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	20-4 / in Starts: 20-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 59 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	38 (15-15-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 59 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
Y Grandal	1
C Bellinger	1
J Pederson	0
Y Puig	0

Most Driven In By
C Seager	4
J Turner	2

2017 Batting Game Log

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2017 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	260	1	Apr 3	LAD		SDP	W,14-3	GS-7	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	.63	-0.038	.67	-0.02%	0.18	P
2	261	6 (4)	Apr 8	LAD	@	COL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	9	.98	0.016	1.12	0.01%	0.21	P
3	262	11 (4)	Apr 14	LAD		ARI	W,7-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.80	-0.167	.88	-0.11%	-2.16	P
4	263	16 (4)	Apr 19	LAD		COL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	1.01	0.043	1.06	0.03%	0.25	P
5	264	21 (4)	Apr 25	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	1.52	-0.114	1.35	-0.06%	-1.17	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	265	27 (5)	May 1	LAD		SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	1.07	0.081	1.21	0.06%	0.75	P
7	266	31 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.85	-0.066	1.01	-0.05%	-1.24	P
8	267	36 (4)	May 12	LAD	@	COL	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	.78	-0.040	1.18	-0.04%	-0.40	P
9	268	41 (4)	May 17	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	.39	-0.031	.48	-0.02%	-0.95	P
10	269	46 (4)	May 23	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9	.74	-0.032	.94	-0.02%	-0.28	P
11	270	51 (4)	May 28	LAD		CHC	W,9-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459	9	.45	0.005	.57	0.00%	0.10	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	271	56 (4)	Jun 2	LAD	@	MIL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.185	.427	9	1.03	-0.053	1.36	-0.04%	-0.41	P
13	272	61 (4)	Jun 7	LAD		WSN	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.167	.385	9	1.01	-0.077	1.25	-0.06%	-0.57	P
14	273	71 (9)	Jun 19	LAD		NYM	W,10-6	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.182	.410	9	.26	0.001	.27	0.00%	-0.09	P
15	274	76 (4)	Jun 24	LAD		COL	W,4-0	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.243	.176	.420	9	1.53	0.013	2.03	0.01%	0.53	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
16	275	85 (8)	Jul 4	LAD		ARI	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.162	.387	9	.57	-0.046	.77	-0.04%	-0.75	P
17	276	90 (4)	Jul 9	LAD		KCR	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.209	.150	.359	9	.53	-0.058	.31	-0.02%	-0.82	P
18	277	99 (8)	Jul 23	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.209	.150	.359	9						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
19	278	133 (33)	Sep 1	LAD	@	SDP	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.222	.167	.389	9	1.29	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
20	279	140 (6)	Sep 7	LAD		COL	L,1-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.217	.163	.380	9	.51	-0.013	.02	0.00%	-0.16	P
21	280	145 (4)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-7	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.245	.200	.445	9	.72	0.088	.06	0.00%	0.73	P
22	281	150 (4)	Sep 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.235	.191	.427	9	.51	-0.026	.02	0.00%	-0.34	P
23	282	156 (5)	Sep 24	LAD		SFG	W,3-1	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.245	.204	.449	9	.84	-0.051	.05	0.00%	-0.42	P
24	283	161 (4)	Sep 30	LAD	@	COL	W,5-3	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.245	.204	.449	9	1.68	-0.038	.15	0.00%	-0.44	P
							20-4		59	49	6	9	1	0	0	2	4	0	13	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	.184	.245	.204	.449		.82	-0.581	.75	-0.37%	-7.29

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