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Clayton Kershaw

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 2008–2025 BORN: DALLAS, USA
Cy Young ×3 MVP 2014 All-Star ×11 Gold Glove 2011 All-MLB 2020 WBC 2026
Career
223 W · 2.53 ERA · 3052 K
2855.1 IP · 1.02 WHIP · 455 G
2025 Season
11-2 · 3.36 ERA
112.2 IP · 84 K · 1.22 WHIP
Salary / Contract
2025: $7.5M
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Clayton Kershaw was a pitcher in MLB. Across 455 career appearances, with a 2.53 ERA and 3052 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
2008 LAD 5 5 4.26 22 21 0 107.2 109 51 52 100 1.50
2009 LAD 8 8 2.79 31 30 0 171.0 119 53 91 185 1.23
2010 LAD 13 10 2.91 32 32 0 204.1 160 66 81 212 1.18
2011 LAD 21 5 2.28 33 33 0 233.1 174 59 54 248 0.98
2012 LAD 14 9 2.53 33 33 0 227.2 170 64 63 229 1.02
2013 LAD 16 9 1.83 33 33 0 236.0 164 48 52 232 0.92
2014 LAD 21 3 1.77 27 27 0 198.1 139 39 31 239 0.86
2015 LAD 16 7 2.13 33 33 0 232.2 163 55 42 301 0.88
2016 LAD 12 4 1.69 21 21 0 149.0 97 28 11 172 0.72
2017 LAD 18 4 2.31 27 27 0 175.0 136 45 30 202 0.95
2018 LAD 9 5 2.73 26 26 0 161.1 139 49 29 155 1.04
2019 LAD 16 5 3.03 29 28 0 178.1 145 60 41 189 1.04
2020 LAD 6 2 2.16 10 10 0 58.1 41 14 8 62 0.84
2021 LAD 10 8 3.55 22 22 0 121.2 103 48 21 144 1.02
2022 LAD 12 3 2.28 22 22 0 126.1 96 32 23 137 0.94
2023 LAD 13 5 2.46 24 24 0 131.2 100 36 40 137 1.06
2024 LAD 2 2 4.50 7 7 0 30.0 36 15 9 24 1.50
2025 LAD 11 2 3.36 23 22 0 112.2 102 42 35 84 1.22
Career Totals — 223 96 2.53 455 451 0 2855.1 2193 804 713 3052 1.02
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 LAD 22 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .069 .069 .069 .138
2009 LAD 31 48 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 16 .104 .157 .104 .261
2010 LAD 32 55 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 .055 .071 .055 .126
2011 LAD 33 71 10 16 0 0 0 4 0 3 13 .225 .267 .225 .492
2012 LAD 34 58 2 12 1 0 0 2 0 2 19 .207 .230 .224 .454
2013 LAD 35 77 8 14 3 0 1 10 0 5 24 .182 .241 .260 .501
2014 LAD 27 63 5 11 0 1 0 3 1 4 23 .175 .235 .206 .442
2015 LAD 34 71 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 2 23 .127 .162 .155 .317
2016 LAD 23 46 2 8 1 0 0 3 0 1 12 .174 .191 .196 .387
2017 LAD 27 49 6 9 1 0 0 2 0 4 13 .184 .245 .204 .449
2018 LAD 27 46 1 11 2 0 0 7 0 7 11 .239 .340 .283 .622
2019 LAD 29 49 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 16 .102 .120 .122 .242
2020 LAD 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 LAD 24 36 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 11 .222 .243 .222 .465
2022 LAD 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 LAD 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 LAD 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 LAD 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 464 698 46 113 11 1 1 40 1 34 211 .162 .205 .185 .390
Awards & Achievements
  • All-MLB Team - Second Team (1): 2020
  • Branch Rickey Award (1): 2013
  • Cy Young Award (3): 2011, 2013, 2014
  • Gold Glove (1): 2011
  • MLB Players Choice Man of the Year (1): 2014
  • MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher (3): 2011, 2013, 2014
  • MLB Players Choice Player of the Year (1): 2014
  • Most Valuable Player (1): 2014
  • Pitcher of the Month (7): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
  • Pitching Triple Crown (1): 2011
  • Player of the Week (8): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2017
  • Roberto Clemente Award (1): 2012
  • This Year in Baseball Pitching Performance of the Year (1): 2014
  • This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year (2): 2013, 2014
  • TSN Major League Player of the Year (1): 2014
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 2011
All-Star Selections

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2009$404,000
2010$440,000
2011$500,000
2012$7,750,000
2013$11,750,000
2014$4,000,000
2015$32,571,000
2016$33,000,000
2017$35,571,429
2018$35,571,429
2019$31,000,000
2020$31,000,000
2021$31,000,000
2022$17,000,000
2023$20,000,000
2024$5,000,000
2025$7,500,000

Career Total: $304,057,858 (17 seasons)

Average: $17,885,756

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.