Clayton Kershaw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg)

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: March 19, 1988 in Dallas, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (7th) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Highland Park HS (Dallas, TX).

High School: Highland Park HS (Dallas, TX)

Debut: May 25, 2008 (Age 20-067d, 19,320th in major league history)
vs. STL 6.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$5M (24) & 25 player option

Service Time (01/2024): 15.105 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Excel Sports Management

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Clayton Edward Kershaw

Nicknames: The Claw, Kid K, The Minotaur or Kersh

Twitter: @ClaytonKersh22

Instagram: @claytonkershaw

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MVP
3x Cy Young
Triple Crown
10x All-Star
2020 World Series
Gold Glove
5x ERA Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

79.7

210

ERA

2.48

425

422

2712.2

2944

WHIP

1.004

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-8 / in Starts: 14-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2021 Pitching Game Log

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2021 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	358	1	Apr 1	LAD	@	COL	L,5-8	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	5.2	10	6	5	1	2	0	0	7.94	2.99	28	77	55	11	6	19	6	4	0	0	28			1	1	1	26	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.16	-0.450	1.22	-0.28%	-3.01			1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d2
2	359	6	Apr 6	LAD	@	OAK	W,5-1	GS-7	W(1-1)	4	7.0	4	1	1	0	8	0	0	4.26	1.83	25	91	61	15	18	7	10	2	3	0	73			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.252	.82	0.17%	2.47			1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
3	360	10	Apr 11	LAD		WSN	W,3-0	GS-6	W(2-1)	4	6.0	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.89	1.62	23	86	54	16	9	7	10	4	1	0	68			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.374	1.28	0.26%	3.16			1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
4	361	15	Apr 17	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-0	GS-6	W(3-1)	5	6.0	2	0	0	2	8	0	0	2.19	1.59	22	98	61	20	17	5	6	2	2	0	74			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.368	1.72	0.31%	2.82			1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
5	362	20	Apr 23	LAD		SDP	L,1-6	GS-7	L(3-2)	5	7.0	5	3	3	1	7	3	0	2.56	2.82	27	91	61	18	11	6	13	2	3	0	61			0	1	1	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	.78	-0.004	1.07	0.00%	0.69			1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
6	363	25	Apr 28	LAD		CIN	W,8-0	GS-7	W(4-2)	4	7.0	4	0	0	1	8	0	0	2.09	2.55	25	90	64	12	23	10	6	4	0	0	76			1	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.419	1.25	0.30%	3.69			1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
7	364	30	May 4(1)	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-7	GS-1	L(4-3)	5	1.0	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	2.95	2.62	9	39	26	5	6	2	3	2	0	0	29			1	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.324	1.35	-0.24%	-3.49			1b start tie	1b 3 out d4
8	365	34	May 8	LAD	@	LAA	W,14-11	GS-5	W(5-3)	3	5.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.62	2.52	17			10	11	6	5	1	2	0	67			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	.45	0.169	.47	0.11%	2.69			1b start tie	5b 3 out a13
9	366	38	May 14	LAD		MIA	W,9-6	GS-6	W(6-3)	5	6.0	6	5	5	1	11	1	1	3.20	2.54	26	105	71	18	24	5	8	6	0	0	50			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.093	.85	0.06%	-1.84			1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
10	367	43	May 19	LAD		ARI	W,4-2	GS-6		4	6.0	2	2	2	1	8	1	1	3.18	2.66	22	83	57	13	18	5	7	0	2	0	67			0	1	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.084	1.10	0.06%	1.16			1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
11	368	48	May 25	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-2	GS-8	W(7-3)	5	7.2	4	1	1	0	6	1	0	2.94	2.73	27	81	57	13	6	12	9	3	3	0	73			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	.73	0.335	.91	0.25%	3.11			1b start tie	8b --- 2 out a7
12	369	53	May 30	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	GS-6	L(7-4)	4	6.0	7	5	5	3	6	2	0	3.33	3.10	27	104	64	14	14	9	9	3	0	0	41			0	1	1	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.247	.85	-0.22%	-1.84			1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
13	370	58	Jun 5	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-6	GS-6	L(7-5)	5	6.0	8	5	5	1	9	0	0	3.66	2.91	26	95	64	14	15	8	8	4	0	0	44			0	0	1	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.177	1.27	-0.14%	-1.81			1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
14	371	63	Jun 11	LAD		TEX	W,12-1	GS-6	W(8-5)	5	6.0	3	1	0	0	9	0	1	3.39	2.74	24	92	67	13	21	8	6	4	0	0	73			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	.22	0.101	.28	0.08%	2.16			1t start tie	6t 3 out a11
15	372	68	Jun 16	LAD		PHI	L,0-2	GS-6	L(8-6)	4	6.0	8	2	2	1	9	1	0	3.36	2.75	27			16	14	8	9	6	0	0	56			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.060	1.21	0.05%	1.16			1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
16	373	73	Jun 22	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-6	L(8-7)	5	6.0	4	3	3	2	7	2	0	3.43	2.97	24	99	64	18	13	7	8	1	2	0	57			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.102	.69	-0.09%	-0.18			1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
17	374	78	Jun 27	LAD		CHC	W,7-1	GS-8	W(9-7)	4	8.0	4	1	1	1	13	1	0	3.25	2.89	28	101	70	19	25	8	6	3	1	0	82			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.37	0.181	.47	0.14%	3.22			1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
18	375	83	Jul 3	LAD	@	WSN	W,5-3	GS-4		5	4.0	3	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.39	2.99	15			8	7	5	6	2	0	0	46			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	.86	-0.143	1.02	-0.10%	-1.06			1b start tie	4b 3 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
19	376	145	Sep 13	LAD		ARI	W,5-1	GS-5		71	4.1	4	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.33	2.94	18	50	34	5	11	5	7	4	1	0	55			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.140	1.04	0.09%	1.36			1t start tie	5t --- 1 out a2
20	377	150	Sep 19	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS-5	W(10-7)	5	5.0	3	1	1	0	8	0	0	3.27	2.81	17	74	52	12	19	6	3	0	0	0	65			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.54	0.153	.73	0.12%	1.81			1b start tie	5b 3 out a5
21	378	155	Sep 25	LAD	@	ARI	L,2-7	GS-5	L(10-8)	5	4.1	6	4	3	1	3	2	0	3.38	3.01	21	73	48	12	10	10	7	2	1	0	39			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	2	.68	-0.185	1.36	-0.22%	-2.39			1b start tie	5b 12- 1 out d4
22	379	160	Oct 1	LAD		MIL	W,8-6	GS-2		5	1.2	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	3.55	3.00	10	42	25	8	6	4	5	3	1	0	34			1	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.235	1.36	-0.15%	-2.28			1t start tie	2t -2- 2 out d2
							14-8		W-L:10-8	4.6	121.2	103	51	48	21	144	15	3	3.55	3.00	488	1571	67%	18%	19%	1.03		19%	7%	0	57		---%	7	5	4	460	22	1	0	8	0	6	.80	0.862	1.00	0.55%	11.58

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