Clayton Kershaw career strikeouts (pitching)

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3,052Career Regular Season

Clayton Kershaw has recorded 3,052 strikeouts (pitching) over 18 regular seasons, 20th among 8,575 MLB players on file.

• Best season on file: 301 in 2015.
• Most recent: 84 in 2025.

Sum of 18 regular seasons, 2008 through 2025. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Clayton Kershaw career strikeouts (pitching), season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
2008	LAD	22	5	5	4.26	107.2	100	52	1.50	0
2009	LAD	31	8	8	2.79	171.0	185	91	1.23	0
2010	LAD	32	13	10	2.91	204.1	212	81	1.18	0
2011	LAD	33	21	5	2.28	233.1	248	54	0.98	0
2012	LAD	33	14	9	2.53	227.2	229	63	1.02	0
2013	LAD	33	16	9	1.83	236.0	232	52	0.92	0
2014	LAD	27	21	3	1.77	198.1	239	31	0.86	0
2015	LAD	33	16	7	2.13	232.2	301	42	0.88	0
2016	LAD	21	12	4	1.69	149.0	172	11	0.72	0
2017	LAD	27	18	4	2.31	175.0	202	30	0.95	0
2018	LAD	26	9	5	2.73	161.1	155	29	1.04	0
2019	LAD	29	16	5	3.03	178.1	189	41	1.04	0
2020	LAD	10	6	2	2.16	58.1	62	8	0.84	0
2021	LAD	22	10	8	3.55	121.2	144	21	1.02	0
2022	LAD	22	12	3	2.28	126.1	137	23	0.94	0
2023	LAD	24	13	5	2.46	131.2	137	40	1.06	0
2024	LAD	7	2	2	4.50	30.0	24	9	1.50	0
2025	LAD	23	11	2	3.36	112.2	84	35	1.22	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV