Clayton Kershaw finished this year with a career ERA mark of 2.37 after 9 seasons. Checking the career lists, he sits 24th all-time. However, to put it into context, to find anyone on the list who was a starter and who would qualify as modern-day, you have to go all the way to #88 where Whitey Ford sits at 2.74. Mariano Rivera is at #13 with a 2.21, but of course he only had to produce in 1-inning stints. So, there are no starters who pitched in the live-ball era that are closer than a third of a run to Kershaw, which is statistically miles away. It's just exceedingly rare in sports to see anyone perform at a level so far above anyone else. I just wish he could translate into the playoffs.
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