Clayton Kershaw

#22 - Starting Pitcher

Los Angeles Dodgers

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	3/19/1988 (34)
Height, Weight	6'4", 225 lb
Hometown	Dallas, TX

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	12-3	126.1	2.28	0.94	27.8%	4.7%	31.9%				90.7	14.8%	22.4%	49.7%	2.59	.252

	27^th 7 W	92^nd 117 IP	7^th 4.18 ERA	8^th 1.28 WHIP	20^th 21.3% K%	17^th 7.5% BB%	15^th 27.9% CSW%				180^th 93.3 FB MPH	17^th 11.7% SwStr%	20^th 27.1% HC%	39^th 44.0% GB%	4^th 4.16 xERA	4^th .320 xwOBA

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	LAD	26	26	161.1	9	5	2.73	0.38	3.19	2.80	1.04	7.8	23.8%	4.5%	.276	.268	14.3%	58.5%	60.7%	78.7%	11.8%	28.4%
2019	LAD	29	28	178.1	16	5	3.03	0.82	3.87	3.07	1.04	7.3	26.8%	5.8%	.267	.249	12.0%	46.3%	51.9%	84.0%	14.2%	30.1%
2020	LAD	10	10	58.1	6	2	2.16	2.97	3.31	3.18	0.84	6.4	28.1%	3.6%	.232	.249	22.7%	53.7%	17.0%	82.5%	14.0%	32.9%
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	.272	24.2%	51.6%	15.8%	71.7%	17.6%	33.7%
2022	LAD	22	22	126.1	12	3	2.28	2.57	2.57	2.87	0.94	6.9	27.8%	4.7%	.269	.274	22.4%	49.7%	9.8%	79.4%	14.8%	31.9%
SP MLB AVG		22	22	117.0	7	7	4.18	4.16	4.15	4.13	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.6%	.291	.283	27.0%	44.0%	13.4%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%
5 Years		109	108	646.0	53	23	2.83	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	7.3	26.9%	4.8%	.271	.266	19.5%	51.2%	23.9%	79.2%	14.3%	30.9%

Repertoire

Slider | 43%
Four-Seamer | 40%
Curveball | 16%
Changeup | 1%
Sinker | 0%
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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%	35.0%	51.7%	14.0%	8.7%	22.7%	72.3%	66.5%	72.7%	16.4%	.197	.255	.245	11.1%	.212	.269	27.2%	2,522
2019	86.8	12.7%	47.4%	37.4%	23.5%	9.4%	32.9%	69.4%	63.8%	56.5%	25.8%	.188	.251	.259	25.0%	.195	.250	20.2%	2,667
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
SP MLB AVG	84.3	23.5%	33.6%	41.2%	15.4%	14.1%	29.5%	62.7%	57.1%	41.9%	36.5%	.230	.289	.283	14.8%	.223	.288	22.9%	2,378

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.212	.269	.268	.279	27.2%	1.8%	34.5%	23.5%	87.9	79.5	1.1	0.4	0.9	1.2	6.3	6.1	2,522
2019	.195	.250	.279	.350	20.2%	8.1%	29.0%	16.5%	89.0	89.3	7.4	0.4	0.7	1.5	6.4	5.8	2,667
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
SP MLB AVG	.223	.288	.272	.367	22.9%	7.7%	37.5%	25.2%	86.8	86.1	14.7	3.3	1.4	-0.9	5.7	6.3	2,378

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
SP MLB AVG	359	95	12	4	0	3	27	5	1	1	229	130	.230	.389	.289

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	72.7%	10.9%	16.4%	5.5%	11.1%	58.2%	25.5%	16.4%	26.9%	1.8%	50.9%	12.7%	27.3%	5.5%	21.8%
2019	56.5%	17.7%	25.8%	6.5%	25.0%	50.0%	30.6%	19.4%	18.2%	3.2%	48.4%	19.4%	16.1%	4.8%	33.9%
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%
SP MLB AVG	41.9%	21.6%	36.5%	10.2%	14.8%	47.0%	32.3%	20.8%	15.9%	5.0%	29.1%	28.4%	24.7%	5.2%	35.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	27.2%	1.8%	34.5%	23.5%	.197	.255	.245	.259	.212	.269	.268	.279	87.9	79.5	1.1
2019	20.2%	8.1%	29.0%	16.5%	.188	.251	.259	.306	.195	.250	.279	.350	89.0	89.3	7.4
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
SP MLB AVG	22.9%	7.7%	37.5%	25.2%	.230	.289	.283	.321	.223	.288	.272	.367	86.8	86.1	14.7

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	35.0%	51.7%	14.0%	8.7%	22.7%	72.3%	66.5%	22.1%	63.6%	77.9%	58.5%	85.0%	11.4%	13.0%	70.7%	58.5%
2019	47.4%	37.4%	23.5%	9.4%	32.9%	69.4%	63.8%	39.2%	60.0%	60.8%	37.6%	83.5%	16.7%	39.1%	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%
SP MLB AVG	33.6%	41.2%	15.4%	14.1%	29.5%	62.7%	57.1%	31.6%	48.6%	68.4%	48.5%	82.6%	19.9%	28.2%	60.7%	50.7%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	21.1%	33.5%	45.5%	13.6%	23.6%	62.8%	9.9%	37.2%	29.3%	47.1%	36.8%	38.0%	51.7%	21.9%	18.5%
2019	12.1%	23.8%	64.1%	9.4%	18.2%	72.4%	4.1%	47.1%	29.1%	45.9%	25.3%	44.4%	37.4%	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%	28.5%	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%	35.9%	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%	31.0%	38.3%	41.1%	14.4%	25.7%
SP MLB AVG	17.3%	22.3%	60.4%	15.6%	21.0%	63.3%	6.1%	24.6%	53.1%	56.8%	20.8%	35.2%	41.2%	14.2%	19.9%

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%	23.6%	52.0%	10.5%	19.5%	30.1%	68.8%	62.9%	35.0%	47.5%	.268	.329	.333	10.5%	.211	.242	32.2%	2,383
2019	90.1	14.2%	24.9%	55.4%	7.7%	26.6%	34.3%	70.2%	65.2%	33.3%	50.0%	.271	.402	.216	26.7%	.260	.370	23.1%	2,473
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
SP MLB AVG	93.3	38.8%	26.4%	50.1%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	34.9%	41.7%	.268	.354	.297	13.7%	.262	.356	30.9%	2,250

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.211	.242	.284	.287	32.2%	5.0%	43.9%	30.0%	92.0	84.0	25.2	0.2	1.6	1.3	6.2	6.4	2,383
2019	.260	.370	.225	.393	23.1%	11.7%	31.7%	24.4%	85.8	86.2	21.6	0.2	1.6	1.5	6.3	6.1	2,473
2020	.263	.351	.258	.413	32.4%	13.7%	34.6%	26.1%	90.9	88.4	21.3	0.9	11.6	1.3	6.0	6.3	2,487
2021	.289	.346	.293	.337	31.3%	5.6%	42.4%	35.3%	86.6	85.7	15.7	1.3	11.4	1.4	6.0	6.3	2,510
2022	.217	.278	.230	.301	26.9%	6.3%	30.1%	23.6%	86.6	84.9	17.0	0.9	10.9	1.3	5.9	6.4	2,405
SP MLB AVG	.262	.356	.286	.397	30.9%	10.0%	41.5%	29.0%	90.5	88.6	18.9	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.4	2,250

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	256	60	9	4	0	2	15	3	1	0	176	80	.268	.446	.329
2019	379	78	8	3	0	8	11	6	1	1	266	113	.271	.657	.402
2020	365	69	6	2	1	4	13	3	1	0	246	119	.203	.453	.291
2021	658	150	28	6	0	5	12	10	2	0	420	237	.291	.448	.346
2022	742	182	27	5	0	5	28	10	1	0	503	239	.218	.335	.265
SP MLB AVG	637	157	22	7	1	6	32	15	1	0	423	214	.268	.467	.354

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	35.0%	20.0%	47.5%	17.5%	10.5%	30.0%	30.0%	40.0%	22.7%	5.0%	12.5%	40.0%	30.0%	10.0%	42.5%
2019	33.3%	16.7%