Clayton Kershaw Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Clayton Kershaw played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2025, appearing in 455 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 223 W and 96 L, an ERA of 2.53, 3,052 SO, a WHIP of 1.018, and a WAR of 78.0.

🧾 Basic Profile

Clayton Kershaw
NameClayton Kershaw
Date of BirthMarch 19, 1988
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut2008
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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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Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Clayton Kershaw appeared in 455 games over 18 MLB seasons from 2008 to 2025. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS451 (MLB Rank: 87)
GF1 (MLB Rank: 8,724)
W223 (MLB Rank: 74)
L96 (MLB Rank: 618)
ERA2.53 (MLB Rank: 884)
IP2855.1 (MLB Rank: 162)
SHO15 (MLB Rank: 393)
CG25 (MLB Rank: 1,393)
SO3,052 (MLB Rank: 20)
BB713 (MLB Rank: 366)
H2,193 (MLB Rank: 351)
HR235 (MLB Rank: 166)
SO99.62 (MLB Rank: 673)
BB92.25 (MLB Rank: 10,408)
H96.91 (MLB Rank: 11,094)
HR90.74 (MLB Rank: 5,984)
WHIP1.018 (MLB Rank: 11,426)
WAR78.0 (MLB Rank: 28)

📊 Last Season Summary (2025)

In his final season (2025), Clayton Kershaw recorded the following stats:

GS22
W11
L2
ERA3.36
IP112.2
SO84
BB35
H102
HR8
SO96.71
BB92.8
H98.15
HR90.64
WHIP1.216
WAR1.6

📈 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 41 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.68, pitched 194.1 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
2025
11
2
3.36
0.846
0
84
112.2
1.6
1.216
8
102
35
46
42
124
3.55
6.7
2.4
22
23
0
0
0
0.6
8.1
2.8
1
2
0
5
463