009
    8
    8
    2.79
    0.5
    0
    185
    171
    4.7
    1.228
    7
    119
    91
    55
    53
    143
    3.08
    9.7
    2.03
    30
    31
    1
    0
    0
    0.4
    6.3
    4.8
    2
    1
    4
    11
    701
    2010
    13
    10
    2.91
    0.565
    0
    212
    204.1
    5.6
    1.179
    13
    160
    81
    73
    66
    133
    3.12
    9.3
    2.62
    32
    32
    0
    1
    1
    0.6
    7
    3.6
    2
    7
    9
    5
    848
    2011
    21
    5
    2.28
    0.808
    0
    248
    233.1
    6.8
    0.977
    15
    174
    54
    66
    59
    161
    2.47
    9.6
    4.59
    33
    33
    0
    5
    2
    0.6
    6.7
    2.1
    1
    3
    2
    5
    912
    2012
    14
    9
    2.53
    0.609
    0
    229
    227.2
    6.4
    1.023
    16
    170
    63
    70
    64
    150
    2.89
    9.1
    3.63
    33
    33
    0
    2
    2
    0.6
    6.7
    2.5
    2
    5
    5
    6
    901
    2013
    16
    9
    1.83
    0.64
    0
    232
    236
    8.1
    0.915
    11
    164
    52
    55
    48
    194
    2.39
    8.8
    4.46
    33
    33
    0
    3
    2
    0.4
    6.3
    2
    2
    3
    2
    12
    908
    2014
    21
    3
    1.77
    0.875
    0
    239
    198.1
    7.7
    0.857
    9
    139
    31
    42
    39
    197
    1.81
    10.8
    7.71
    27
    27
    0
    6
    2
    0.4
    6.3
    1.4
    2
    2
    0
    7
    749
    2015
    16
    7
    2.13
    0.696
    0
    301
    232.2
    7.2
    0.881
    15
    163
    42
    62
    55
    173
    1.99
    11.6
    7.17
    33
    33
    0
    4
    3
    0.6
    6.3
    1.6
    3
    5
    1
    9
    890
    2016
    12
    4
    1.69
    0.75
    0
    172
    149
    5.8
    0.725
    8
    97
    11
    31
    28
    237
    1.8
    10.4
    15.64
    21
    21
    0
    3
    3
    0.5
    5.9
    0.7
    3
    2
    1
    5
    544
    2017
    18
    4
    2.31
    0.818
    0
    202
    175
    5
    0.949
    23
    136
    30
    49
    45
    179
    3.07
    10.4
    6.73
    27
    27
    0
    1
    0
    1.2
    7
    1.5
    2
    0
    0
    4
    679
    2018
    9
    5
    2.73
    0.643
    0
    155
    161.1
    3.3
    1.041
    17
    139
    29
    55
    49
    142
    3.18
    8.6
    5.34
    26
    26
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.8
    1.6
    0
    2
    0
    10
    650
    2019
    16
    5
    3.03
    0.762
    0
    189
    178.1
    3.3
    1.043
    28
    145
    41
    63
    60
    137
    3.86
    9.5
    4.61
    28
    29
    0
    0
    0
    1.4
    7.3
    2.1
    1
    2
    0
    7
    706
    2020
    6
    2
    2.16
    0.75
    0
    62
    58.1
    1.8
    0.84
    8
    41
    8
    18
    14
    202
    3.31
    9.6
    7.75
    10
    10
    0
    0
    0
    1.2
    6.3
    1.2
    0
    1
    0
    0
    221
    2021
    10
    8
    3.55
    0.556
    0
    144
    121.2
    2.3
    1.019
    15
    103
    21
    51
    48
    119
    3
    10.7
    6.86
    22
    22
    0
    0
    0
    1.1
    7.6
    1.6
    1
    3
    0
    7
    488
    2022
    12
    3
    2.28
    0.8
    0
    137
    126.1
    3.5
    0.942
    10
    96
    23
    36
    32
    177
    2.57
    9.8
    5.96
    22
    22
    0
    0
    0
    0.7
    6.8
    1.6
    1
    2
    0
    0
    493
    2023
    13
    5
    2.46
    0.722
    0
    137
    131.2
    3.7
    1.063
    19
    100
    40
    39
    36
    175
    4.03
    9.4
    3.43
    24
    24
    0
    0
    0
    1.3
    6.8
    2.7
    2
    3
    0
    6
    523
    2024
    2
    2
    4.5
    0.5
    0
    24
    30
    -0.3
    1.5
    2
    36
    9
    19
    15
    87
    3.53
    7.2
    2.67
    7
    7
    0
    0
    0
    0.6
    10.8
    2.7
    1
    2
    1
    2
    133