 He has often said that he modeled his pitching mechanics after his favorite pitcher growing up, Roger Clemens.Kershaw's repertoire includes a four-seam fastball that sits anywhere from to and in his younger years topped out at with late movement, a slider at –, a 12–6 curveball between –, and a seldom thrown changeup (under 3%).As of late in the 2015 season, he is believed to be experimenting with the use of a cutter.