Clayton Kershaw vs Sandy Koufax

Clayton Kershaw

5of 7 lines

Sandy Koufax

2of 7 lines

Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Clayton Kershaw played 18 seasons, 2008 to 2025, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Clayton Kershaw has 223 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Clayton Kershaw won 3 titles, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax career totals
455GP397
223, betterW165
96L87, better
2.5, betterERA2.8
2,855.1IP2,324.1
3,052, betterK2,396
713, betterBB817
1.0, betterWHIP1.1
0SV9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax postseason
41GP8
13, betterW4
13L3, better
4.6ERA1.0, better
196.2IP57
213, betterK61
54BB11, better
1.1WHIP0.8, better
1, betterSV0

Where each stands all time

Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax all-time places
20th (3,052), betterStrikeouts (pitching)52nd (2,396)
71st (223), betterWins (pitching)202nd (165)

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 Sandy Koufax titles and awards
3Championships4, better
—Cy Young3, better
1NL MVP1
—World Series MVP2, better
3, betterNL Cy Young—
1, betterNL Gold Glove—

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 Sandy Koufax 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, better54.26195522, better3.02, better
2nd20098, better82.79, better195624, better4.91
3rd201013, better102.91, better195754, better3.88
4th201121, better5, better2.28, better195811114.48
5th201214, better92.53, better195986, better4.05
6th201316, better9, better1.83, better19608133.91
7th201421, better3, better1.77, better196118133.52
8th201516, better72.13, better19621472.54
9th2016124, better1.69, better196325, better51.88
10th2017184, better2.31196419, better51.74, better
11th201895, better2.73196526, better82.04, better
12th2019165, better3.03196627, better91.73, better
13th2020622.16————
14th20211083.55————
15th20221232.28————
16th20231352.46————
17th2024224.50————
18th20251123.36————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA