Jacob deGrom vs Sandy Koufax

Jacob deGrom

4of 7 lines

Sandy Koufax

3of 7 lines

Jacob deGrom and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Jacob deGrom played 13 seasons, 2014 to 2026, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Jacob deGrom has 107 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Jacob deGrom won 1 title, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jacob deGrom 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.

Jacob deGrom and Sandy Koufax career totals
279GP397
107W165, better
76, betterL87
2.7, betterERA2.8
1,702.1IP2,324.1
2,052K2,396, better
391, betterBB817
1, betterWHIP1.1
0SV9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jacob deGrom and Sandy Koufax postseason
5GP8
4W4
1, betterL3
2.9ERA1.0, better
31IP57
37K61, better
10, betterBB11
1.2WHIP0.8, better
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Jacob deGrom and Sandy Koufax all-time places
86th (2,052)Strikeouts (pitching)52nd (2,396), better
—Wins (pitching)202nd (165), better

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

Jacob deGrom and Sandy Koufax titles and awards
1Championships4, better
—Cy Young3, better
—NL MVP1, better
—World Series MVP2, better
1, betterNL Rookie of the Year—
2, betterNL Cy Young—

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.

Jacob deGrom 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.
1st20149, better62.69, better195522, better3.02
2nd201514, better82.54, better195624, better4.91
3rd20167, better83.04, better195754, better3.88
4th201715, better10, better3.53, better195811114.48
5th201810, better91.70, better195986, better4.05
6th201911, better8, better2.43, better19608133.91
7th202042, better2.38, better196118, better133.52
8th202172, better1.08, better196214, better72.54
9th202254, better3.08196325, better51.88, better
10th202320, better2.67196419, better51.74, better
11th202400, better1.69, better196526, better82.04
12th2025128, better2.97196627, better91.73, better
13th202611114.20————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA