Bob Gibson vs Sandy Koufax

Bob Gibson Sandy Koufax

Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Bob Gibson won 2 titles, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax career totals

528	GP	397
251	W	165
174	L	87
2.9	ERA	2.8
3884.1	IP	2324.1
3,117	K	2,396
1,336	BB	817
1.2	WHIP	1.1
6	SV	9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax postseason

9	GP	8
0	R	0
55	H	36

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax all-time places

16th (3,117)	Strikeouts (pitching)	52nd (2,396)
45th (251)	Wins (pitching)	202nd (165)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Gibson: 2 championships; World Series MVP ×2, NL Gold Glove ×9, NL Cy Young ×2, NL MVP
Sandy Koufax: 4 championships; Cy Young ×3, NL MVP, World Series MVP ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax season by season

1st	1959	3	5	3.33	1955	2	2	3.02
2nd	1960	3	6	5.61	1956	2	4	4.91
3rd	1961	13	12	3.24	1957	5	4	3.88
4th	1962	15	13	2.85	1958	11	11	4.48
5th	1963	18	9	3.39	1959	8	6	4.05
6th	1964	19	12	3.01	1960	8	13	3.91
7th	1965	20	12	3.07	1961	18	13	3.52
8th	1966	21	12	2.44	1962	14	7	2.54
9th	1967	13	7	2.98	1963	25	5	1.88
10th	1968	22	9	1.12	1964	19	5	1.74
11th	1969	20	13	2.18	1965	26	8	2.04
12th	1970	23	7	3.12	1966	27	9	1.73
13th	1971	16	13	3.04	—	—	—	—
14th	1972	19	11	2.46	—	—	—	—
15th	1973	12	10	2.77	—	—	—	—
16th	1974	11	13	3.83	—	—	—	—
17th	1975	3	10	5.04	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA