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	16-5 / in Starts: 15-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 50 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	31 (17-10-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 50 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-5)

Most Driven In
A Ellis	1
J Reddick	1
C Crawford	1
H Kendrick	0

Most Driven In By
J Turner	1
C Seager	1

2016 Batting Game Log

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2016 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	239	1	Apr 4	LAD	@	SDP	W,15-0	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.16	-0.012	.17	-0.01%	-0.60	P
2	240	6 (4)	Apr 9	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.39	-0.122	1.62	-0.09%	-0.88	P
3	241	11 (4)	Apr 15	LAD		SFG	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.69	0.009	.90	0.01%	1.04	P
4	242	16 (4)	Apr 21	LAD	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.87	-0.004	.97	0.00%	-0.17	P
5	243	21 (4)	Apr 26	LAD		MIA	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	.69	0.109	.79	0.08%	1.48	P
May		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
6	244	26 (4)	May 1	LAD		SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.278	.500	9	1.27	-0.001	1.39	0.00%	-0.34	P
7	245	35 (8)	May 12	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	.12	-0.009	.12	-0.01%	-0.41	P
8	246	40 (4)	May 17	LAD		LAA	W,5-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	9	.68	-0.005	.70	0.00%	-0.28	P
9	247	45 (4)	May 22	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-5	15-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.240	.440	5	4.76	-0.071	4.57	-0.04%	-0.30	PH
10	248	46	May 23	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.250	.464	9	1.01	0.014	.93	0.01%	0.13	P
11	249	51 (4)	May 29	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.226	.419	9	.84	-0.065	.94	-0.04%	-0.67	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
12	250	57 (5)	Jun 4	LAD		ATL	W,4-0	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.242	.455	9	1.29	-0.027	1.36	-0.02%	-0.34	P
13	251	62 (4)	Jun 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.222	.417	9	1.03	-0.077	1.69	-0.08%	-0.53	P
14	252	67 (4)	Jun 15	LAD	@	ARI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.211	.416	9	1.04	-0.038	1.22	-0.03%	-0.29	P
15	253	68	Jun 16	LAD		MIL	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.205	.211	.416	9						PR
16	254	72 (3)	Jun 20	LAD		WSN	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.195	.200	.395	9	.38	-0.019	.46	-0.01%	-0.25	P
17	255	77 (4)	Jun 26	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.186	.190	.377	9	.44	-0.022	.54	-0.02%	-0.20	P
Sep/Oct		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
18	256	140 (62)	Sep 9	LAD	@	MIA	L,1-4	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.186	.190	.377	9	2.22	-0.031	1.50	-0.01%	-0.29	P
19	257	150 (9)	Sep 19	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.182	.186	.368	9	1.08	-0.027	.83	-0.01%	-0.23	P
20	258	155 (4)	Sep 24	LAD		COL	W,14-1	GS-7	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.200	.205	.405	9	.61	0.005	.09	0.00%	0.72	P
21	259	161 (5)	Oct 1	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.196	.387	9	1.08	-0.054	.06	0.00%	-0.38	P
							16-5		50	46	2	8	1	0	0	3	1	0	12	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	.174	.191	.196	.387		.98	-0.447	.98	-0.28%	-2.79

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