Clayton Kershaw — Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Clayton Kershaw is a Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Free Agents, part of the Ranked 1000 set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Clayton Kershaw works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 95 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 93 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 89 Velocity, 82 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Stopper and Break Outlier from a total of 4 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Clayton Kershaw's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Splitter (A), and 12-6 Curve (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 89 mph Sinker is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
Clayton Kershaw is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Clayton Kershaw earns an OpScore of 88.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #597 among all cards and #108 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Clayton Kershaw's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Clayton Kershaw is a 90 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Free Agents.
- Is Clayton Kershaw a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Clayton Kershaw ranks #99 on All-Star, #104 on Hall of Fame, and #108 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Clayton Kershaw have in MLB The Show 26?
- Clayton Kershaw has 4 quirks: Homebody, Stopper, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
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