Clayton Kershaw
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Clayton Kershaw
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Birthdate:
March 19, 1988 (54 y, 2 m, 6 d)
Born In:
Dallas, TX, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/234
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2023 (2nd) Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2022 (2nd) Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2021 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2020 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2018 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2017 (3rd) Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2016 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 2021 (3rd) Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2020 (3rd) Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
All-Star 2023 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2022 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2021 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2020 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2018 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
2016 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Gold Glove 2023 - P Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Aug 2022 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
May 2021 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Oct 2020 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Sep 2020 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Aug 2016 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
May 2016 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Sep 2015 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Player of the Week Apr 2, 2018 Los Angeles (N) (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink59
Grey Ink186
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Matt Harvey 828
Jesús Diablos 827
Luis Santos 823
Jeff Abbott 817
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
2015 10 6
2016 12 2
2025 14 3
Year GS Rank
2015 37 1
2016 34 6
2018 36 4
2019 37 1
2020 33 7
2025 33 4
Year W Rank
2015 19 3
2016 22 1
2017 16 4
2018 16 6
2020 21 1
2021 17 3
2022 17 2
2023 16 5
2024 18 2
Year Win % Rank
2015 0.704 3
2016 0.846 1
2018 0.696 3
2020 0.750 3
2021 0.810 2
2022 0.708 4
2023 0.696 7
Year IP Rank
2015 251.1 2
2016 250.0 2
2018 256.1 1
2020 231.1 3
2021 228.0 5
2022 232.0 3
2023 212.0 10
Year BF Rank
2015 995 2
2016 983 2
2018 1002 2
2020 898 7
Year K Rank
2015 290 1
2016 296 1
2017 220 3
2018 299 1
2020 241 1
2021 248 4
2022 247 4
Year ERA Rank
2015 2.722 9
2016 2.124 1
2017 2.561 5
2018 2.177 1
2020 2.334 1
2021 2.250 1
2022 1.940 2
2023 1.995 1
Year BABIP Rank
2022 0.262 3
Year WHIP Rank
2015 0.971 2
2016 0.924 1
2017 0.994 3
2018 0.917 1
2020 0.981 2
2021 0.956 2
2022 0.841 1
2023 1.024 6
Year H/9 Rank
2015 7.054 2
2016 7.056 3
2017 7.432 2
2018 7.198 1
2020 7.703 9
2021 7.776 9
2022 6.440 2
Year BB/9 Rank
2015 1.683 9
2016 1.260 3
2017 1.512 6
2018 1.053 1
2020 1.128 2
2021 0.829 1
2022 1.125 2
2023 1.486 6
2024 1.276 4
2025 1.325 5
Year CG Rank
2015 4 1
2016 3 4
2018 3 3
2021 6 2
2022 4 5
2023 3 9
Year SHO Rank
2015 3 1
2016 1 7
2017 2 2
2018 1 3
2020 1 5
2021 1 7
2022 2 2
2023 1 9
2024 1 4
2025 1 7
Year BB (Low) Rank
2016 35 4
2017 36 6
2018 30 2
2020 29 2
2021 21 1
2022 29 3
2023 35 6
2024 30 6
2025 32 3
Year Hits Rank
2024 207 9
2025 210 8
Year Hits (Low) Rank
2017 177 10
Year HR (Low) Rank
2016 11 3
2017 11 8
2021 10 2
2022 14 6
2023 4 1
2025 19 9
Year WAR Rank
2015 7.5 1
2016 9.8 1
2017 6.8 3
2018 9.6 1
2020 8.1 1
2021 9.5 1
2022 8.4 2
2023 8.8 2
Year L (Low) Rank
2015 8 7
2016 4 1
2018 7 3
2020 7 5
2021 4 2
2022 7 6
2023 7 10