Clayton Kershaw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors, 15-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, 19,321st 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
Clemente

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.3

79.4

212

ERA

4.50

2.50

432

429

30.0

2742.2

2968

WHIP

1.500

1.010

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-8 / in Starts: 13-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	25 (17-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (11-7-4)

Most Driven In By
J Loney	1

2008 Batting Game Log

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2008 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	49 (48)	May 25	LAD		STL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.029	.69	-0.02%	-0.26	P
2	2	54 (4)	May 30	LAD	@	NYM	W,9-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.015	.65	-0.01%	-0.16	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	59 (4)	Jun 4	LAD		COL	L,1-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.018	.82	-0.01%	-0.16	P
4	4	64 (4)	Jun 10	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.19	-0.029	1.37	-0.02%	-0.27	P
5	5	73 (8)	Jun 20	LAD		CLE	L,4-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.018	.77	-0.01%	-0.16	P
6	6	78 (4)	Jun 26	LAD		CHW	L,0-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.025	.98	-0.02%	-0.23	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	83 (4)	Jul 1	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-6	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.043	.89	-0.03%	-0.69	P
8	8	100 (16)	Jul 22	LAD	@	COL	L,1-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.019	1.21	-0.02%	-0.18	P
9	9	104 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		WSN	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.042	1.22	-0.04%	-0.47	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	109 (4)	Aug 1	LAD		ARI	L,1-2	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.31	-0.020	3.41	-0.03%	-0.20	P
11	11	114 (4)	Aug 7	LAD	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.051	1.02	-0.04%	-0.82	P
12	12	119 (4)	Aug 12	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.025	.82	-0.03%	-0.21	P
13	13	124 (4)	Aug 17	LAD		MIL	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.038	1.27	-0.04%	-0.60	P
14	14	129 (4)	Aug 23	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	.97	0.009	1.54	0.01%	0.02	P
15	15	134 (4)	Aug 28	LAD	@	WSN	L,2-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.55	-0.014	.81	-0.01%	-0.16	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	16	139 (4)	Sep 2	LAD		SDP	W,8-4	GS-8	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	.45	-0.016	.79	-0.02%	-0.27	P
17	17	143 (3)	Sep 7	LAD		ARI	W,5-3	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	1.04	-0.016	5.32	-0.05%	-0.20	P
18	18	148 (4)	Sep 13	LAD	@	COL	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.88	-0.056	1.30	-0.05%	-0.97	P
19	19	153 (4)	Sep 18	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.16	-0.046	1.11	-0.03%	-0.43	P
20	20	158 (4)	Sep 24	LAD		SDP	W,12-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	1.42	-0.137	1.48	-0.09%	-1.25	P
21	21	162 (3)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9						P
							13-8		38	29	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138		.83	-0.648	1.24	-0.55%	-7.67

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