Clayton Kershaw vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Clayton Kershaw
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clayton Kershaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clayton Kershaw led in run prevention (ERA+ 140 vs 107), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 98). Role difference aside, Clayton Kershaw holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Gary Wayne

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.91
69.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
2.53
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
6.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.74
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3052
9.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11279
35.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
2.78
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10391
32.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.55
35.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Gary Wayne

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
1.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Gary Wayne

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
328.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
494.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.485
0.485
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
80.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
70.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.44
17.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
91.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
106.97
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
28.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
60.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.82
14.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
211
149.47
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
4.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA