Clayton Kershaw

#22 - Starting Pitcher

Los Angeles Dodgers

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	3/19/1988 (35)
Height, Weight	6'4", 225 lb
Hometown	Dallas, TX

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	13-5	131.2	2.46	1.06	26.2%	7.6%	30.3%

	13^th 7 W	80^th 114 IP	4^th 4.60 ERA	11^th 1.33 WHIP	29^th 21.6% K%	93^rd 8.0% BB%	28^th 28.0% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	90.7	13.9%	25.6%	46.9%	5.00	3.85

	180^th 93.5 FB MPH	30^th 11.7% SwStr%	62^nd 27.6% HC%	57^th 43.8% GB%	95^th 4.98 PLV	44^th 4.57 xERA

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Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	LAD	26	26	161.1	9	5	2.73	-	3.19	-	1.04	7.8	23.8%	4.5%	.276	-	-	0.95	-	78.7%	11.8%	28.4%	-
2019	LAD	29	28	178.1	16	5	3.03	-	3.87	-	1.04	7.3	26.8%	5.8%	.267	-	-	1.41	-	84.0%	14.2%	30.1%	-
2020	LAD	10	10	58.1	6	2	2.16	2.97	3.31	3.18	0.84	6.3	28.1%	3.6%	.232	22.7%	53.7%	1.23	17.0%	82.5%	14.0%	32.9%	5.17
2021	LAD	22	22	121.2	10	8	3.55	3.03	3.00	2.91	1.02	7.6	29.5%	4.3%	.292	24.2%	51.6%	1.11	15.8%	71.7%	17.6%	33.7%	5.21
2022	LAD	22	22	126.1	12	3	2.28	2.57	2.57	2.87	0.94	6.8	27.8%	4.7%	.269	22.4%	49.7%	0.71	9.8%	79.4%	14.8%	31.9%	5.14
2023	LAD	24	24	131.2	13	5	2.46	3.85	4.03	3.61	1.06	6.8	26.2%	7.6%	.250	25.6%	46.9%	1.30	18.3%	89.3%	13.9%	30.3%	5.00
SP MLB Percentile		57	57	60	89	63	98	78	70	90	94	95	85	52	94	68	70	50	22	99	84	84	49
SP MLB AVG		21	21	114.0	7	7	4.60	4.57	4.59	4.55	1.33	8.9	21.6%	8.0%	.296	27.6%	43.8%	1.37	15.3%	72.1%	11.7%	28.0%	4.98
6 Years		133	132	777.2	66	28	2.77	-	-	-	1.01	7.2	26.7%	5.3%	.268	19.2%	49.9%	1.12	27.9%	81.0%	14.3%	30.8%	5.12

Repertoire

Slider | 43%
Four-Seamer | 37%
Curveball | 18%
Changeup | 2%
Splitter | 0%
Sinker | 0%
All Pitches

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	88.3	10.2%	-	-	14.0%	8.7%	22.7%	72.3%	66.5%	-	-	.197	.255	.245	-	-	-	-	-
2019	86.8	12.7%	-	-	23.5%	9.4%	32.9%	69.4%	63.8%	-	-	.188	.251	.259	-	-	-	-	-
2020	87.8	39.9%	44.4%	47.2%	22.0%	11.0%	33.1%	73.4%	67.8%	69.6%	18.8%	.192	.234	.269	15.4%	.177	.212	20.2%	2,692
2021	87.1	48.2%	48.5%	43.8%	27.4%	10.5%	37.8%	73.2%	67.1%	60.5%	23.0%	.203	.255	.310	22.9%	.187	.244	22.4%	2,642
2022	86.6	42.6%	48.9%	41.1%	23.3%	8.7%	32.0%	70.8%	65.3%	58.7%	23.2%	.200	.243	.289	12.5%	.204	.246	22.3%	2,576
2023	86.5	43.4%	45.2%	45.4%	22.2%	10.4%	32.5%	71.7%	67.2%	50.6%	29.5%	.167	.246	.199	21.7%	.206	.284	28.7%	2,468
SP MLB Percentile	80	96	97	74	92	16	70	97	99	81	23	84	77	91	29	62	58	21	63
SP MLB AVG	84.2	24.0%	32.9%	40.9%	15.2%	14.4%	29.6%	62.3%	56.7%	41.3%	37.1%	.235	.303	.284	16.7%	.228	.301	23.9%	2,398

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.177	.212	.248	.284	20.2%	4.3%	26.1%	16.5%	86.1	84.9	-3.9	2.2	5.1	1.3	6.0	6.2	2,692
2021	.187	.244	.275	.382	22.4%	7.9%	32.7%	18.3%	88.3	92.1	2.0	2.3	5.2	1.4	6.0	6.3	2,642
2022	.204	.246	.300	.336	22.3%	2.2%	36.4%	22.1%	88.0	87.2	4.6	2.6	4.2	1.3	6.0	6.3	2,576
2023	.206	.284	.258	.378	28.7%	9.6%	36.5%	22.4%	90.1	87.8	10.0	2.6	4.3	1.4	6.0	6.4	2,468
SP MLB Percentile	62	58	56	45	21	31	55	62	15	39	75	47	96	82	76	41	63
SP MLB AVG	.228	.301	.271	.378	23.9%	8.0%	37.4%	24.9%	87.3	87.1	15.0	3.7	1.0	-1.0	5.7	6.4	2,398

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	242	81	11	2	0	1	17	9	0	1	175	67	.197	.268	.255
2019	340	109	13	1	1	4	39	8	0	1	236	104	.188	.337	.251
2020	354	109	12	6	0	2	35	5	0	0	260	94	.192	.308	.234
2021	870	273	30	14	1	8	108	11	1	5	637	233	.203	.356	.255
2022	784	231	31	7	1	4	77	13	1	0	555	229	.200	.298	.243
2023	879	254	19	10	0	10	79	19	0	0	630	249	.167	.338	.246
SP MLB Percentile	95	97	19	7	28	2	95	3	52	56	96	12	84	71	77
SP MLB AVG	369	96	12	4	0	3	27	6	1	1	233	136	.235	.422	.303

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	69.6%	11.6%	18.8%	0.0%	15.4%	56.5%	33.3%	10.1%	20.9%	4.3%	59.4%	10.1%	15.9%	5.8%	23.2%
2021	60.5%	16.4%	23.0%	2.6%	22.9%	51.0%	37.3%	11.8%	17.8%	5.3%	44.1%	17.8%	20.4%	4.6%	31.6%
2022	58.7%	18.1%	23.2%	5.8%	12.5%	52.1%	30.7%	17.1%	20.9%	5.1%	39.9%	18.1%	28.3%	6.5%	31.9%
2023	50.6%	19.9%	29.5%	9.6%	21.7%	52.6%	30.8%	16.7%	21.4%	2.6%	39.1%	21.8%	22.4%	4.5%	30.8%
SP MLB Percentile	81	61	23	50	29	67	41	36	96	36	87	23	55	60	67
SP MLB AVG	41.3%	21.6%	37.1%	10.2%	16.7%	47.8%	32.7%	19.5%	15.4%	4.3%	29.5%	28.7%	23.4%	6.1%	34.9%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.197	.255	.245	.259	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.188	.251	.259	.306	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	20.2%	4.3%	26.1%	16.5%	.192	.234	.269	.290	.177	.212	.248	.284	86.1	84.9	-3.9
2021	22.4%	7.9%	32.7%	18.3%	.203	.255	.310	.346	.187	.244	.275	.382	88.3	92.1	2.0
2022	22.3%	2.2%	36.4%	22.1%	.200	.243	.289	.309	.204	.246	.300	.336	88.0	87.2	4.6
2023	28.7%	9.6%	36.5%	22.4%	.167	.246	.199	.250	.206	.284	.258	.378	90.1	87.8	10.0
SP MLB Percentile	21	31	55	62	84	77	91	84	62	58	56	45	15	39	75
SP MLB AVG	23.9%	8.0%	37.4%	24.9%	.235	.303	.284	.327	.228	.301	.271	.378	87.3	87.1	15.0

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	14.0%	8.7%	22.7%	72.3%	66.5%	22.1%	63.6%	77.9%	-	-	11.4%	-	70.7%	58.5%
2019	-	-	23.5%	9.4%	32.9%	69.4%	63.8%	39.2%	60.0%	60.8%	-	-	16.7%	-	66.1%	47.5%
2020	44.4%	47.2%	22.0%	11.0%	33.1%	73.4%	67.8%	35.3%	62.4%	64.7%	47.0%	75.4%	21.9%	30.5%	80.6%	66.1%
2021	48.5%	43.8%	27.4%	10.5%	37.8%	73.2%	67.1%	43.6%	62.8%	56.4%	33.3%	74.1%	13.8%	34.1%	63.6%	54.9%
2022	48.9%	41.1%	23.3%	8.7%	32.0%	70.8%	65.3%	37.6%	62.1%	62.4%	42.5%	79.7%	13.9%	37.0%	71.0%	58.1%
2023	45.2%	45.4%	22.2%	10.4%	32.5%	71.7%	67.2%	36.2%	61.3%	63.8%	44.7%	76.7%	14.7%	29.4%	69.9%	59.8%
SP MLB Percentile	97	74	92	16	70	97	99	73	98	73	65	81	15	63	85	83
SP MLB AVG	32.9%	40.9%	15.2%	14.4%	29.6%	62.3%	56.7%	31.6%	47.9%	68.4%	48.8%	82.3%	20.4%	26.9%	61.7%	51.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.1%	14.9%	38.0%	-	21.9%	18.5%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45.9%	9.7%	44.4%	-	17.3%	25.8%
2020	14.4%	33.3%	52.3%	8.8%	17.8%	73.4%	7.6%	42.4%	24.3%	43.8%	12.7%	43.5%	47.2%	12.9%	22.7%
2021	14.7%	32.3%	53.0%	9.9%	17.9%	72.2%	7.1%	40.7%	27.0%	48.2%	15.7%	36.1%	43.8%	15.8%	34.4%
2022	12.0%	27.7%	60.3%	9.3%	17.1%	73.6%	7.7%	49.1%	23.2%	47.7%	14.0%	38.3%	41.1%	14.4%	25.7%
2023	9.4%	29.6%	61.0%	13.5%	18.9%	67.6%	6.1%	51.4%	19.0%	51.8%	13.1%	35.2%	45.4%	15.6%	25.6%
SP MLB Percentile	14	94	56	40	36	63	54	99	0	22	12	50	74	62	85
SP MLB AVG	18.0%	22.2%	59.9%	16.3%	20.6%	63.1%	5.9%	25.1%	52.7%	56.9%	7.9%	35.1%	40.9%	14.4%	19.5%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	242	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	340	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	354	5.55	1,963	52.8%	21.5%	25.7%	27.1%	-4.5	2.19	-1
2021	870	5.47	4,759	51.4%	18.4%	30.2%	21.1%	-5.1	2.20	+9
2022	784	5.53	4,339	53.6%	21.4%	25.0%	28.6%	-0.3	1.79	+9
2023	879	5.38	4,731	52.9%	18.1%	29.0%	23.9%	-6.9	2.59	-9
SP MLB Percentile	95	71	95	86	25	64	64	98	-	99
SP MLB AVG	369	5.20	1,930	46.5%	25.1%	28.4%	18.1%	-	-	+5

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	90.8	10.8%	-	-	10.5%	19.5%	30.1%	68.8%	62.9%	-	-	.268	.329	.333	-	-	-	-	-
2019	90.1	14.2%	-	-	7.7%	26.6%	34.3%	70.2%	65.2%	-	-	.271	.402	.216	-	-	-	-	-
2020	91.6	41.1%	19.6%	54.0%	7.4%	26.8%	34.2%	67.4%	63.8%	31.4%	47.1%	.203	.291	.188	16.7%	.263	.351	32.4%	2,487
2021	90.7	36.4%	19.4%	51.5%	7.0%	23.4%	30.4%	63.8%	57.9%	42.4%	35.2%	.291	.346	.291	11.4%	.289	.346	31.3%	2,510
2022	90.7	40.3%	20.1%	53.1%	4.2%	25.6%	29.8%	67.8%	62.8%	42.7%	40.6%	.218	.265	.232	8.6%	.217	.278	26.9%	2,405
2023	90.7	36.9%