Nolan Ryan vs Sandy Koufax

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Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Nolan Ryan has 324 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Nolan Ryan won 1 title, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sandy Koufax leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Nolan Ryan in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax career totals

807	GP	397
324, better	W	165
292	L	87, better
3.2	ERA	2.8, better
5,387	IP	2,324.1
5,714, better	K	2,396
2,795	BB	817, better
1.3	WHIP	1.1, better
3	SV	9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax postseason

9	GP	8
2	W	4, better
2, better	L	3
3.1	ERA	1.0, better
58	IP	57
63, better	K	61
14	BB	11, better
0.9	WHIP	0.8, better
1, better	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax all-time places

1st (5,714), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	52nd (2,396)
14th (324), better	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

Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax titles and awards

1	Championships	4, better
—	Cy Young	3, better
—	NL MVP	1, better
—	World Series MVP	2, 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.

Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax season by season

1st	1966	0	1, better	15.00	1955	2, better	2	3.02, better
2nd	1968	6, better	9	3.09, better	1956	2	4, better	4.91
3rd	1969	6, better	3, better	3.54, better	1957	5	4	3.88
4th	1970	7	11	3.41, better	1958	11, better	11	4.48
5th	1971	10, better	14	3.97, better	1959	8	6, better	4.05
6th	1972	19, better	16	2.28, better	1960	8	13, better	3.91
7th	1973	21, better	16	2.87, better	1961	18	13, better	3.52
8th	1974	22, better	16	2.89	1962	14	7, better	2.54, better
9th	1975	14	12	3.45	1963	25, better	5, better	1.88, better
10th	1976	17	18	3.36	1964	19, better	5, better	1.74, better
11th	1977	19	16	2.77	1965	26, better	8, better	2.04, better
12th	1978	10	13	3.71	1966	27, better	9, better	1.73, better
13th	1979	16	14	3.59	—	—	—	—
14th	1980	11	10	3.35	—	—	—	—
15th	1981	11	5	1.69	—	—	—	—
16th	1982	16	12	3.16	—	—	—	—
17th	1983	14	9	2.98	—	—	—	—
18th	1984	12	11	3.04	—	—	—	—
19th	1985	10	12	3.80	—	—	—	—
20th	1986	12	8	3.34	—	—	—	—
21st	1987	8	16	2.76	—	—	—	—
22nd	1988	12	11	3.52	—	—	—	—
23rd	1989	16	10	3.20	—	—	—	—
24th	1990	13	9	3.44	—	—	—	—
25th	1991	12	6	2.91	—	—	—	—
26th	1992	5	9	3.72	—	—	—	—
27th	1993	5	5	4.88	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA