Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2006Rd 1, Pk 7
- NL Cy Young
- 3x
- NL MVP
- 2014
- NL Gold Glove
- 2011
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2006Rd 1, Pk 7
- NL Cy Young
- 3x
- NL MVP
- 2014
- NL Gold Glove
- 2011
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 455
- W
- 223
- L
- 96
- ERA
- 2.53
- IP
- 2855.1
- K
- 3,052
- BB
- 713
- WHIP
- 1.02
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 41
- W
- 13
- L
- 13
- ERA
- 4.62
- IP
- 196.2
- K
- 213
- BB
- 54
- WHIP
- 1.14
Latest performance
Clayton Kershaw
Oct 27 · vs TOR · W 6-5 F/18
- IP
- 0.1
- H
- 0
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 0
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 15.43
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 27 | vs TORW 6-5 F/18 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Oct 08 | vs PHIL 8-2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 28 | at SEAW 6-1 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wed, Sep 24 | at ARIW 5-4 F/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 19 | vs SFW 6-3 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sat, Sep 13 | atSFW 13-7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
What were Clayton Kershaw's career stats?
Clayton Kershaw played 18 seasons for the Dodgers. He had 223 wins and 3,052 strikeouts with a 2.53 ERA over 2,855.1 innings. His best season was 2011: 21 wins, a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 12 postseasons, 2008 to 2025
Clayton Kershaw led MLB in wins (2014, 2017), ERA (2011, 2014, 2016), strikeouts (pitching) (2015) and WHIP (2013, 2014, 2016); finished top 10 in a stat 33 times.
Championships ×3
- 2020 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2025 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Awards
- NL Cy Young ×3: 2011, 2013, 2014
- NL Gold Glove: 2011
- NL MVP: 2014
All-time career rank
- 20th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,052)
- 71st in wins (pitching) (223)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2011 (2nd), 2013 (7th), 2014 (1st), 2017 (1st), 2019 (8th)
- ERA: 2009 (7th), 2011 (1st), 2012 (2nd), 2013 (2nd), 2014 (1st), 2015 (3rd), 2016 (1st), 2017 (2nd), 2018 (10th), 2022 (6th), 2023 (2nd)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2010 (10th), 2011 (2nd), 2012 (4th), 2013 (3rd), 2014 (7th), 2015 (1st)
- WHIP: 2011 (2nd), 2012 (2nd), 2013 (1st), 2014 (1st), 2015 (3rd), 2016 (1st), 2017 (3rd), 2018 (10th), 2019 (10th), 2022 (7th), 2023 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Clayton Kershaw
Playoff series
Clayton Kershaw played 4 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 1 won, 3 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PHI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | TOR | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 |  SD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Clayton Kershaw against each club
- vs San Francisco Giants (11)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (8)
- vs Colorado Rockies (8)
- vs San Diego Padres (6)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (5)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (5)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs Chicago Cubs (3)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Minnesota Twins (2)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
- vs Seattle Mariners (2)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (1)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
- vs Miami Marlins (1)
- vs New York Yankees (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
- vs Washington Nationals (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Clayton Kershaw among MLB players at the same position.
- Jose FernandezAlike in ERA, Innings pitched, Wins87out of 100 on profile similarity
- Yoshinobu YamamotoLADAlike in ERA, Innings pitched, Strikeouts78out of 100 on profile similarity
- Pedro MartinezAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, Wins77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jacob deGromTEXAlike in Innings pitched, ERA, WHIP72out of 100 on profile similarity
- Paul SkenesPITAlike in Strikeouts, ERA, WHIP69out of 100 on profile similarity
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