Clayton Kershaw vs Greg Maddux

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Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux compared on their MLB careers: Clayton Kershaw played 18 seasons, 2008 to 2025, Greg Maddux 23 seasons, 1986 to 2008. Clayton Kershaw has 223 wins to Greg Maddux's 355. They have faced each other 1 time: Clayton Kershaw's team won 1, Greg Maddux's 0. Clayton Kershaw won 3 titles, Greg Maddux won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Clayton Kershaw leads in 4 of the 6 lines, Greg Maddux in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux career totals

455	GP	744
223	W	355, better
96, better	L	227
2.5, better	ERA	3.2
2,855.1	IP	5,008.1
3,052	K	3,371, better
713, better	BB	999
1.0, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Clayton Kershaw vs Greg Maddux head to head

They have faced each other 1 time: Clayton Kershaw's team won 1, Greg Maddux's 0.

Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux, record against each other
Games	Played	Clayton Kershaw won	Greg Maddux won
Regular season	1	1, better	0

Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux, averages in their games against each other

5.1	IP	6.0
6.0	H	6.0
2.0, better	R	1.0
2.0, better	ER	1.0
5.0, better	K	1.0

Every game against each other

Clayton Kershaw vs Greg Maddux, every game
Date	Game	Kershaw's team	Clayton Kershaw	Greg Maddux
Jun 10, 2008	LAD at SD	W 7-2	5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K	6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the postseason?

Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux postseason

41	GP	35
13, better	W	11
13, better	L	14
4.6	ERA	3.3, better
196.2	IP	197.2
213, better	K	125
54	BB	51, better
1.1, better	WHIP	1.2
1	SV	1

Where each stands all time

Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux all-time places

20th (3,052)	Strikeouts (pitching)	12th (3,371), better
71st (223)	Wins (pitching)	8th (355), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux titles and awards

3, better	Championships	1
1	NL Gold Glove	18, better
3	NL Cy Young	4, better
1, better	NL MVP	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Clayton Kershaw and Greg Maddux season by season

1st	2008	5, better	5	4.26, better	1986	2	4, better	5.52
2nd	2009	8, better	8, better	2.79, better	1987	6	14	5.61
3rd	2010	13	10	2.91, better	1988	18, better	8, better	3.18
4th	2011	21, better	5, better	2.28, better	1989	19	12	2.95
5th	2012	14	9, better	2.53, better	1990	15, better	15	3.46
6th	2013	16, better	9, better	1.83, better	1991	15	11	3.35
7th	2014	21, better	3, better	1.77, better	1992	20	11	2.18
8th	2015	16	7, better	2.13, better	1993	20, better	10	2.36
9th	2016	12	4, better	1.69	1994	16, better	6	1.56, better
10th	2017	18	4	2.31	1995	19, better	2, better	1.63, better
11th	2018	9	5, better	2.73	1996	15, better	11	2.72, better
12th	2019	16	5	3.03	1997	19, better	4, better	2.20, better
13th	2020	6	2, better	2.16, better	1998	18, better	9	2.22
14th	2021	10	8, better	3.55, better	1999	19, better	9	3.57
15th	2022	12	3, better	2.28, better	2000	19, better	9	3.00
16th	2023	13	5, better	2.46, better	2001	17, better	11	3.05
17th	2024	2	2, better	4.50	2002	16, better	6	2.62, better
18th	2025	11	2, better	3.36, better	2003	16, better	11	3.96
19th	—	—	—	—	2004	16	11	4.02
20th	—	—	—	—	2005	13	15	4.24
21st	—	—	—	—	2006	15	14	4.20
22nd	—	—	—	—	2007	14	11	4.14
23rd	—	—	—	—	2008	8	13	4.22

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA