Clayton Kershaw
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Current Contract
Clayton Kershaw signed a 7 year / $215,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including a $18,000,000 signing bonus, $215,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $30,714,286. In 2018, Kershaw will earn a base salary of $33,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $35,571,428.
Contract: 7 yr(s) / $215,000,000 Signing Bonus $18,000,000 Average Salary $30,714,286 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adjusted Salary 2014 
26 $4,000,000 $2,571,428 $6,571,428 $6,571,428 2015 27 $30,000,000 $2,571,428 $32,571,428 $32,571,428 2016 28 $32,000,000 $2,571,428 $34,571,428 $34,571,428 2017 29 $33,000,000 $2,571,428 $35,571,428 $35,571,428 2018 30 $33,000,000 $2,571,428 $35,571,428 $35,571,428 2019 31 $32,000,000 $2,571,428 $34,571,428 $34,571,428 2020 32 $33,000,000 $2,571,428 $35,571,428 $35,571,428 2021 33 UFA Contract Notes:- Out Clause after 2018
- Signing Bonus: $18 million
- Cy Young: 1st ($1M), 2/3 ($500,000)
- Trade Bonus: $3M
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
2012-2013
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $19,000,000 Signing Bonus $500,000 Average Salary $9,500,000 Free Agent: 0 / UFA Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary 2012 24 $7,500,000 $250,000 $7,750,000 2013 25 $11,000,000 $250,000 $11,250,000 
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Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2006
- $2,300,000 - $2,300,000 2008
$390,000 - - $390,000 2009
$404,000 - - $404,000 2010
$440,000 - - $440,000 2011
$500,000 - - $500,000 2012
$7,500,000 $500,000 - $8,000,000 2013
$11,000,000 - - $11,000,000 2014
$4,000,000 $18,000,000 - $22,000,000 2015
$30,000,000 - - $30,000,000 2016
$32,000,000 - - $32,000,000 2017
$33,000,000 - - $33,000,000 2018
$33,000,000 - - $33,000,000 Est. Earnings
(11 seasons)$152,234,000 $20,800,000 - $173,034,000 2019 $32,000,000 - - $32,000,000 2020 $33,000,000 - - $33,000,000 $217,234,000 $20,800,000 - $238,034,000 * denotes deferred payment -
Fines
Date Team Category Games Susp. Forfeited Reason 07/21/2010 5 games $12,021 Intentionally throwing at Aaron Rowand (SF) $5 $12,021 -
2018 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Clayton Kershaw ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP 2018 LAD 24 23 143.1 122 45 40 23 142 15 8 5 0 2.51 1.012 2017 LAD 27 27 175. 136 49 45 30 202 23 18 4 0 2.31 0.949 2016 LAD 23 21 149. 97 31 28 11 172 8 12 4 0 1.69 0.725 2015 LAD 34 33 232.2 163 62 55 42 301 15 16 7 0 2.13 0.881 2014 LAD 27 27 198.1 139 42 39 31 239 9 21 3 0 1.77 0.857 2013 LAD 35 33 236. 164 55 48 52 232 11 16 9 0 1.83 0.915 2012 LAD 34 33 227.2 170 70 64 63 229 16 14 9 0 2.53 1.023 2011 LAD 33 33 233.1 174 66 59 54 248 15 21 5 0 2.28 0.977 2010 LAD 32 32 204.1 160 73 66 81 212 13 13 10 0 2.91 1.179 2009 LAD 31 30 171. 119 55 53 91 185 7 8 8 0 2.79 1.228 2008 LAD 22 21 107.2 109 51 51 52 100 11 5 5 0 4.26 1.495 -
Calculated Market Value
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Previous Contract
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Comparable Players
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Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Kershaw's current age (30), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
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Statistical Comparisons
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Clayton Kershaw's Calculated Market Value
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