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Kershaw doesn't think he can win 300 games

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Only 24 pitchers in big-league history have been able to crack the 300-win mark. Clayton Kershaw doesn't believe he'll become No. 25.

The Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander, who is arguably the game's best pitcher, is nearly halfway to 300 career wins (145) in his age-30 season, but that isn't enough to convince him he'll reach the milestone.

"I don't think I'm gonna make that. I don't see that happening. That's a really hard thing," Kershaw told Yahoo Sports' Tim Brown on a recent podcast.

Most of the pitchers to reach the 300-win mark in the modern era - such as Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, and Tom Glavine - had to pitch for at least two decades to get there. Kershaw, now in his 11th season, would likely need to pitch another 10 seasons and average 15.5 wins a year in the process.

It's not impossible, but Kershaw said he's already been lucky to win so many games.

"Not only have I gotten to pitch for 10 years, but I've been on a lot of teams that win a lot of games, which is obviously is a huge part of it," the three-time Cy Young winner explained. "This team has been in the playoffs however many years in a row now. We won a lot of games, so even to be fortunate as far as that goes, to be on great teams that might get you a few more wins if you weren't on a great team - and still not to be halfway yet, I think that puts it in perspective. It would be cool, but I'm not banking on that by any means."

The Dodgers ace appears to be in fine form again this season, striking out 35 hitters in 33 innings alongside a 2.45 ERA, but he's only managed one win in five starts.

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