Clayton Kershaw vs Pedro Martinez

Clayton KershawPedro Martinez

Clayton Kershaw and Pedro Martinez compared on their MLB careers: Clayton Kershaw played 18 seasons, 2008 to 2025, Pedro Martinez 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009. Clayton Kershaw has 223 wins to Pedro Martinez's 219. Clayton Kershaw won 3 titles, Pedro Martinez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Clayton Kershaw and Pedro Martinez career totals
455GP476
223W219
96L100
2.5ERA2.9
2855.1IP2827.1
3,052K3,154
713BB760
1.0WHIP1.1
0SV3

How do they compare in the postseason?

Clayton Kershaw and Pedro Martinez postseason
41GP16
107R37
171H74

Where each stands all time

Clayton Kershaw and Pedro Martinez all-time places
20th (3,052)Strikeouts (pitching)15th (3,154)
71st (223)Wins (pitching)79th (219)

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: 3 championships; NL Cy Young ×3, NL Gold Glove, NL MVP
  • Pedro Martinez: 1 championship; NL Cy Young, AL Cy Young ×2

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 Pedro Martinez 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.
1st2008554.261992012.25
2nd2009882.7919931052.61
3rd201013102.9119941153.42
4th20112152.28199514103.51
5th20121492.53199613103.70
6th20131691.8319971781.90
7th20142131.7719981972.89
8th20151672.1319992342.07
9th20161241.6920001861.74
10th20171842.312001732.39
11th2018952.7320022042.26
12th20191653.0320031442.22
13th2020622.1620041693.90
14th20211083.5520051582.82
15th20221232.282006984.48
16th20231352.462007312.57
17th2024224.502008565.61
18th20251123.362009513.63

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA