Clayton Kershaw
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Clayton Kershaw
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Birthdate:
March 19, 1988 (183 y, 6 m, 4 d)
Born In:
Dallas, TEX, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/221
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2025 New York (ML)
2022 New York (ML)
2021 New York (ML)
All-Star 2025 New York (ML)
2023 New York (ML)
2022 New York (ML)
2021 New York (ML)
2017 Boston (ML)
2015 Los Angeles (ML)
2013 Los Angeles (ML)
2012 Los Angeles (ML)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 2022 New York (ML)
May 2022 New York (ML)
Jun 2012 Los Angeles (ML)
May 2012 Los Angeles (ML)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink66
Grey Ink229
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Dan Thomas 950
Jack Gunn 922
Bill Woods 913
Ángel Manuel 912
Luis Acevedo 896
Justin Verlander 895
Tony Guerrero 895
Joseph Mitchell 891
Warren Johnson 889
Mike Mussina 889
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
2008 9 10
2010 18 1
2011 11 6
2013 9 7
2015 9 7
Year GS Rank
2011 33 6
2014 34 1
2015 36 1
2018 35 3
2020 34 10
2021 34 8
2025 37 2
Year W Rank
2011 21 1
2018 19 1
2020 17 3
2021 18 1
2022 16 3
2023 15 6
2024 17 3
2025 24 1
Year Win % Rank
2011 0.808 2
2018 0.679 7
2020 0.680 6
2021 0.621 9
2022 0.762 2
2023 0.625 7
2024 0.630 7
2025 0.800 2
Year IP Rank
2011 233.1 5
2013 222.1 8
2014 222.1 9
2015 232.0 4
2018 238.2 3
2020 223.1 8
2021 248.1 1
2024 224.1 2
2025 252.1 1
Year BF Rank
2011 912 10
2014 928 10
2015 973 5
2018 983 5
2021 1008 2
2024 933 4
2025 1022 2
Year BB Rank
2009 91 2
2010 81 5
Year K Rank
2009 185 7
2010 212 6
2011 248 1
2013 236 2
2014 243 1
2015 240 1
2018 228 1
2020 227 1
2021 244 1
2022 207 2
2023 207 4
2024 211 2
2025 201 7
Year WP Rank
2009 11 5
2013 11 7
2014 15 2
2015 11 9
2017 10 7
2019 10 8
2022 14 3
2023 11 5
2024 13 4
Year ERA Rank
2009 2.790 6
2010 2.907 6
2011 2.276 1
2013 2.753 2
2018 3.205 7
2019 3.115 6
2020 2.902 4
2021 2.972 2
2022 2.494 1
2025 3.210 6
Year BABIP Rank
2009 0.271 8
2011 0.270 9
2013 0.271 5
2022 0.280 10
2025 0.273 7
Year WHIP Rank
2011 0.977 1
2013 1.021 1
2014 1.093 4
2015 1.147 3
2018 1.140 5
2019 1.164 7
2020 1.034 1
2021 1.051 2
2022 0.959 1
2024 1.114 3
2025 1.070 3
Year H/9 Rank
2009 6.263 1
2010 7.047 3
2011 6.711 1
2013 6.679 2
2015 7.953 7
2019 8.072 9
2020 7.536 6
2021 7.575 2
2022 7.146 2
2024 8.104 6
2025 7.989 9
Year BB/9 Rank
2011 2.083 10
2014 1.984 5
2018 1.886 3
2020 1.773 3
2021 1.885 4
2022 1.487 2
2023 1.704 8
2024 1.926 5
2025 1.641 1
Year CG Rank
2011 5 3
2013 2 7
2017 3 5
2018 5 3
2019 3 5
2020 4 2
2021 6 1
2022 2 6
2023 2 5
2024 4 1
Year SHO Rank
2010 1 5
2011 2 4
2015 1 9
2018 3 2
2019 1 4
2021 1 1
2022 2 1
2024 3 1
2025 1 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
2014 49 7
2018 50 8
2019 51 10
2020 44 5
2021 52 7
2022 31 1
2023 38 8
2024 48 7
2025 46 2
Year Hits Rank
2018 222 7
2025 224 5
Year Hits (Low) Rank
2009 119 1
2010 160 3
2011 174 6
2013 165 3
2019 171 6
2022 149 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
2009 7 1
2010 13 4
2011 15 10
2014 14 6
2015 12 3
2019 11 2
2020 16 8
2022 15 5
Year WAR Rank
2009 4.7 9
2010 5.1 5
2011 7.4 2
2013 6.3 1
2014 7.0 2
2015 7.3 2
2017 5.3 6
2018 7.2 1
2019 5.6 6
2020 7.2 3
2021 8.1 1
2022 6.2 2
2023 5.3 3
2024 4.4 10
2025 4.3 6
Year W (Low) Rank
2009 8 1
Year L (Low) Rank
2009 8 8
2010 10 8
2011 5 2
2013 8 7
2014 8 5
2018 9 10
2019 9 6
2020 8 6
2022 5 1
2025 6 4