Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Clayton Kershaw | Stat | Jim Palmer |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 19 |
| 154.0 | Career VAL | 126.6 |
| 15.9 (2013) | Peak-season VAL | 16.8 (1975) |
| — | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1990 |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 3× | Cy Young Awards | 3× |
| 1× | Gold Gloves | 4× |
| 8× | All-Star Selections | 6× |
| 2 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| 12 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Clayton Kershaw | Stat | Jim Palmer |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 464 | Games | 576 |
| Batting | ||
| 113 | Hits | 85 |
| 1 | Home runs | 3 |
| 40 | RBI | 41 |
| 46 | Runs | 52 |
| 1 | Stolen bases | 1 |
| 34 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 11 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 16 |
| .162 | Batting avg | .174 |
|---|
| .205 | On-base % | .200 |
|---|
| .185 | Slugging % | .215 |
|---|
| 9 | OPS+ | 22 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 223 | Wins | 268 |
| 96 | Losses | 152 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 2855.1 | Innings pitched | 3948.0 |
| 3,052 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 2,212 |
| 2.53 | ERA | 2.86 |
| 1.02 | WHIP | 1.18 |
| 161 | ERA+ | 129 |
| Age | Clayton Kershaw | Jim Palmer |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 0.8 |
| 20 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 21 | 8 | 0.4 |
| 22 | 8.2 | — |
| 23 | 13.3 | 7 |
| 24 | 12.4 | 12.7 |
| 25 | 15.9 | 7.4 |
| 26 | 12.8 | 8.2 |
| 27 | 14.5 | 12.3 |
| 28 | 13.2 | 3.5 |
| 29 | 10.9 | 16.8 |
| 30 | 8.1 | 11.6 |
| 31 | 7.9 | 14 |
| 32 | 3.3 | 11.3 |
| 33 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 34 | 7.4 | 2.6 |
| 35 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| 36 | — | 8.7 |
| 37 | 4.9 | 0.7 |