List of Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers

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Clayton Kershaw holds the Dodgers' record for most Opening Day starts with nine (2011-2018 & 2021). Clayton Kershaw on May 20, 2015.jpg
Clayton Kershaw holds the Dodgers' record for most Opening Day starts with nine (2011–2018 & 2021).

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Los Angeles. They play in the National League West division. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, [1] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. [2] The Dodgers have used 26 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 67 seasons in Los Angeles. The 26 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 29  wins, 27  losses and 10  no decisions. [3] [4]

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The Dodgers started playing in Los Angeles in 1958, after moving from Brooklyn. [5] The first Opening Day game for the Dodgers in Los Angeles was played in San Francisco against the San Francisco Giants on April 15, 1958. [3] California native Don Drysdale was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher that day, in a game the Dodgers lost 8–0. [3] [6] Dodgers starting pitchers won both of their Opening Day starts in their first home ballpark in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [3] [4]

Clayton Kershaw's nine Opening Day starts for the Dodgers from 2011 to 2018 and 2021 are the most ever by a Dodgers starter, two more than Don Drysdale and Don Sutton. [3] Fernando Valenzuela, Ramón Martínez and Orel Hershiser have had at least four Opening Day starts, with six, five and four respectively. [3] Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, who won three Cy Young Awards during the 1960s, only made one Opening Day start for the Dodgers, in 1964. [3] [7] Drysdale and Kershaw are also tied for the Los Angeles Dodgers record for most wins as an Opening Day starter, with five wins. They both also have two losses. [3]

Koufax (1964), Chan Ho Park (2001), Brad Penny (2008), Hiroki Kuroda (2009) and Julio Urías (2023) are the only Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers to have won all their Opening Day decisions, Martinez and Derek Lowe share the Los Angeles Dodgers record for most Opening Day losses, with three. [3] The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series championship in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 and 2020. Drysdale (1959, 1963 and 1965), Fernando Valenzuela (1981 and 1988) and Dustin May (2020) were the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitchers those years. [3] The Dodgers' starting pitcher won the Opening Day game in 1963, 1965 and 1981, but lost in 1959 and 1988. In 2020 the starter did not factor in the decision. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Key

Dodger Stadium has been the Los Angeles Dodgers' home field since 1962. Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitchers have a record there of nine wins, ten losses and five no decisions. Dodger-Stadium-Panorama-052707.jpg
Dodger Stadium has been the Los Angeles Dodgers' home field since 1962. Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitchers have a record there of nine wins, ten losses and five no decisions.
SeasonEach year is linked to an article about that particular Dodgers season.
Pitcher (#)Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the Dodgers
WWin
LLoss
ND (W) No decision by starting pitcher; Dodgers won game
ND (L)No decision by starting pitcher; Dodgers lost game
Final scoreGame score with Dodgers runs listed first
LocationStadium in italics for home game
*Advanced to the post-season
** NL Champions
† World Series Champions

Pitchers

Hiroki Kuroda was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2009. Kuroda on the mound.jpg
Hiroki Kuroda was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2009.
Brad Penny was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2008. BradPenny.jpg
Brad Penny was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2008.
Orel Hershiser made four Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in the 1980s and 1990s. Orelhershiser.jpg
Orel Hershiser made four Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in the 1980s and 1990s.
Chan Ho Park was the Dodgers' Opening Day starter in 2001. DSC03270 Chan Ho Park.jpg
Chan Ho Park was the Dodgers' Opening Day starter in 2001.
Hideo Nomo made two Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in 2003 and 2004. HideoNomo.png
Hideo Nomo made two Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in 2003 and 2004.
SeasonPitcherDecisionFinal
score		OpponentLocationRef(s)
1958 Don Drysdale L0–8 San Francisco Giants Seals Stadium [13]
1959† Don Drysdale (2)L1–6 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field [8]
1960 Don Drysdale (3)W3–2 Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum [14]
1961 Don Drysdale (4)W6–2 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum [15]
1962 Johnny Podres L3–6 Cincinnati Reds Dodger Stadium [9]
1963† Don Drysdale (5)W5–1 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field [16]
1964 Sandy Koufax W4–0 St. Louis Cardinals Dodger Stadium [17]
1965† Don Drysdale (6)W6–1 New York Mets Shea Stadium [10]
1966** Claude Osteen W3–2 Houston Astros Dodger Stadium [18]
1967 Bob Miller L1–6 Cincinnati Reds Crosley Field [19]
1968 Claude Osteen (2)L0–2 Philadelphia Phillies Dodger Stadium [20]
1969 Don Drysdale (7)W3–2 Cincinnati Reds Dodger Stadium [21]
1970 Claude Osteen (3)L0–4 Cincinnati Reds Dodger Stadium [22]
1971 Bill Singer L2–5 Houston Astros Astrodome [23]
1972 Don Sutton W3–1 Cincinnati Reds Riverfront Stadium [24]
1973 Don Sutton (2)L2–4 San Diego Padres San Diego Stadium [25]
1974** Don Sutton (3)W1–2 San Diego Padres Dodger Stadium [26]
1975 Don Sutton (4)ND (L)1–2 Cincinnati Reds Riverfront Stadium [27]
1976 Don Sutton (5)L2–4 San Francisco Giants Candlestick Park [28]
1977** Don Sutton (6)W5–1 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [29]
1978** Don Sutton (7)W13–4 Atlanta Braves Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium [30]
1979 Burt Hooton ND (L)3–4 San Diego Padres Dodger Stadium [31]
1980 Burt Hooton (2)L2–3 Houston Astros Astrodome [32]
1981† Fernando Valenzuela W2–0 Houston Astros Dodger Stadium [11]
1982 Jerry Reuss ND (W)4–3 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [33]
1983* Fernando Valenzuela (2)ND (W)16–7 Houston Astros Astrodome [34]
1984 Fernando Valenzuela (3)L7–11 St. Louis Cardinals Dodger Stadium [35]
1985* Fernando Valenzuela (4)L1–2 Houston Astros Astrodome [36]
1986 Fernando Valenzuela (5)W2–1 San Diego Padres Dodger Stadium [37]
1987 Orel Hershiser L3–4 Houston Astros Astrodome [38]
1988† Fernando Valenzuela (6)L1–5 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [12]
1989 Tim Belcher L4–6 Cincinnati Reds Riverfront Stadium [39]
1990 Orel Hershiser (2)ND (W)4–2 San Diego Padres Dodger Stadium [40]
1991 Tim Belcher (2)W6–4 Atlanta Braves Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium [41]
1992 Ramón Martínez L1–8 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [42]
1993 Orel Hershiser (3)L3–6 Florida Marlins Joe Robbie Stadium [43]
1994 Orel Hershiser (4)ND (W)4–3 Florida Marlins Dodger Stadium [44]
1995* Ramón Martínez (2)W8–7 Florida Marlins Joe Robbie Stadium [45]
1996* Ramón Martínez (3)W4–3 Houston Astros Astrodome [46]
1997 Ramón Martínez (4)L0–3 Philadelphia Phillies Dodger Stadium [47]
1998 Ramón Martínez (5)L0–6 St. Louis Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium [48]
1999 Kevin Brown ND (W)8–6 Arizona Diamondbacks Dodger Stadium [49]
2000 Kevin Brown (2)W10–4 Montreal Expos Olympic Stadium [50]
2001 Chan Ho Park W1–0 Milwaukee Brewers Dodger Stadium [51]
2002 Kevin Brown (3)L2–9 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [52] [53]
2003 Hideo Nomo W8–0 Arizona Diamondbacks Bank One Ballpark [54] [55]
2004* Hideo Nomo (2)L2–8 San Diego Padres Dodger Stadium [56] [57]
2005 Derek Lowe L2–4 San Francisco Giants SBC Park [58] [59]
2006* Derek Lowe (2)L10–11 Atlanta Braves Dodger Stadium [60] [61]
2007 Derek Lowe (3)L1–7 Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park [62] [63]
2008* Brad Penny W5–0 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [64] [65]
2009* Hiroki Kuroda W4–1 San Diego Padres Petco Park [4]
2010 Vicente Padilla L5–11 Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park [66]
2011 Clayton Kershaw W2–1 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [67]
2012 Clayton Kershaw (2)ND (W)5–3 San Diego Padres Petco Park [68]
2013* Clayton Kershaw (3)W4–0 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [69]
2014* Clayton Kershaw (4)W3–1 Arizona Diamondbacks Sydney Cricket Ground [70]
2015* Clayton Kershaw (5)ND (W)6–3 San Diego Padres Dodger Stadium [71]
2016* Clayton Kershaw (6)W15–0 San Diego Padres Petco Park [72]
2017** Clayton Kershaw (7)W14–3 San Diego Padres Dodger Stadium [73]
2018** Clayton Kershaw (8)L0 –1 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [74]
2019 * Hyun-jin Ryu W12 –5 Arizona Diamondbacks Dodger Stadium [75]
2020 † Dustin May ND (W)8 –1 San Francisco Giants Dodger Stadium [76]
2021 * Clayton Kershaw (9)L5 –8 Colorado Rockies Coors Field [77]
2022 * Walker Buehler W5 –3 Colorado Rockies Coors Field [78]
2023 * Julio Urías W8 –2 Arizona Diamondbacks Dodger Stadium [79]
2024 ** Tyler Glasnow ND (W)5 –2 San Diego Padres Gocheok Sky Dome [80]

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