LEFTHANDED BASEBALL

The Best Lefthanded Batters and Lefthanded Pitchers in Baseball

Current Best Lefthanded Starting Pitchers

Kershaw is an eight-time All-Star, a three-time Cy Young Award winner (plus two 2nd place and a 3rd place finish), and he was the NL Most Valuable Player in 2014. He has led the NL in ERA five different times (including four in a row from 2011-2014), and led in strikeouts three times. Kershaw has made the playoffs ten times during his Dodger career, and in 2020 he silenced those who had criticized his prior postseason work with two victories in the World Series victory over Tampa Bay.

Clayton Kershaw

Other Current Great Lefthanded Starters.

Clayton Kershaw has been the best lefthanded pitcher in baseball over the past decade, and seems like a sure bet to make the Hall of Fame when his career is over. He starts the 2022 season, his 15th year with the LA Dodgers, with 185 wins (4th among active pitchers), only 84 losses, and a .688 winning percentage (1st among active and 7th all-time). He has a 2.49 ERA (1st active and 42nd 37all-time) and he has 2670 strikeouts in 2454 innings pitched.

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Current Best Lefthanded Starting Pitchers

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