Clayton Kershaw vs Corey Seager: Career Stats Comparison

Clayton Kershaw (2008–present) and Corey Seager (2015–present) — they broke in during the 2000s and the 2010s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Clayton Kershaw finished with 113 hits and 1 home runs; Corey Seager finished with 1,254 hits and 221 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

Clayton Kershaw

Two-Way Player · 2008–present
Games
464
Hits
113
Home Runs
1
RBI
40
Avg
.162
OPS
.390
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Corey Seager

Hitter · 2015–present
Games
1,131
Hits
1,254
Home Runs
221
RBI
667
Avg
.289
OPS
.871
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Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Clayton Kershaw and Corey Seager. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.

Statistic Clayton Kershaw Corey Seager
Games 464 1,131
At-Bats 698 4,344
Runs 46 702
Hits 113 1,254
Doubles 11 270
Triples 1 13
Home Runs 1 221
RBI 40 667
Walks 34 473
Strikeouts 211 875
Stolen Bases 1 21
Batting Avg .162 .289
On-Base % .205 .362
Slugging % .185 .509
OPS .390 .871

PIV Comparison

By PIV (Player Impact Value), Corey Seager outpaces Clayton Kershaw 16,429 to -4,206 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (1,494 vs -234 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.

Clayton Kershaw
-4,206
Career PIV · -234 per season (18 seasons)
Corey Seager
16,429
Career PIV · 1,494 per season (11 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).

Clayton Kershaw — top 0 seasons by OPS

Corey Seager — top 3 seasons by OPS

20231.013 OPS33 HR, 96 RBI, .327 avg
2021.915 OPS16 HR, 57 RBI, .306 avg
2016.877 OPS26 HR, 72 RBI, .308 avg

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Corey Seager leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Clayton Kershaw owns no headline categories. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Corey Seager. PIV agrees: Corey Seager grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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