Kershaw Part of MLB’s All-Time Monthly Strikeout Record
The month of May has not been kind to batters across the MLB. Los Angeles Dodgers Clayton Kershaw has been impressive all season, but it seems he is not the only one.
Pitchers seemed to have batters numbers setting the all-time monthly record in strikeouts breaking the previous record by over 100 strikeouts.
There were 6,726 strikeouts in MLB in May, the most in a calendar month in MLB history. Old record: 6,591, September 2015 (via @EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 1, 2016
From Jonah Birenbaum, writer for TheScore.com:
Five starters – among them,Clayton Kershaw, Jose Fernandez, and Noah Syndergaard – posted strikeout rates of at least 30 percent last month. For reference sake, only three qualified starters managed a strikeout rate above 30 percent in 2015.
Kershaw reached the 100th strikeout mark vs. the New York Mets:
And was named the NL Pitcher of the month after his impressive streak in the month of May.
Congrats, @ClaytonKersh22! pic.twitter.com/q1ECm7Ga2U
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 2, 2016
Kershaw had more shutouts (3) in the month of May than walks (2) and racked up 105 strikeouts so far this season with only five walks. Below are Kershaw’s strikeout per game in 2016.
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