Don Drysdale vs Sandy Koufax

Don Drysdale Sandy Koufax

Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Don Drysdale played 14 seasons, 1956 to 1969, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Don Drysdale has 209 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Don Drysdale won 3 titles, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax career totals

518	GP	397
209	W	165
166	L	87
3.0	ERA	2.8
3,432	IP	2324.1
2,486	K	2,396
855	BB	817
1.1	WHIP	1.1
6	SV	9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax postseason

7	GP	8
0	R	0
36	H	36

Where each stands all time

Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax all-time places

42nd (2,486)	Strikeouts (pitching)	52nd (2,396)
97th (209)	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

Don Drysdale: 3 championships; Cy Young
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.

Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax season by season

1st	1956	5	5	2.64	1955	2	2	3.02
2nd	1957	17	9	2.69	1956	2	4	4.91
3rd	1958	12	13	4.17	1957	5	4	3.88
4th	1959	17	13	3.46	1958	11	11	4.48
5th	1960	15	14	2.84	1959	8	6	4.05
6th	1961	13	10	3.69	1960	8	13	3.91
7th	1962	25	9	2.83	1961	18	13	3.52
8th	1963	19	17	2.63	1962	14	7	2.54
9th	1964	18	16	2.18	1963	25	5	1.88
10th	1965	23	12	2.77	1964	19	5	1.74
11th	1966	13	16	3.42	1965	26	8	2.04
12th	1967	13	16	2.74	1966	27	9	1.73
13th	1968	14	12	2.15	—	—	—	—
14th	1969	5	4	4.45	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA