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.

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.