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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Team Record in Appearances: 16-10 / in Starts: 16-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2018 Pitching Game Log

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2018 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	293	1	Mar 29	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	6.0	8	1	1	2	7	1	0	1.50	3.99	27	91	62	12	17	6	12	7	3	0	57			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.166	1.35	0.11%	1.84	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
2	294	6	Apr 3	LAD	@	ARI	L,1-6	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	6.0	4	2	2	1	6	2	0	2.25	4.99	24	97	63	18	9	9	8	4	0	0	61			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	.71	0.061	.72	0.04%	1.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
3	295	9	Apr 8	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-8		4	7.0	6	1	1	0	6	0	0	1.89	3.69	26			11	9	9	11	7	3	0	67			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.229	1.22	0.12%	2.18	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out a1
4	296	14	Apr 15	LAD		ARI	W,7-2	GS-7	W(1-2)	6	7.0	2	1	1	0	12	1	0	1.73	3.12	24	100	71	18	15	7	5	0	0	0	81			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	.53	0.214	.42	0.10%	2.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out a6
5	297	18	Apr 20	LAD		WSN	L,2-5	GS-7	L(1-3)	4	7.0	9	4	4	0	4	0	0	2.45	2.89	29	85	64	15	7	16	9	6	1	0	47			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	1	0	0	.69	-0.131	.60	-0.07%	-0.69	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
6	298	23	Apr 25	LAD		MIA	L,6-8	GS-5	L(1-4)	4	5.0	5	3	3	6	7	1	0	2.84	3.37	26	112	64	16	12	5	8	4	2	0	46			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.114	1.35	-0.06%	-0.64	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	299	29	May 1	LAD	@	ARI	L,3-4	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	1	6	2	0	2.86	3.73	25			18	10	7	11	5	1	0	57			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.144	.97	0.07%	1.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
8	300	56	May 31	LAD		PHI	L,1-2	GS-5		29	5.0	4	1	1	1	5	0	0	2.76	3.53	19	62	42	15	4	5	8	4	2	0	59			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.127	.84	0.07%	1.37	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	301	75	Jun 23	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-3	GS-3		22	3.0	5	2	2	1	4	0	0	2.94	3.41	14			14	4	5	4	2	0	0	44			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	-0.106	1.72	-0.08%	-0.67	1b start a 1	3b 3 out d1
10	302	80	Jun 28	LAD		CHC	L,5-11	GS-5		4	5.0	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.84	3.18	18	68	47	18	9	7	5	2	1	0	61			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	1	.94	0.161	1.37	0.14%	1.37	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	303	85	Jul 3	LAD		PIT	W,8-3	GS-6	W(2-4)	4	6.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.86	3.11	21	74	56	17	8	9	10	6	1	0	58			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.095	1.17	0.08%	0.84	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
12	304	90	Jul 9	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-2	GS-6	W(3-4)	5	6.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.61	3.02	22			13	8	8	8	4	1	0	72			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	.61	0.214	.93	0.20%	2.70	1b start tie	6b 3 out a5
13	305	96	Jul 15	LAD		LAA	W,5-3	GS-7		5	6.2	6	3	3	4	8	1	1	2.74	3.19	30	108	71	17	12	11	6	2	1	0	54			0	0	1	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.021	2.14	0.02%	-0.11	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out tie
14	306	98	Jul 21	LAD	@	MIL	L,2-4	GS-6	L(3-5)	5	6.0	7	4	1	0	5	1	0	2.64	3.22	26			18	11	11	9	4	2	0	53			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.29	-0.233	2.23	-0.24%	-1.04	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d2
15	307	104	Jul 27	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-1	GS-8	W(4-5)	5	7.2	6	1	1	0	8	0	1	2.52	3.07	29	101	71	11	13	11	9	5	1	0	71			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.246	2.01	0.27%	2.47	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	308	110	Aug 2	LAD		MIL	W,21-5	GS-6	W(5-5)	5	6.0	5	2	2	2	7	1	0	2.55	3.13	25	98	67	15	15	9	7	5	0	0	59			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.068	1.49	0.08%	0.84	1t start tie	6t 3 out a8
17	309	115	Aug 8	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	2.58	3.11	24	97	64	16	4	9	14	4	4	0	53			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.051	1.75	0.06%	0.97	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
18	310	120	Aug 13	LAD		SFG	L,2-5	GS-8		4	8.0	4	1	1	0	9	0	0	2.47	2.95	27	110	78	17	15	13	5	3	1	0	79			1	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	0.444	2.43	0.52%	2.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
19	311	125	Aug 19	LAD	@	SEA	W,12-1	GS-7	W(6-5)	5	7.0	4	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.40	2.87	26	88	71	12	14	10	8	4	3	0	71			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.107	.54	0.11%	2.36	1b start a 5	7b 3 out a8
20	312	130	Aug 25	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	GS-8		5	8.0	7	3	2	0	9	1	0	2.39	2.85	31	107	77	18	14	9	13	4	3	0	67			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.15	0.200	1.54	0.16%	0.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	313	136	Sep 1	LAD		ARI	W,3-2	GS-7		6	7.0	4	2	2	0	3	2	0	2.40	3.02	27	91	67	20	7	12	11	2	1	0	64			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	.66	0.073	1.99	0.13%	1.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
22	314	141	Sep 7	LAD	@	COL	W,4-2	GS-6	W(7-5)	5	6.0	6	2	2	1	7	1	0	2.42	3.04	25	98	62	10	13	8	9	3	3	0	58			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.180	3.77	0.34%	1.40	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a2
23	315	147	Sep 13	LAD	@	STL	W,9-7	GS-6	W(8-5)	5	6.0	8	4	3	2	8	1	0	2.51	3.06	29	92	63	16	9	10	9	7	1	0	48			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	1	1	.91	0.052	2.73	0.09%	-1.19	1b start a 3	6b 3 out a4
24	316	152	Sep 18	LAD		COL	W,3-2	GS-7		4	7.0	3	2	1	5	3	1	0	2.45	3.21	29	97	60	14	9	12	9	3	1	0	63			2	1	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.27	0.155	6.92	0.51%	1.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
25	317	157	Sep 24	LAD	@	ARI	W,7-4	GS-6	W(9-5)	5	6.0	6	3	3	1	6	1	0	2.53	3.24	25			13	9	6	12	5	0	0	53			0	0	0	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.070	3.15	-0.15%	0.05	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
26	318	161	Sep 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,10-6	GS-5		4	5.0	8	5	5	0	4	0	0	2.73	3.18	22			9	5	7	12	7	1	0	35			0	1	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.18	-0.397	3.63	-0.74%	-2.75	1b start a 1	5b 3 out tie
							16-10		W-L:9-5	4.7	161.1	139	55	49	29	155	17	2	2.73	3.18	650	1776	69%	22%	15%	1.00		24%	8%	0	59		---%	3	2	2	612	30	2	0	8	2	9	1.01	1.957	1.95	1.88%	21.89

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