Our friends over at the Cespedes Family BBQ tweeted about Clayton Kershaw‘s 27th birthday:
Kershaw turns 27 today. via @baseball_ref, best ERA+ through age-26 season among SP’s, Expansion Era (min. 1,000 IP): pic.twitter.com/NEYvySSj9u
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) March 19, 2015
I thought I’d take a look at where he stands on a few other leaderboards. I used the same parameters as CFBBQ: starting pitchers, expansion era, minimum 1,000 innings pitched. I think I’ll just leave these screenshots with no comment, because Kershaw’s historic greatness pretty much speaks for itself. Obviously these are cherry-picked, but note that Roger Clemens is the only pitcher besides Kershaw who shows up on all six top-10 lists. (Edit: Forgot to mention, all these screenshots are, of course, from the immensely valuable Baseball Reference Play Index, which you should definitely subscribe to.)
Fielding Independent Pitching
Strikeout Percentage
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio
WHIP (Walks-plus-Hits per Inning Pitched)
Strikeouts per 9 Innings
Happy 27th birthday, Clayton Kershaw — you’re finally entering your prime!
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