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.

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.

Kershaw gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Toronto Blue Jays call on Scherzer. So 17 years after their first meeting, they pitch against one another for the fourth time in the MLB regular season. MORE: Guardians' Nic Enright reaches special personal milestone in comeback from cancer