Cy Young Awards
3
League MVP awards
1
World Series titles
2
ERA titles
5
Career strikeouts
3,000
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.26 | |
| 2009 | 2.79 | |
| 2010 | 2.91 | |
| 2011 | 2.28 | |
| 2012 | 2.53 | |
| 2013 | 1.83 | |
| 2014 | 1.77 | |
| 2015 | 2.13 | |
| 2016 | 1.69 | |
| 2017 | 2.31 | |
| 2018 | 2.73 | |
| 2019 | 3.03 | |
| 2020 | 2.16 | |
| 2021 | 3.55 | |
| 2022 | 2.28 | |
| 2023 | 2.46 | |
| 2024 | 4.5 | |
| 2025 | 3.36 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Clayton Kershaw ranks #103 in Baseball
Clayton Kershaw ranks #103 in Baseball and #2408 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.8/100.
The verified career covers 2008–present and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cy Young Awards 3, League MVP awards 1, World Series titles 2, ERA titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Josh Gibson (87.8); behind Hugh Duffy (87.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Clayton Kershaw GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Clayton Kershaw — frequently asked
- Is Clayton Kershaw the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Clayton Kershaw ranks #103 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.8/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Clayton Kershaw's GOAT Score?
- 87.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Clayton Kershaw rank all time?
- #2408 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #103 in Baseball.
- Clayton Kershaw vs Josh Gibson: who ranks higher?
- Clayton Kershaw ranks higher at 87.8 versus Josh Gibson at 87.8, a margin of 0.0 points.