Clayton Kershaw vs Max Scherzer

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Clayton Kershaw vs Max Scherzer head to head

They have faced each other 8 times: Clayton Kershaw's team won 6, Max Scherzer's 2. In the playoffs Clayton Kershaw leads 3-1.

Every game against each other

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Clayton Kershaw vs Max Scherzer, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Kershaw's team↓	Clayton Kershaw↓	Max Scherzer↓
Oct 27, 2025	TOR at LAD (playoffs)	W 6-5 F/18	0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K	4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 K
Aug 8, 2025	TOR at LAD	W 5-1	6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K	6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K
Apr 11, 2021	WSH at LAD	W 3-0	6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 K	6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 K
Oct 4, 2019	WSH at LAD (playoffs)	L 4-2	6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 K	1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K
Apr 20, 2018	WSH at LAD	L 5-2	7 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 K	6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 9 K
Oct 13, 2016	LAD at WSH (playoffs)	W 4-3	0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K	6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 K
Oct 7, 2016	LAD at WSH (playoffs)	W 4-3	5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 K	6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 K
Sep 7, 2008	ARI at LAD	W 5-3	4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 K	5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 11 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?

Where each stands all time

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

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.