Clayton Kershaw vs Justin Verlander

Clayton Kershaw

4of 6 lines

Justin Verlander

2of 6 lines

Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander compared on their MLB careers: Clayton Kershaw played 18 seasons, 2008 to 2025, Justin Verlander 21 seasons, 2005 to 2026. Clayton Kershaw has 223 wins to Justin Verlander's 266. Clayton Kershaw won 3 titles, Justin Verlander won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander career totals
455GP557
223W266, better
96, betterL159
2.5, betterERA3.3
2,855.1IP3,576.2
3,052K3,560, better
713, betterBB1,007
1.0, betterWHIP1.1
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander postseason
41GP38
13W17, better
13L12, better
4.6ERA3.6, better
196.2IP226
213K244, better
54, betterBB74
1.1WHIP1.1, better
1, betterSV0

Where each stands all time

Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander all-time places
20th (3,052)Strikeouts (pitching)8th (3,560), better
71st (223)Wins (pitching)36th (266), 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 Justin Verlander titles and awards
3, betterChampionships2
—AL Rookie of the Year1, better
3, betterNL Cy Young—
1, betterNL Gold Glove—
—AL Cy Young3, better
—AL MVP1, better
1, betterNL 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 Justin Verlander season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st20085, better54.26, better200502, better7.15
2nd200988, better2.79, better200617, better93.63
3rd201013102.91, better200718, better6, better3.66
4th201121, better5, better2.28, better200811174.84
5th20121492.53, better200919, better93.45
6th20131691.83, better201018, better93.37
7th2014213, better1.77, better201124, better52.40
8th2015167, better2.13, better201217, better82.64
9th2016124, better1.69, better201313, better123.46
10th201718, better4, better2.31, better201415124.54
11th20189, better5, better2.73, better2015583.38
12th2019165, better3.03, better20161693.04
13th202062, better2.16, better201715, better83.36
14th2021108, better3.55201816, better92.52, better
15th2022123, better2.28, better201921, better62.58
16th202313, better52.46, better202010, better3.00
17th202422, better4.50202218, better41.75, better
18th2025112, better3.36202313, better83.22, better
19th————2024565.48
20th————20254113.85
21st————2026017.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA