Clayton Kershaw Sits Atop An Elite List In MLB History

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been lucky enough to have one of the most consistent and reliable starting pitchers in baseball for the past 15 seasons.

Left-hander Clayton Kershaw has certainly seen a lot over the course of his career.

The veteran left-hander is back with the Dodgers this season and is off to a fantastic start.

The 35-year-old is 6-2 with an ERA of 2.36 on the season.

Because of his hot start, he now finds himself at the top of an elite list.

Dating back to the start of the 1920 season, no pitcher in the history of baseball has a lower career ERA in at least 1,300 innings than Kershaw himself.

On Twitter, MLB posted a list of pitchers with the lowest career ERAs since 1920.

King of the hill.

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— MLB (@MLB) May 11, 2023

Kershaw owns a mark of 2.48.

Other legendary pitchers have found themselves on the list as well.

Hoyt Wilhelm is second behind Kershaw, owning an ERA of 2.52 since the start of the live-ball era.

Jacob deGrom is also on the list.

The Texas Rangers ace has posted an ERA of 2.53 for his career.

Rounding out the list are Whitey Ford and Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax, who own ERAs of 2.75 and 2.76, respectively.

But it ultimately goes to show just how dominant Kershaw has been over the past several seasons.

The left-hander has won three Cy Young Awards, an MVP, a pitching triple crown, and has earned nine All-Star selections over the course of his legendary career.

He made his debut on May 25, 2008, and has been one of baseball’s best pitchers since then.

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