Clayton Kershaw

Quick Facts

Full Name	Clayton Kershaw
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1988(1988-03-19)
Age	36
Birthplace	Dallas
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Clayton Kershaw Biography

Clayton Kershaw is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 19, 1988 in Dallas, Texas, United States. All-Star MLB pitcher who won the 2011 and 2013 2014. National League All-Star MLB pitcher who won the 2011, 2013 and 2014 National League Cy Young Awards and the 2014 NL MVP Award with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He helped the Dodgers reach the World Series in 2017. Awards as well as in 2014, the NL MVP Award with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was instrumental in helping the Dodgers get to their first World Series in 2017.

Don Mattingly became his manager on the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011. became his manager at the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011.

Kershaw was the Dodgers’ Opening Day starter for the second year in a row, where he pitched three innings of shutout ball against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park before being removed from the game due to flu-like symptoms. On April 27, he was able to last through eight innings for his second win of the season against the Washington Nationals. The win was also his 12th straight home win, tying him with Ed Roebuck (June 1960 – August 1962) and Orel Hershiser (September 1984 – October 1985) for the longest home winning streak since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. Kershaw won the National League’s Player of the Week Award for the week of May 14–20 after he made two starts during that week and pitched 16 scoreless innings, including his fourth career shutout. Kershaw was selected to appear in the 2012 Major League Baseball All- Star Game, the second straight year he made the team.

Kershaw was honored after the season with player of the year awards from both The Sporting News and Baseball America. He won three awards at the Players Choice Awards including Outstanding NL Pitcher, Player of the Year and the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award. He also won his third (and second straight) Warren Spahn Award. On November 12, he was awarded his third Cy Young Award in four seasons (a unanimous vote). The following day, he was elected as the NL MVP, the first National League pitcher to win the award since Bob Gibson in 1968 and the first Dodgers player to win the award since Kirk Gibson in 1988.

He was married to his longtime partner Ellen Melson in December 2010. They have three kids, Cali, Charley, and Cooper.

Clayton Kershaw Net Worth

Clayton Kershaw is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Clayton Kershaw 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Awarded the draft by the Dodgers straight from Texas’ Highland Park High School He left college and became a minor leaguer.

In 2011, after winning the NL After winning the NL Cy Young in 2011, he had another stellar season leading the majors in ERA in 2012 for the second season in a row. in 2011, he enjoyed another great season, as the leading major on ERA and ERA for the third year in two years.

Kershaw made his third straight opening day start for the Dodgers in the 2013 season, the first Dodger starter to do so since Derek Lowe (2005–2007). In that opening day start he pitched a complete game, four hit, shutout over the Giants and also hit his first career home run. He was the first pitcher to throw a shutout and hit a home run on opening day since Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians did so against the Chicago White Sox on April 14, 1953. Kershaw picked up his 1,000th career strikeout on April 17, 2013, when he struck out Yonder Alonso of the Padres. He was the second youngest Dodger to reach that mark, behind only Fernando Valenzuela. On May 14, Kershaw passed the 1,000 inning mark for his career. His ERA of 2.70 at the time was the fifth best of the live-ball era at the 1,000 inning mark and the best career mark. He also threw 130 pitches that day, the most of his career and the most by a Dodger pitcher since Odalis Pérez in the 2003 season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Clayton Kershaw Dating?

According to our records, Clayton Kershaw married to Ellen Kershaw. As of December 1, 2023, Clayton Kershaw’s is not dating anyone.

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Kershaw struck out a season-high 14 batters in eight shutout innings on July 18 against the Washington Nationals. He became the first Dodgers starter with back-to-back games of at least 13 strikeouts since Chan Ho Park in 2000, and the first Dodgers pitcher with back-to-back games of double-digit strikeouts and no walks since Dazzy Vance in 1930. He shared the NL Player of the Week honors with his teammate Zack Greinke for the week of July 13–19 and won NL Pitcher of the Month for July.

Facts & Trivia

Clayton Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Clayton Kershaw celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.

Entering the 2006 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, Kershaw was considered the top high school pitcher available. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Kershaw with the seventh overall pick in the draft. He had committed to Texas A&M University, but turned down the scholarship offer to sign with the Dodgers, with a signing bonus estimated at $2.3 million. The bonus was the largest to any Dodgers draft pick at the time, and was eventually topped by Zach Lee in the 2010 draft.

Is Kershaw better than Koufax?

Both Kershaw and Koufax won three Cy Young Awards, both were MVPs, both won five ERA titles. Koufax has the obvious edge in World Series championships, three to one , and his winning Game 7 start on two days’ rest in the 1965 World Series will forever make him the Dodgers great big-game pitcher.

Why was Clayton Kershaw out?

LOS ANGELES — Last season, Clayton Kershaw was expected to be a big part of the Dodgers’ postseason plan. But a forearm injury , which he suffered in his last regular season start, ultimately ended his season, forming a huge hole in the Dodgers’ rotation.

How fast does Clayton Kershaw throw his fastball?

His fastball sits at 93-95 mph , can touch 98, and comes in on right- handed hitters with hard, boring action. He backs up the pitch with a slow, looping curveball that freezes batters the second it comes out of his hand.

How much is Clayton Kershaw's contract?

After the 2018 season, Kershaw had the choice to opt out of the final two seasons of his seven-year, $215 million contract, but on the day of that decision he and the Dodgers reached a new three-year, $93 million contract that ran through 2021.

Who was the greatest pitcher of all-time?

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