Clayton Kershaw vs Roy Halladay

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Clayton Kershaw and Roy Halladay compared on their MLB careers: Clayton Kershaw played 18 seasons, 2008 to 2025, Roy Halladay 16 seasons, 1998 to 2013. Clayton Kershaw has 223 wins to Roy Halladay's 203. Clayton Kershaw won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Clayton Kershaw leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Roy Halladay in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Clayton Kershaw and Roy Halladay career totals

455	GP	416
223, better	W	203
96, better	L	105
2.5, better	ERA	3.4
2,855.1	IP	2,749.1
3,052, better	K	2,117
713	BB	592, better
1.0, better	WHIP	1.2
0	SV	1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Clayton Kershaw and Roy Halladay postseason

41	GP	5
13, better	W	3
13	L	2, better
4.6	ERA	2.4, better
196.2	IP	38
213, better	K	35
54	BB	5, better
1.1	WHIP	0.7, better
1, better	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Clayton Kershaw and Roy Halladay all-time places

20th (3,052), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	75th (2,117)
71st (223), better	Wins (pitching)	107th (203)

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 Roy Halladay titles and awards

3, better	Championships	—
—	AL Cy Young	1, better
3, better	NL Cy Young	1
1, better	NL Gold Glove	—
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 Roy Halladay season by season

1st	2008	5, better	5	4.26	1998	1	0, better	1.93, better
2nd	2009	8	8	2.79, better	1999	8	7, better	3.92
3rd	2010	13, better	10	2.91, better	2000	4	7, better	10.64
4th	2011	21, better	5	2.28, better	2001	5	3, better	3.16
5th	2012	14	9	2.53, better	2002	19, better	7, better	2.93
6th	2013	16	9	1.83, better	2003	22, better	7, better	3.25
7th	2014	21, better	3, better	1.77, better	2004	8	8	4.20
8th	2015	16, better	7	2.13, better	2005	12	4, better	2.41
9th	2016	12	4, better	1.69, better	2006	16, better	5	3.19
10th	2017	18, better	4, better	2.31, better	2007	16	7	3.71
11th	2018	9	5, better	2.73, better	2008	20, better	11	2.78
12th	2019	16	5, better	3.03	2009	17, better	10	2.79, better
13th	2020	6	2, better	2.16, better	2010	21, better	10	2.44
14th	2021	10	8	3.55	2011	19, better	6, better	2.35, better
15th	2022	12, better	3, better	2.28, better	2012	11	8	4.49
16th	2023	13, better	5	2.46, better	2013	4	5	6.82
17th	2024	2	2	4.50	—	—	—	—
18th	2025	11	2	3.36	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA