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Posted on 08/26/2014 11:31:50 AM PDT by EveningStar
Unless you don't know what baseball is or what its stats mean, you're aware that Clayton Kershaw is having an incredible season. That shouldn't be news to baseball fans, either; should Kershaw maintain his league-leading ERA, it would be the fourth year in a row he's claimed that title, and unless something changes radically this should be the third time in four years that he brings home a Cy Young Award, the sole exception having resulted in a second-place finish. All of these accomplishments have come before the lefty has turned 27 years old.
That's clearly great without the benefit of any additional background, but we can context this thing up and see where Kershaw's four-year stretch of dominion over Major League Baseball sits when put next to the history books. You know Dodgers fans are dying to know how Kershaw will ultimately stack up against one of their Hall of Famers, southpaw Sandy Koufax, but why stop there? There have been other amazing pitchers and four- or five-year stretches in this game's long history, and Kershaw's place among them says some eye-opening things about his own successes.
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Kershaw is becoming an all time great.
He is like a combination of Maddox and Koufax.
He is a serious Christian as well.
Last Sunday was the Family Faith day after the game in which Kershaw was a main participant with the fans.
probably close in stats to JR Richard’s last 6 years ....except for shutouts and complete games
He is combination of Koufax and Maddox you are so right
I think Garret Richards on the Angels is better, but he twisted a knee on a freak accident covering first the other day. He was the most dominate pitcher in the American league.
Place an * next to his name he’s in the minors, err the NL.
His era wouldn’t hold up in the AL where he’d be facing a DH and not given an easy out whenever he faces a pitcher.
Best pitcher in the last 7 years is Felix Hernandez.
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