Kershaw Stats: Great in Regular Season, Average in Playoffs

The Clayton Kershaw stats for the regular MLB season are quite impressive. The Clayton Kershaw stats for the playoffs are not. The difference between Kershaw’s regular season numbers and playoff numbers are one reason the Dodgers haven’t enjoyed more playoff success.

Kershaw’s career regular season stats show a 205-91 record with a 2.49 ERA. He’s recorded 2,900 strikeouts in 2,657 1/3 innings, while allowing 2,019 hits. Control has been a strong suit, as Kershaw has allowed just 648, giving a 4.48-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio.

The MLB stats show Kershaw has led the National League in ERA on five occasions. He’s led the league in wins and strikeouts three times each. While no longer the same power pitcher he was early in his career, Kershaw still averages more than a strikeout per inning.

A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw’s best season came in 2014. He had a record of 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA. Kershaw had 239 strikeouts in 198 1/3 innings. He also won the National League MVP Award that season.

The Dodgers have put a record of 274-137 in Kershaw’s regular season starts, whether he gets the decision or not. For baseball bettors, the Dodgers have shown a profit of $4,092 when he takes the mound. He goes off at an average price of -187.7. That’s why the profit isn’t larger despite the Dodgers winning two out of every three starts he has.

Postseason Stats

The Clayton Kershaw stats in the postseason look quite a bit different. Kershaw has a 13-12 record with a 4.22 ERA. The Dodgers have given him better run support in the regular season, which doesn’t help his playoff numbers. In the regular season, Los Angeles scores 4.65 runs with Kershaw on the mound. That number drops to 4.23 in the playoffs.

The Dodgers are 17-14 in the playoffs when Kershaw starts. That’s not bad, but nowhere close to the .667 winning percentage Los Angeles has in his regular season starts. The Dodgers are -$460 against the MLB playoff odds with Kershaw on the mound.

Kershaw’s average numbers in the playoffs can’t take away what he’s done during the regular season. He’s been one of the best in baseball for nearly 15 seasons.

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