Kershaw, 23, has been prematurely likened to fellow Dodgers lefty Koufax, a Hall of Famer and three-time Cy Young winner. But with Kershaw 19-5 and a Cy Young contender, it doesn't seem so farfetched.The comparisons were inevitable: He was a young left-hander with a mid-90s fastball and a curveball that froze hitters.