LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw recorded the 200th win of his prestigious career Tuesday night, and he did so in fitting fashion — at home, with a dominant performance against a high-powered offense.
Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings against the star-studded New York Mets, scattering three hits, walking none and striking out nine while leading his Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-0 victory in front of 46,884 fans at Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw is now the 117th pitcher ever to reach 200 career victories — a number that is of much greater significance now, in a time when starters no longer pitch deep enough to accumulate high win totals — but nobody has reached that territory more efficiently.
Kershaw's career regular-season winning percentage sits at .694, the highest among those with at least 200 wins. Next on the list are Whitey Ford (.690), Bob Caruthers (.688), Pedro Martinez (.687) and Lefty Grove (.680).