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Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Edward Kershaw (The Claw)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: March 19, 1988 in Dallas, TX
High School: Highland Park (Dallas, TX)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2008 20 LAD NL 5 5 .500 4.26 22 21 0 0 0 0 107.2 109 51 51 11 52 3 100 1 0 7 470 98 1.495 9.1 0.9 4.3 8.4 1.92
2009 21 LAD NL 8 8 .500 2.79 31 30 1 0 0 0 171.0 119 55 53 7 91 4 185 1 2 11 701 141 1.228 6.3 0.4 4.8 9.7 2.03
2 Seasons 13 13 .500 3.36 53 51 1 0 0 0 278.2 228 106 104 18 143 7 285 2 2 18 1171 120 1.331 7.4 0.6 4.6 9.2 1.99
162 Game Avg. 9 9 .500 3.36 35 33 1 0 0 0 182 149 69 68 12 94 5 186 1 1 12 766 120 1.331 7.4 0.6 4.6 9.2 1.99

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2008 20 LAD NL NLCS L PHI 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.500 4.5 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
2009 21 LAD NL NLDS W STL 0 0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 9 2 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 28 1.500 12.2 1.4 1.4 5.4 4.00
2009 21 LAD NL NLCS L PHI 0 1 .000 9.45 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 7 7 2 6 0 6 1 0 3 31 1.650 6.8 2.7 8.1 8.1 1.00
2 Seasons (3 Series) 0 1 .000 5.87 5 2 0 0 0 0 15.1 15 10 10 3 9 1 11 1 0 4 68 1.565 8.8 1.8 5.3 6.5 1.22
1 NLDS 0 0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 9 2 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 28 1.500 12.2 1.4 1.4 5.4 4.00
2 NLCS 0 1 .000 8.31 4 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 6 8 8 2 8 0 7 1 0 3 40 1.615 6.2 2.1 8.3 7.3 0.88

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 20 LAD NL 21 38 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .069 .069 .069 .138 -63 2 0 0 9 0 0 1
2009 21 LAD NL 30 59 48 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 16 .104 .157 .104 .261 -28 5 1 0 8 0 0 1
2 Seasons 51 97 77 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 29 .091 .125 .091 .216 -41 7 1 0 17 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 308 245 10 22 0 0 0 6 0 0 10 92 .091 .125 .091 .216 -41 22 3 0 54 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 20 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 21 LAD NL NLDS STL W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 21 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2008 LAD NL 20 P 22 21 107.2 20 1 18 1 2 .950 1.59 0.86 .960 1.73 0.43
2009 LAD NL 21 P 31 30 171.0 27 8 19 0 2 1.000 1.42 0.87 .952 1.72 0.42
2 Seasons P 53 51 278.2 47 9 37 1 4 .979 1.49 0.87 .955 1.72 0.42
2 Seasons TOT 53 51 278.2 47 9 37 1 4 .979 1.49 0.87 .934 1.72 0.42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2009 NL  2.79 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2009 NL  6.263 (1st)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2009 NL  9.737 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2009 NL  91 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2009 NL  .368 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2009 NL  11 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
2008 NL  born 1988-03-19 (1st)
2009 NL  born 1988-03-19 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (718), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 6 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Frank Knauss (973)
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  3. Ed Bahr (970)
  4. Tip O'Neill (968)
  5. J.A. Happ (968)
  6. Dan Marion (965)
  7. Walt Kinney (965)
  8. Rick Ankiel (965)
  9. Norm Baker (964)
  10. Spec Harkness (963)
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  1. Britt Burns (972)
  2. Moe Drabowsky (971)
  3. John Henry Johnson (971)
  4. Jack Fisher (970)
  5. Carl Cashion (970)
  6. Ken Holtzman (969)
  7. Norm Baker (968)
  8. Jerry Walker (966)
  9. Dontrelle Willis (966)
  10. Mike Witt (965)
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  1. Dave McNally (991)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Britt Burns (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 2006: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2006.

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Salaries

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2009Los Angeles Dodgers$404,000
Career (may be incomplete)$404,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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