Kershaw has headlined the Dodgers’ starting staff for a decade and is widely regarded as the best pitcher of his generation. He owns a 2.39 career regular-season earned-run average, the lowest for a starting pitcher in the game’s modern era. He has posted the National League’s best ERA five times and led the league in strikeouts three times. His 61.6 FanGraphs WAR since making his major-league debut in 2008 at 20 years old is the best among starting pitchers across baseball. He has won the NL Cy Young Award three times and is the last pitcher in the majors to have been named MVP, earning the award in 2014.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 02, 2018 20:20 UTC