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How to Collect: Top 5 Clayton Kershaw Cards Every Collector Should Own

Clayton Kershaw‘s Best Cards to Collect

Date: May 14, 2025
Topics: Baseball, How to Collect
Length: 360 Words
Reading Time: ~2 Minutes

From high school phenom to Dodgers legend, Clayton Kershaw has had a career worthy of cardboard greatness. Whether you’re chasing rookie cards, rare refractors, or classic Topps updates, Kershaw’s catalog is stacked. So, to celebrate the birthday of one of the most dominant arms baseball has ever seen, here’s a list of Clayton Kershaw cards every collector should know.


Top Five Clayton Kershaw Cards


2006 Bowman Chrome® Draft Picks & Prospects Red Refractor Auto #DP-84 Clayton Kershaw 1st Bowman

player Info

• Two-time World Series champion
• 10-time all-star

Set Info

• Draft picks and prospects is a 95-card set
• Red refractors are numbered to five

What they said

• “he’s a once-a-generation-type pitcher and person.” – Dodgers manager Dave Roberts

2018 Topps Living Set #95 Clayton Kershaw

player Info

• 2014 NL MVP
• three-time Cy Young Award winner

Set Info

• 728-card base set
• Card print run is 5,872

What They Said

• “Kershaw has been the Sandy Koufax of this generation for the Los Angeles Dodgers.” – mlb.com

2023 Topps Chrome® Update 2023 All-Star Game Gold #46 Clayton Kershaw /50

player Info

• 2011 Triple Crown Award winner
• Five-time NL ERA leader

set Info

• 2023 all-star game is a 50-card insert
• Gold parallels are numbered to 50

What They Said

• ” [he’s] the greatest Dallas-born athlete of his generation and perhaps every other.” – dmagazine.com

player Info

• three-time NL wins leader
•2011 Gold Glove Award winner

Set Info

• 330-base cards

What They Said

•”Kershaw’s career is a study in excellence and endurance. He’s the last of his kind — a pitcher who combines dominance with humility.” – Andy McCullough, The Last of His Kind

2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome® Star Command Autographs Gold Interstellar Refractor #SCA-CK Clayton Kershaw

player Info

• three-time NL strikeout leader
• 2012 Roberto Clemente Award winner

Set Info

• Star Command Autographs is a 15-card insert
• Gold interstellar refractors are numbered to 50

What they said

• “Even at this stage of his career, Kershaw continues to defy expectations. His ability to adapt and compete is remarkable.” – MLB Network


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