Clayton Kershaw vs. Charlie Morton — Career Comparison

Clayton Kershaw
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Charlie Morton
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Clayton Kershaw a clear advantage over Charlie Morton across the core pitching metrics. Clayton Kershaw led in run prevention (ERA+ 140 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 94). Clayton Kershaw was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Charlie Morton

Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.43
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.65
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.62
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.7
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.58
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.3
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.53
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.91
69.91
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.31
52.31
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
2.53
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.13
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6803
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2267.2
9
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
6.91
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
8.51
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.74
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.25
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
3.41
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3052
9.62
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2196
8.72
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.34
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.79
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11279
35.55
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9755
38.72
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
2.78
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.52
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.29
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.25
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.12
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.25
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.66
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.88
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10391
32.75
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8570
34.01
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.55
35.55
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Charlie Morton

Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.43
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.65
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.62
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6803
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2267.2
9
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.27
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.44
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.21
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.91
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.1
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.52
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1.46
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.48
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.36
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.93
92.93
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Charlie Morton

Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
328.69
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
676.22
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
600
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
370
600
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
494.45
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
520.54
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
80.05
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
43.78
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
70.84
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.79
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.11
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.21
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.11
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.44
17.31
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
4.01
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
91.38
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
51.89
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
106.97
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
48.65
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.59
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
28.34
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.35
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
60.21
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
25.95
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
14.04
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.23
-23.08
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.83
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.09
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
149.47
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
275.68
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
4.01
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.92
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
44
71.35
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.63
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.49
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0