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Clayton Kershaw

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors, 60-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)

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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

79.7

210

ERA

2.48

425

422

2712.2

2944

WHIP

1.004

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2009-04-09	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	San Diego Padres	1-5		5.0	2	1	1	4	6	0	0	61	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	105	66	17	5	4	6	1	4
2	2009-04-15	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Francisco Giants	1-7		7.0	1	1	1	1	13	1	0	83	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	105	63	14	17	0	8	0	1
3	2009-04-21	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Houston Astros	1-5	L	4.1	8	6	6	2	3	1	0	24	18	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	86	55	15	5	6	10	5	1
4	2009-04-26	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Colorado Rockies	1-5	L	4.2	8	9	9	4	4	2	0	12	19	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	23	87	50	10	8	3	11	5	2
5	2009-05-01	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	70	25	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	99	61	17	2	11	11	3	2
6	2009-05-06	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Washington Nationals	1-5	W	5.0	4	1	1	3	5	0	0	57	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	99	54	19	7	7	7	2	2
7	2009-05-12	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	L	5.0	4	4	4	4	5	0	1	44	18	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	24	98	58	16	8	5	8	6	0
8	2009-05-17	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Florida Marlins	1-8	W	7.0	1	1	1	4	9	0	0	76	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	112	66	23	12	5	7	3	2
9	2009-05-22	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-5		5.0	4	1	1	4	3	0	0	54	18	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	97	56	20	8	6	7	2	2
10	2009-05-27	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Colorado Rockies	1-6	W	6.0	4	3	3	4	4	1	0	52	19	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	24	98	60	19	6	7	8	2	2
11	2009-06-04	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	L	5.1	4	2	2	3	5	0	0	54	18	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	105	57	16	11	6	8	4	1
12	2009-06-10	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	1-3	L	2.2	5	3	3	4	2	0	0	34	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	81	45	10	7	4	7	2	1
13	2009-06-16	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Oakland Athletics	1-6		5.2	4	0	0	3	8	0	0	66	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	105	65	20	10	3	9	3	2
14	2009-06-21	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	4	5	0	0	70	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	107	63	17	8	11	8	3	1
15	2009-06-26	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	5	2	2	1	8	0	0	61	22	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	23	96	64	18	11	5	9	2	3
16	2009-07-01	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Colorado Rockies	1-5		5.0	1	0	0	5	5	0	0	65	14	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	19	94	50	15	8	4	5	0	3
17	2009-07-07	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	New York Mets	1-6	W	6.0	3	0	0	2	7	0	0	71	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	101	63	23	8	6	7	3	0
18	2009-07-12	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	W	6.0	2	1	1	5	4	0	0	63	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	103	58	18	5	3	11	2	4
19	2009-07-18	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Houston Astros	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	77	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	103	66	14	9	6	11	4	3
20	2009-07-24	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Florida Marlins	1-6		6.0	9	3	2	3	6	0	0	47	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	106	70	22	12	10	12	1	3
21	2009-07-29	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-8		8.0	4	0	0	2	7	0	0	79	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	112	74	23	11	5	14	6	1
22	2009-08-03	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Milwaukee Brewers	1-5	L	4.0	4	3	3	6	6	0	0	42	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	92	51	16	9	5	5	1	0
23	2009-08-08	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Atlanta Braves	1-7		7.0	2	0	0	1	10	0	0	82	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	103	70	19	18	3	9	1	2
24	2009-08-14	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5	L	4.1	6	4	4	4	9	0	0	40	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	97	61	20	15	3	6	4	0
25	2009-08-19	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		St. Louis Cardinals	1-4		3.2	5	2	2	4	5	0	0	44	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	97	60	12	10	3	9	2	1
26	2009-08-25	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Colorado Rockies	1-7		6.1	4	2	2	1	6	1	0	62	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	101	66	20	12	8	8	2	3
27	2009-08-30	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7		7.0	4	2	2	2	11	1	0	70	24	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	26	105	73	16	19	2	11	3	4
28	2009-09-04	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	1-6	L	6.0	4	2	1	3	3	0	0	58	20	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	23	106	62	20	5	11	8	3	2
29	2009-09-22	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Washington Nationals	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	39	24	7	4	1	1	0	0
30	2009-09-27	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-4		4.0	4	2	2	1	4	0	0	49	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	77	49	12	9	8	3	2	0
31	2009-10-03	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Colorado Rockies	1-6		6.0	3	0	0	3	10	0	0	73	20	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	23	104	65	22	14	4	6	2	0

2009 Player Pitching Splits

2009 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	31	701	596	55	119	28	0	7	6	7	91	185	.200	.306	.282	.588	.276	168	12	1	11	2	4

Home	16	363	312	20	61	14	0	1	2	2	47	97	.196	.299	.250	.549	.278	78	6	0	2	2	3
Away	15	338	284	35	58	14	0	6	4	5	44	88	.204	.313	.317	.630	.274	90	6	1	9	0	1

April	4	87	74	17	19	3	0	4	1	2	11	26	.257	.353	.460	.812	.341	34	1	0	2	0	1
May	6	145	119	10	21	8	0	1	3	1	21	29	.177	.303	.269	.572	.222	32	3	1	3	1	0
June	5	116	97	7	22	5	0	0	1	0	15	28	.227	.327	.278	.606	.314	27	2	0	3	1	2
July	6	146	126	4	21	5	0	0	0	1	18	34	.167	.271	.206	.477	.228	26	4	0	2	0	0
August	6	137	118	13	25	5	0	2	1	2	18	47	.212	.316	.305	.621	.333	36	0	0	1	0	0
September	3	47	42	4	8	2	0	0	0	1	5	11	.191	.277	.238	.515	.258	10	1	0	0	0	0
October	1	23	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	.150	.261	.150	.411	.300	3	1	0	0	0	1

As Starter	30	694	590	55	119	28	0	7	6	7	90	181	.202	.308	.285	.592	.277	168	12	1	11	2	4
As Reliever	1	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.143	.000	.143	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

vs RHB as LHP	31	547	457		95	20	0	6			80	113	.208	.325	.291	.616	.263	133	9	0	9	1	4
vs LHB as LHP	28	154	139		24	8	0	1			11	72	.173	.237	.252	.489	.343	35	3	1	2	1	0

Bases Empty	31	407	359		71	21	0	1			47	119	.198	.292	.265	.557	.293	95	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	31	294	237		48	7	0	6			44	66	.203	.325	.308	.633	.252	73	12	0	11	2	4

vs. Older Batters	31	701	596		119	28	0	7			91	185	.200	.306	.282	.588	.276	168	12	1	11	2	4

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	8	8	.500	2.79	31	30	0	171.0	119	55	53	7	91	4	185	1	2	0	701	1.228	9.7	2.03

Home	3	4	.429	1.83	16	16	0	88.1	61	20	18	1	47	3	97	0	1	0	363	1.223	9.9	2.06
Away	5	4	.556	3.81	15	14	0	82.2	58	35	35	6	44	1	88	1	1	0	338	1.234	9.6	2.00

April	0	2	.000	7.29	4	4	0	21.0	19	17	17	4	11	1	26	0	0	0	87	1.429	11.1	2.36
May	3	1	.750	2.57	6	6	0	35.0	21	10	10	1	21	0	29	1	2	0	145	1.200	7.5	1.38
June	2	2	.500	2.36	5	5	0	26.2	22	7	7	0	15	2	28	0	0	0	116	1.388	9.5	1.87
July	3	0	1.000	0.71	6	6	0	38.0	21	4	3	0	18	0	34	0	0	0	146	1.026	8.1	1.89
August	0	2	.000	3.62	6	6	0	32.1	25	13	13	2	18	0	47	0	0	0	137	1.330	13.1	2.61
September	0	1	.000	2.25	3	2	0	12.0	8	4	3	0	5	0	11	0	0	0	47	1.083	8.3	2.20
October	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	6.0	3	0	0	0	3	1	10	0	0	0	23	1.000	15.0	3.33

As Starter	8	8	.500	2.82	30	30	0	169.0	119	55	53	7	90	4	181	1	2	0	694	1.237	9.6	2.01
As Reliever	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	7	0.500	18.0	4.00

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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