Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2011 National League Cy Young award by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He claimed 27 of 32 first place votes for 207 points total. The next five in the voting were Roy Halladay of the Phillies with four first place votes and 133 points total, Cliff Lee of the Phillies with 90 points, Ian Kennedy of the Diamondbacks with one first place vote and 76 points, Cole Hamels of the Phillies with 17 and Tim Lincecum of the Giants with 7. Also receiving votes were Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers with 7 points, Matt Cain of the Giants with 3, John Axford of the Brewers with 2. Craig Kimbrel of the Braves with 2, Madison Bumgarner of the Giants with 1 and Ryan Vogelsong of the Giants with 1.
LHP Kershaw has played his entire four seasons with the Dodgers. In 2011 he was 21-5 with a 2.88 ERA, 248 strikeouts and 0.98 WHIP in 233.1 innings over 33 games. He claimed the Triple Crown of pitching by leading in wins, ERA and strikeouts. For his career he is 47-28 with a 2.88 ERA, 745 strikeouts and 1.17 WHIP in 716.1 innings over 118 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers with the seventh pick in the first round in 2006.
He was born on March 19, 1988 in Dallas, TX.
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