Kershaw vs. Palau: A Cheat Sheet

After signing his new contract, Clayton Kershaw is approximately equal in value to the Gross Domestic Product of the Republic of Palau. To avoid any confusion between the two entities, I’ve prepared this handy table of comparisons.

	Kershaw	Palau
Achieved independence	2006	1994
Official languages	English	English, Palauan
Ethnic makeup	English, German	70% Palauan, 15% Filipino, 15% Other
Highest point	Top of head (1.91m)	Mount Ngerchelchuus (242m)
Drives on the	right	right
Population	1	21,000
Religion	Methodist	Christian, Modekngei, other
Preferred sport	Baseball	Baseball
Secondary sport	Ping-pong	Football (soccer)
Education	Highland Park High School	Some fields of study are available at Palau Community College.
Cuisine	Donuts, Mexican food	Cassava, taro, yam, potato, fish, pork
Career highlights	2x Cy Young winner, 3x All-Star, 2011 NL Pitching Triple Crown	Featured in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island; voted for the world’s first nuclear-free constitution.
Alternate spellings	Cleyton, Cleighton, Claytown	Belau, Pelew
Anthem	OneRepublic, “All the Right Moves”	Belau rekid (Our Palau)
Special cause	Built orphanage in Zambia	Created world’s first shark sanctuary
Bats	Left	Mariana Fruit Bat, Large Palau Flying Fox