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Clayton Kershaw
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 22
Starting pitcher
Born: (1988-03-19) March 19, 1988 (age 24) Dallas, Texas
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 25, 2008 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics (through May 16, 2012)
Win-Loss	50–29
Earned run average	2.83
Strikeouts	792
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2011) NL Cy Young Award (2011) Gold Glove Award (2011) NL TSN Pitcher of the Year (2011) National League Triple Crown (2011) National League Strikeout Champion (2011) MLB ERA Champion (2011)

Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is a left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.

Kershaw was drafted 7th overall in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He worked his way through the Dodgers' farm system in just one full season and reached the majors at the age of 20 years old. When he debuted in 2008, Kershaw was the youngest player in Major League Baseball, a title he held for one full year. In 2011, he won the Pitching Triple Crown and the National League Cy Young Award, becoming the youngest pitcher to accomplish either of these feats since Dwight Gooden in 1985.

Being a left-handed strikeout pitcher and playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kershaw has often been compared to Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax.