{"id":14280,"date":"2025-07-03T06:03:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/kershaw-in-the-3k-club-where-does-he-rank-among-pitchers-with-the-most-strikeouts\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T06:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:03:44","slug":"kershaw-in-the-3k-club-where-does-he-rank-among-pitchers-with-the-most-strikeouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mlb\/kershaw-in-the-3k-club-where-does-he-rank-among-pitchers-with-the-most-strikeouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Kershaw in the 3K club: Where does he rank among pitchers with the most strikeouts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Clayton Kershaw Joins the Exclusive 3,000 Strikeout Club<\/h2>\n\nThe 3,000 strikeouts club has added a new member. Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox in the sixth inning on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, becoming the twentieth pitcher in baseball history to reach this milestone.\n\n\n<p>Although the 3,000 strikeouts club doesn&#8217;t generate the same expectation as its batting counterpart, it&#8217;s even more exclusive. Only 20 pitchers have achieved this feat, while 33 players have reached 3,000 hits.<\/p>\n\n\nWhen analyzing the list of pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts and Kershaw&#8217;s position on it, several key aspects stand out.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>None of the club members pitched at Ebbets Field, at least in a regular season game. This reflects the relative novelty of this achievement in baseball. The Dodgers moved from Brooklyn after the 1957 season, and at that time, Walter Johnson was the only member of the 3,000 strikeout club.<\/li><li>Kershaw currently has the fewest innings pitched of any club member, although he is likely to eventually surpass Pedro Mart\u00ednez.<\/li><li>Kershaw holds the highest winning percentage (.697) and the best ERA+ (155) of the 20, although his advantages over Mart\u00ednez (.685 and 154) are minimal.<\/li><li>Kershaw leads in Game Score average (61.9) and is tied for second (with Bob Gibson) in quality start percentage (68%), only surpassed by Tom Seaver (70%).<\/li><li>Kershaw lags slightly behind in bWAR, with 77.1, ranking 16th among this group of future Hall of Fame members.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nBut where exactly does Kershaw rank in the 3,000 club? To answer this question, a ranking has been created that considers various factors, including the &#8220;FWP&#8221; (a proprietary metric), the Game Score, and the win percentage.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ranking of the best pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the ranking of the best pitchers with 3,000 or more strikeouts, according to the mentioned criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Roger Clemens<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 568.8 | Strikeouts: 4,672 (3rd in MLB history)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 477-230 (.675)<\/li><li><strong>Randy Johnson<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 532.9 | Strikeouts: 4,875 (2nd)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 421-182 (.698)<\/li><li><strong>Walter Johnson<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 494.7 | Strikeouts: 3,509 (9th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 437-229 (.656)<\/li><li><strong>Greg Maddux<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 443.3 | Strikeouts: 3,371 (12th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 453-287 (.612)<\/li><li><strong>Nolan Ryan<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 443.1 | Strikeouts: 5,714 (1st)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 467-306 (.604)<\/li><li><strong>Max Scherzer<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 385.7 | Strikeouts: 3,419 (11th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 315-145 (.685)<\/li><li><strong>Justin Verlander<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 385.0 | Strikeouts: 3,471 (10th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 349-190 (.647)<\/li><li><strong>Pedro Mart\u00ednez<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 383.5 | Strikeouts: 3,154 (15th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 292-117 (.714)<\/li><li><strong>Steve Carlton<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 379.8 | Strikeouts: 4,136 (4th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 420-289 (.592)<\/li><li><strong>Tom Seaver<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 371.3 | Strikeouts: 3,640 (6th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 391-256 (.604)<\/li><li><strong>Clayton Kershaw<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 370.9 | Strikeouts: 3,000 (20th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 301-137 (.687)<\/li><li><strong>Don Sutton<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 370.6 | Strikeouts: 3,574 (7th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 437-319 (.578)<\/li><li><strong>Ferguson Jenkins<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 353.8 | Strikeouts: 3,192 (14th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 363-231 (.611)<\/li><li><strong>Gaylord Perry<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 335.6 | Strikeouts: 3,534 (8th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 398-292 (.577)<\/li><li><strong>Phil Niekro<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 332.5 | Strikeouts: 3,342 (13th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 408-308 (.570)<\/li><li><strong>CC Sabathia<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 323.2 | Strikeouts: 3,093 (18th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 339-221 (.605)<\/li><li><strong>Bob Gibson<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 321.0 | Strikeouts: 3,117 (16th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 305-177 (.633)<\/li><li><strong>Bert Blyleven<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 320.2 | Strikeouts: 3,701 (5th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 391-294 (.571)<\/li><li><strong>Curt Schilling<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 307.1 | Strikeouts: 3,116 (17th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 281-155 (.644)<\/li><li><strong>John Smoltz<\/strong><br>\nFWP: 273.8 | Strikeouts: 3,084 (19th)<br>\nGame Score W-L: 290-191 (.603)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\nKershaw joins this prestigious group, solidifying his place among the best pitchers of all time. His dominance, consistency, and efficiency make him a worthy member of the 3,000 strikeout club.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clayton Kershaw Joins the Exclusive 3,000 Strikeout Club The 3,000 strikeouts club has added a new member. Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox in the sixth inning on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, becoming the twentieth pitcher in baseball history to reach this milestone. 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