Clayton Kershaw: MLB’s Leading Pitcher Since 2008

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00:00As far as, this is Major League Baseball rankings at the pitcher position since 2008.

00:08Earned run average, 2.51, number one in Major League Baseball, Clayton Kershaw.

00:13Whip, 1.01, number one in Major League Baseball.

00:17Opponents batting average, 207, number one in Major League Baseball.

00:22285, FIP, number one in Major League Baseball.

00:250.75 home runs allowed per nine innings, number one in Major League Baseball.

00:31F-War, 77, number one in Major League Baseball.

00:35Three-time Cy Young Award winner, 2011, 2013, 2014.

00:41One-time league MVP, two-time World Series champion.

00:47And now he's three strikeouts away from becoming just the 20th pitcher in Major League Baseball history

00:53to have 3,000 strikeouts.

00:56When you talk about Clayton Kershaw, you're talking about one of the best pitchers in the history of the game.

01:01And then we'll get the counter jackass argument.

01:05Wow, what about him in the playoffs?

01:07All right, let's look at the playoffs.

01:09He's 13-13 in his postseason career.

01:12You know what Randy Johnson's postseason record is?

01:15Probably not.

01:16But you know what it is?

01:17I'll tell you what it is.

01:18It's 7-9.

01:19All right, what's Pedro Martinez, one of the best?

01:24Pedro Martinez, postseason record.

01:26Six and four.

01:28You know, when you're in the playoffs, you're playing against really good teams

01:30and you're pitching against the other team's aces, right?

01:34If you look at the history of Major League Baseball's best pitchers,

01:36most of them hover around 500 in the playoffs.

01:41Fact check!