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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Clayton Kershaw |
Date of Birth | March 19, 1988 |
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MLB Debut | 2008 |
๐ 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:
GS | 429 (MLB Rank: 102) |
GF | 1 (MLB Rank: 8,563) |
W | 212 (MLB Rank: 96) |
L | 94 (MLB Rank: 643) |
ERA | 2.5 (MLB Rank: 859) |
IP | 2742.2 (MLB Rank: 186) |
SHO | 15 (MLB Rank: 393) |
CG | 25 (MLB Rank: 1,393) |
SO | 2,968 (MLB Rank: 21) |
BB | 678 (MLB Rank: 422) |
H | 2,091 (MLB Rank: 400) |
HR | 227 (MLB Rank: 182) |
SO9 | 9.74 (MLB Rank: 614) |
BB9 | 2.22 (MLB Rank: 10,338) |
H9 | 6.86 (MLB Rank: 10,952) |
HR9 | 0.74 (MLB Rank: 5,824) |
WHIP | 1.01 (MLB Rank: 11,262) |
WAR | 76.4 (MLB Rank: 28) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2024)
In his final season (2024), Clayton Kershaw recorded the following stats:
GS | 7 |
W | 2 |
L | 2 |
ERA | 4.5 |
IP | 30 |
SO | 24 |
BB | 9 |
H | 36 |
HR | 2 |
SO9 | 7.2 |
BB9 | 2.7 |
H9 | 10.8 |
HR9 | 0.6 |
WHIP | 1.5 |
WAR | โ0.3 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |