Clayton Kershaw
| 21-year-old Pitcher |
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Date of Birth: March 19, 1988 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2006 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2006 | 18 | Rookie | GCL Dodgers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 42.0 | 166 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 2.14 | 1.00 | 2.57 |
| 2007 | 19 | A | Great Lakes Loons | 20 | 7 | 5 | 97.1 | 413 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 50 | 134 | 2.77 | 1.25 | 3.61 |
| 2007 | 19 | AA | Jacksonville | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24.2 | 107 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 3.65 | 1.37 | 4.74 |
| 2008 | 20 | AA | Jacksonville | 13 | 2 | 3 | 61.1 | 241 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 1.91 | 0.94 | 2.79 |
| 2008 | 20 | MLB | LA Dodgers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 107.2 | 470 | 109 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 100 | 4.26 | 1.49 | 4.26 |
| 2009 | 21 | MLB | LA Dodgers | 31 | 8 | 8 | 171.0 | 701 | 119 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 53 | 91 | 185 | 2.79 | 1.22 | 2.89 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2006 | 18 | Rookie | GCL Dodgers | 4.2% | 36.1% | .357 | 52% | 0% | 0.97 | 2.21 |
| 2007 | 19 | A | Great Lakes Loons | 12.1% | 32.4% | .310 | 47% | 4% | 2.85 | 3.24 |
| 2007 | 19 | AA | Jacksonville | 15.9% | 27.1% | .232 | 37% | 10% | 5.18 | 4.78 |
| 2008 | 20 | AA | Jacksonville | 7.9% | 24.5% | .245 | 47% | 0% | 2.29 | 1.67 |
| 2008 | 20 | MLB | LA Dodgers | 11.1% | 21.3% | .330 | 50% | 7% | 4.06 | 4.93 |
| 2009 | 21 | MLB | LA Dodgers | 13.0% | 26.4% | .279 | 41% | 3% | 3.04 | 2.85 |
Extended Statistics
2009: LA Dodgers | 2008: LA Dodgers | 2008: Jacksonville
| Split Statistics with LA Dodgers in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| October | 6.0 | 23 | 13.0% | 43.5% | .333 | 40% | 0.00 |
| April | 21.0 | 87 | 12.6% | 29.9% | .349 | 30% | 7.29 |
| May | 35.0 | 145 | 14.5% | 20.0% | .225 | 45% | 2.57 |
| June | 26.2 | 116 | 12.9% | 24.1% | .324 | 41% | 2.36 |
| July | 38.0 | 146 | 12.3% | 23.3% | .228 | 39% | 0.71 |
| August | 32.1 | 137 | 13.1% | 34.3% | .333 | 36% | 3.62 |
| September | 12.0 | 47 | 10.6% | 23.4% | .258 | 58% | 2.25 |
| AWAY | 82.2 | 338 | 13.0% | 26.0% | .274 | 40% | 3.81 |
| HOME | 88.1 | 363 | 12.9% | 26.7% | .284 | 41% | 1.83 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| October 3 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| September 27 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| September 22 | MLB | @ Washington | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| September 4 | MLB | vs. San Diego | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| August 30 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| August 25 | MLB | @ Colorado | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| August 19 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| August 14 | MLB | @ Arizona | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Player Notes
October 2009
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September 2009
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