Clayton Kershaw
36-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 8/1/2024
2024 Stats
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0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Limited but effective was an accurate way to describe Kershaw for the third straight year in 2023, as he posted a 2.46 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 137:40 K:BB across 131.2 innings. The left-hander was sidelined for six weeks over the summer with shoulder inflammation but returned in August and gave up just nine runs in his final eight outings, though he averaged fewer than five frames per start. Kershaw was then lit up for six runs while recording just one out in his lone playoff start, and he ended up requiring shoulder surgery after the season. He indicated a possible return sometime in the summer of 2024, but there are major question marks as he hits free agency heading into his age-36 campaign. Injuries have been a concern for years as his 24 starts last season was the most since 2019, but major shoulder surgery is a much different beast than the arm soreness, discomfort and back issues he's otherwise pitched around. With a vague recovery timeline, Kershaw is likely nothing more than a stash for fantasy managers in 2024, barring any significant developments in his rehab. Read Past Outlooks
Placed on 60-day IL
The Dodgers placed Kershaw (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Monday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of third baseman Andre Lipcius, whom the Dodgers acquired from the Tigers. Kershaw isn't expected to pitch until the second half of the 2024 season following offseason shoulder surgery.
The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of third baseman Andre Lipcius, whom the Dodgers acquired from the Tigers. Kershaw isn't expected to pitch until the second half of the 2024 season following offseason shoulder surgery.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .207 | 31 | 15 | 30 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .208 | 243 | 48 | 166 | 27 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .162 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .217 | 126 | 33 | 88 | 17 | |||
2022vs Left | .254 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .198 | 117 | 15 | 78 | 10 | |||
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Since 2022Home | 2.01 | 0.92 | 121.0 | 10.7 | 1.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.69 | 1.08 | 137.0 | 8.5 | 2.8 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 1.58 | 0.84 | 57.0 | 10.1 | 1.7 | ||||
2023Away | 3.13 | 1.23 | 74.2 | 8.8 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Home | 2.39 | 0.98 | 64.0 | 11.3 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 2.17 | 0.90 | 62.1 | 8.2 | 1.9 | ||||
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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
3.43K/9
9.4BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.3Fastball
90.8 mphERA
2.46WHIP
1.06BABIP
.257GB/FB
1.63Left On Base
89.1%Exit Velocity
82.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.8%Spin Rate
2373 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%Swinging Strike
13.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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.
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Back at camp
Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports Friday that Kershaw (shoulder) is with the Dodgers in camp and will be with the team until it heads to South Korea to open the 2024 season.
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Targeting July or August?
Kershaw (shoulder) told reporters Thursday that he's targeting "July-ish, August-ish" for a return, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
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Has begun throwing
Kershaw (shoulder) began a throwing program last week, Andy McCullough of The Athletic reports.
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Returns to Dodgers for 17th season
Kershaw (shoulder) signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Dodgers on Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya reports.
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Return to Dodgers considered likely
Kershaw (shoulder) re-signing with the Dodgers is considered increasingly likely, Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post report.
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