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%
	8-4	76.1	2.95	1.09	30.3%	6.2%	32.8%

	2^nd 3 W	18^th 48 IP	29^th 4.87 ERA	37^th 1.38 WHIP	10^th 21.3% K%	52^nd 8.2% BB%	7^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	91.2	15.8%	22.1%	44.0%	5.25	3.41

	173^rd 93.4 FB MPH	9^th 11.7% SwStr%	19^th 28.1% HC%	97^th 43.5% GB%	36^th 5.06 PLV	29^th 4.71 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%	5.19
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%	5.07
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%	5.15
2023	LAD	13	13	76.1	8	4	2.95	3.41	3.37	2.98	1.09	7.6	30.3%	6.2%	.295	22.1%	44.0%	1.18	17.5%	80.3%	15.8%	32.8%	5.25
SP MLB Percentile		76	76	89	97	17	85	85	84	97	79	77	95	73	53	90	51	51	27	87	95	96	81
SP MLB AVG		9	9	48.0	3	3	4.87	4.71	4.65	4.58	1.38	9.2	21.3%	8.2%	.301	28.1%	43.5%	-	14.7%	71.0%	11.7%	28.1%	5.06
6 Years		122	121	722.1	61	27	2.84	-	-	-	1.01	7.3	27.2%	4.9%	.274	18.0%	49.8%	1.10	29.2%	79.3%	14.5%	31.2%	5.15

Repertoire

Slider | 44%
Four-Seamer | 37%
Curveball | 18%
Changeup | 1%
Sinker | 0%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

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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	86.8	44.3%	48.3%	46.1%	24.3%	10.7%	35.0%	72.9%	68.4%	42.5%	34.5%	.175	.254	.213	23.3%	.209	.293	25.2%	2,492
SP MLB Percentile	82	97	95	71	94	27	82	96	96	51	40	74	64	76	29	60	53	42	69
SP MLB AVG	84.0	24.4%	32.7%	41.7%	14.7%	14.3%	29.0%	62.3%	56.4%	42.3%	37.4%	.242	.306	.290	15.3%	.241	.313	25.0%	2,379

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	.209	.293	.262	.423	25.2%	9.2%	36.8%	21.8%	88.6	88.4	12.3	2.9	4.0	1.4	6.0	6.4	2,492
SP MLB Percentile	60	53	50	30	42	36	51	69	43	44	58	51	94	81	76	40	69
SP MLB AVG	.241	.313	.283	.386	25.0%	8.4%	38.4%	26.7%	87.9	87.1	14.6	3.6	1.3	-0.8	5.7	6.4	2,379

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	531	147	12	5	0	7	51	9	0	0	387	144	.175	.365	.254
SP MLB Percentile	99	100	7	5	12	1	99	4	30	35	100	6	74	55	64
SP MLB AVG	157	41	5	2	0	1	11	2	0	1	99	58	.242	.420	.306

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	42.5%	23.0%	34.5%	10.3%	23.3%	50.6%	31.0%	18.4%	21.5%	4.6%	34.5%	24.1%	23.0%	4.6%	36.8%
SP MLB Percentile	51	34	40	57	29	66	46	45	90	67	67	34	48	47	38
SP MLB AVG	42.3%	20.4%	37.4%	10.4%	15.3%	46.4%	32.9%	20.7%	15.4%	3.6%	29.8%	29.1%	23.9%	5.3%	33.8%

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	25.2%	9.2%	36.8%	21.8%	.175	.254	.213	.276	.209	.293	.262	.423	88.6	88.4	12.3
SP MLB Percentile	42	36	51	69	74	64	76	67	60	53	50	30	43	44	58
SP MLB AVG	25.0%	8.4%	38.4%	26.7%	.242	.306	.290	.327	.241	.313	.283	.386	87.9	87.1	14.6

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	48.3%	46.1%	24.3%	10.7%	35.0%	72.9%	68.4%	39.1%	62.1%	60.9%	42.0%	74.5%	16.9%	29.9%	68.7%	59.5%
SP MLB Percentile	95	71	94	27	82	96	96	84	96	84	70	85	35	57	75	75
SP MLB AVG	32.7%	41.7%	14.7%	14.3%	29.0%	62.3%	56.4%	30.3%	48.0%	69.7%	50.4%	82.7%	19.9%	27.4%	61.7%	52.4%

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	11.3%	30.5%	58.2%	14.1%	17.3%	68.5%	5.6%	49.9%	19.6%	52.4%	10.5%	37.1%	46.1%	15.1%	25.9%
SP MLB Percentile	25	92	44	40	26	69	45	96	1	26	25	61	71	53	80
SP MLB AVG	17.7%	22.5%	59.8%	17.1%	21.6%	61.3%	6.2%	25.4%	52.1%	58.0%	7.8%	34.3%	41.7%	14.6%	18.7%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	242	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	340	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	354	5.31	1,881	48.9%	20.3%	30.8%	18.1%	-8.4	3.35	-9
2021	870	5.22	4,540	43.8%	21.8%	34.4%	9.4%	-14.8	3.34	-7
2022	784	5.31	3,800	47.9%	24.0%	28.1%	19.8%	-9.9	2.53	-7
2023	531	5.61	2,979	58.2%	14.9%	26.9%	31.3%	1.5	1.82	-3
SP MLB Percentile	99	86	100	82	10	57	57	52	-	96
SP MLB AVG	157	5.27	830	49.1%	23.9%	27.1%	22.0%	2.1	-	+3

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	91.2