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Action photograph of Kershaw pitching left-handed in Dodgers uniform, number 22 visible, with the ball in his raised hand.

PEOPLE WORTH GETTING TO KNOW

Clayton Kershaw

Baseball · left-handed pitcher

Statistics can help frame questions about consistency, development, and the different demands of a long pitching career.

A CLOSER LOOK

The story behind it.

A favorite player in the collection.

A craft repeated over seasons

Kershaw’s pitching is recognizable through the relationship between delivery, command, and a repertoire that includes his curveball. The selected work is athletic performance built through repetition and adjustment.

Excellence within a team

A pitcher’s individual work unfolds inside a game shaped by fielders, hitters, and opponents. The Dodgers entries place that individual craft within shared sporting memories.

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Action photograph of Kershaw pitching left-handed in Dodgers uniform, number 22 visible, with the ball in his raised hand.

Clayton Kershaw · Wikimedia Commons

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