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.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

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

    📊 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)

    📊 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
    WAR−0.3

    📈 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

    🎯 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