15-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 8/26/2022
2022 Stats
W-L
7-3
ERA
2.64
WHIP
0.98
K
88
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
First, the good news. Kershaw started 22 games and registered a 29.5% strikeout rate and 25.2% K-BB%, their highest since 2017. Now, the bad news. Kershaw was sidelined from early July to mid-September with a sore shoulder. Finally, the ominous news. Upon returning, Kershaw was shut down with forearm discomfort. Despite scans showing no ligament damage, Kershaw reported he received PRP injections, most often used in lieu of Tommy John surgery on a slight UCL tear. The extent of Kershaw's injury is unclear. The Dodgers declined his qualifying offer, but brought him back on a one-year $17 million contract after the lockout, which suggests he's not a lost cause from a health standpoint. Until Kershaw is on a mound and throwing pain free, he's a huge risk, but the Dodgers opting to bring him back is as good of an outcome in free agency as we could have hoped for. Read Past Outlooks

Feeling better
Kershaw (back) is feeling much better thanks to his epidural injection, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Kershaw hit the injured list with lower-back pain in early August. The injury isn't thought to be particularly serious, and he was able to resume throwing earlier this week, but the Dodgers have a very comfortable lead atop the NL West, so they can focus on getting him ready for the postseason rather than maximizing his number of regular-season starts.
Kershaw hit the injured list with lower-back pain in early August. The injury isn't thought to be particularly serious, and he was able to resume throwing earlier this week, but the Dodgers have a very comfortable lead atop the NL West, so they can focus on getting him ready for the postseason rather than maximizing his number of regular-season starts.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
80
Last 10 Games
80
Last 5 Games
72
How many pitches does Clayton Kershaw generally throw?
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What part of the game does Clayton Kershaw generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-23%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .198 | 63 | 13 | 45 | 4 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .221 | 231 | 31 | 168 | 26 | |||
2022vs Left | .271 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .208 | 75 | 10 | 56 | 7 | |||
2021vs Left | .178 | 37 | 6 | 23 | 1 | |||
2021vs Right | .242 | 107 | 15 | 80 | 14 | |||
2020vs Left | .180 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |||
2020vs Right | .199 | 49 | 6 | 32 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-4%
ERA on Road
2022
-12%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.02 | 1.03 | 113.1 | 11.3 | 1.5 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 2.90 | 0.92 | 152.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Home | 2.83 | 1.00 | 35.0 | 10.8 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 2.50 | 0.97 | 50.1 | 8.2 | 1.6 | ||||
2021Home | 3.09 | 0.98 | 64.0 | 11.7 | 1.4 | ||||
2021Away | 4.06 | 1.06 | 57.2 | 9.5 | 1.7 | ||||
2020Home | 3.14 | 1.33 | 14.1 | 10.7 | 1.9 | ||||
2020Away | 1.84 | 0.68 | 44.0 | 9.2 | 1.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Clayton Kershaw compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.87K/9
9.3BB/9
1.6HR/9
0.7Fastball
90.8 mphERA
2.64WHIP
0.98BABIP
.289GB/FB
1.66Left On Base
74.1%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
2484 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.0%Swinging Strike
12.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Dodgers fans will remember Kershaw's 2020 campaign as the year he exorcised his postseason demons and claimed his first World Series ring. From a fantasy perspective, the future Hall of Famer's season was a return to form and a statement that he still belongs among the game's top starters. Perhaps fueled by an offseason visit to Driveline Baseball, Kershaw ratcheted his fastball velocity up a notch to 91.6 mph and posted his highest K% (28.1) in three seasons. Meanwhile, he once again demonstrated superb control, ranking in the top 3% of MLB hurlers with a 3.6 BB%. The results added up to an elite 2.16 ERA, 3.05 xFIP and 0.84 WHIP, each among the top 10 in the majors (min. 50 innings). There is some injury risk with Kershaw due to back issues that now seem to be a yearly occurrence, but the performance risk is basically nil. Draft him as a top-10 SP1 until Father Time says otherwise.
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Resumes light throwing
Kershaw (back) threw a baseball at "really light intensity" Wednesday, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
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Receives epidural shot
Kershaw (back) received an epidural injection Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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MRI reveals best-case results
Kershaw's MRI on his back didn't reveal anything new, which manager Dave Roberts called a best-case scenario, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Getting MRI on back
Kershaw is getting an MRI on his lower back and will miss 2-to-4 weeks, according to manager Dave Roberts, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
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Hits injured list
Kershaw (back) was placed on the 15-day injured list as expected Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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