Cy Young vs Sandy Koufax

Cy Young

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Sandy Koufax

3of 7 lines

Cy Young and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Cy Young has 511 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Cy Young won 1 title, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cy Young leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Sandy Koufax in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Cy Young and Sandy Koufax career totals
906GP397
511, betterW165
316L87, better
2.6, betterERA2.8
7,354.2IP2,324.1
2,803, betterK2,396
1,217BB817, better
1.1WHIP1.1, better
17, betterSV9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Sandy Koufax postseason
7GP8
2W4, better
3L3
2.4ERA1.0, better
61IP57
26K61, better
7, betterBB11
1.1WHIP0.8, better
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Sandy Koufax all-time places
25th (2,803), betterStrikeouts (pitching)52nd (2,396)
1st (511), betterWins (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

Cy Young and Sandy Koufax titles and awards
1Championships4, better
—Cy Young3, better
—NL MVP1, better
—World Series MVP2, better

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.

Cy Young and Sandy Koufax season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st18909, better73.47195522, better3.02, better
2nd189127, better222.85, better195624, better4.91
3rd189236, better121.93, better195754, better3.88
4th189334, better163.36, better19581111, better4.48
5th189426, better213.94, better195986, better4.05
6th189535, better10, better3.26, better19608133.91
7th189628, better153.24, better19611813, better3.52
8th189721, better193.801962147, better2.54, better
9th189825132.531963255, better1.88, better
10th189926, better162.581964195, better1.74, better
11th190019193.00196526, better8, better2.04, better
12th190133, better101.62, better1966279, better1.73
13th190232112.15————
14th19032892.08————
15th190426161.97————
16th190518191.82————
17th190613213.19————
18th190721151.99————
19th190821111.26————
20th190919152.26————
21st19107102.53————
22nd1911793.78————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA