Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer will forever be tied together. Along with Justin Verlander, the three comprise an easy and obvious elite tier for the generation of pitchers whose prime ran through the 2010s.

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.