On Sept. 7, 2008, a 24-year-old Max Scherzer and a 20-year-old Clayton Kershaw, both unproven rookies, faced off against each other in a D-backs-Dodgers matchup at Dodger Stadium (you have possibly se

Future Hall of Fame pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer will face off against each other on Friday, so we analyzed the numbers behind their greatness.

When Kershaw joined the 3,000 strikeout club in July, he became the 20th player in MLB history to record that many strikeouts in his career. He followed Scherzer onto the list, as Scherzer was the 19th member of the club when he hit 3,000 strikeouts in 2021.