Clayton Kershaw vs Zack Greinke

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Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke compared on their MLB careers: Clayton Kershaw played 18 seasons, 2008 to 2025, Zack Greinke 20 seasons, 2004 to 2023. Clayton Kershaw has 223 wins to Zack Greinke's 225. They have faced each other 3 times: Clayton Kershaw's team won 2, Zack Greinke's 1. Clayton Kershaw won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke career totals
455GP586
223W225, better
96, betterL156
2.5, betterERA3.5
2,855.1IP3,389.1
3,052, betterK2,979
713, betterBB762
1.0, betterWHIP1.2
0SV1, better

Clayton Kershaw vs Zack Greinke head to head

They have faced each other 3 times: Clayton Kershaw's team won 2, Zack Greinke's 1.

Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, record against each other
GamesPlayedClayton Kershaw wonZack Greinke won
Regular season32, better1
Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, averages in their games against each other
7.1IP5.7
5.0H6.7, better
2.0R4.3, better
2.0ER4.3, better
5.3, betterK5.0

Every game against each other

Clayton Kershaw vs Zack Greinke, every game
May 25, 2021LAD at HOUW 9-27.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 K6 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 K
Jun 24, 2019LAD at ARIL 8-56 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 K6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 K
Apr 14, 2017ARI at LADW 7-18.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 8 K5 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 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?

Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke postseason
41GP22
13, betterW4
13L6, better
4.6ERA4.1, better
196.2IP113
213, betterK100
54BB33, better
1.1, betterWHIP1.2
1, betterSV0

Where each stands all time

Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke all-time places
20th (3,052), betterStrikeouts (pitching)21st (2,979)
71st (223)Wins (pitching)67th (225), 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 Zack Greinke titles and awards
3, betterChampionships—
—AL Cy Young1, better
3, betterNL Cy Young—
1NL Gold Glove6, better
—NL Silver Slugger2, 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 Zack Greinke 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.
1st200855, better4.2620048, better113.97, better
2nd20098, better8, better2.79, better20055175.80
3rd201013, better102.91, better200610, better4.26
4th201121, better5, better2.28, better2007773.69
5th201214, better9, better2.53, better200813103.47
6th20131691.83, better2009168, better2.16
7th201421, better3, better1.77, better201010144.17
8th20151672.13, better2011166, better3.83
9th2016124, better1.69, better201215, better53.48
10th201718, better42.31, better20131542.63
11th201895, better2.73201417, better82.71, better
12th20191653.03201519, better3, better1.66, better
13th202062, better2.16, better201613, better74.37
14th20211083.55201717, better7, better3.20, better
15th2022123, better2.28, better201815, better113.21
16th20231352.46, better201918, better52.93
17th202422, better4.5020203, better34.03, better
18th2025112, better3.36, better20211164.16
19th————2022493.68
20th————20232155.06

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA