Clayton Kershaw

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Clayton Kershaw threw 43,828 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2023, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2023, they relied primarily on their Slider (87mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Curve (74mph). He also rarely threw a Splitter (84mph), Change (86mph) and Sinker (91mph).


In 2023, compared to other LHP:
Their slider is thrown extremely hard, has short glove-side cut and has less than expected depth. Their fourseam fastball is straight as an arrow, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has essentially average velo. Their curve has an exceptional bite, has primarily 12-6 movement and has slightly below average velo. Their splitter generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' splitters and has movement that suggests an extreme amount of backspin. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 10 of them in 2023) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, is much firmer than usual, has slight cut action and has a lot of backspin. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2023) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has little sinking action compared to a true sinker.