2022 Stats
W-L
12-3
ERA
2.28
WHIP
0.94
K
137
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Old man river keeps on running, and it appears he will continue trickling out to the mound for the Dodgers as long as his body holds up in 2023. The only skills he lacks these days are velocity and good health as he has not made 30 starts since the 2015 season and his fastball is clinging on to the good side of 90 MPH by a stitch of the baseball. Yet, there are few pitchers better at their craft like Kershaw when he is right physically as his elite breaking stuff is the main course after his fastball command has set the table. We could go on all day with superlatives about his real pitching, but his fantasy projections must consider the fact he has missed about a third of the season each of the past two seasons with different issues and that is not a skill which gets better with age. You will get ace stuff most of the time when he takes the ball, but you have to be prepared for him to have at least one stint on the IL each season. Read Past Outlooks

Back with Los Angeles
Kershaw agreed to a one-year, $20 million contract with the Dodgers on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Kershaw inked a $17 million deal for 2022 in the spring and will now be back with the Dodgers for a 16th season. The 34-year-old was limited to 22 starts but was lights out when available with a 2.28 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 137:23 K:BB across 126.1 frames. Kershaw shouldn't be expected to make 30 starts or approach 200 innings at this point in his career, but he should continue to be an effective rotation piece again in 2023.
Kershaw inked a $17 million deal for 2022 in the spring and will now be back with the Dodgers for a 16th season. The 34-year-old was limited to 22 starts but was lights out when available with a 2.28 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 137:23 K:BB across 126.1 frames. Kershaw shouldn't be expected to make 30 starts or approach 200 innings at this point in his career, but he should continue to be an effective rotation piece again in 2023.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
84
How many pitches does Clayton Kershaw generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-22%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .200 | 70 | 16 | 50 | 4 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .214 | 273 | 36 | 190 | 29 | |||
2022vs Left | .254 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .198 | 117 | 15 | 78 | 10 | |||
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
-1%
ERA on Road
2022
-9%
ERA on Road
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Since 2020Home | 2.78 | 1.02 | 142.1 | 11.4 | 1.5 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 2.74 | 0.90 | 164.0 | 8.9 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Home | 2.39 | 0.98 | 64.0 | 11.3 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 2.17 | 0.90 | 62.1 | 8.2 | 1.9 | ||||
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
5.96K/9
9.8BB/9
1.6HR/9
0.7Fastball
90.8 mphERA
2.28WHIP
0.94BABIP
.282GB/FB
1.62Left On Base
79.0%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
3.2%Spin Rate
2476 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.8%Swinging Strike
14.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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.
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Set to start Game 2
Kershaw will start Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Padres on Wednesday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
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Finishes sterling season with win
Kershaw (12-3) earned the win over Colorado on Wednesday, pitching five innings and allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out nine batters.
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Making abbreviated start Wednesday
Kershaw will start the final game of the regular season Wednesday against the Rockies, but it will be an abbreviated outing, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
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Cruises to 11th win
Kershaw (11-3) earned the win Friday over the Rockies. He threw six scoreless innings, striking out four and walking two while scattering five hits.
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Continues winning streak
Kershaw (10-3) earned the win during Saturday's 6-2 victory over St. Louis, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in six innings.
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