Pedro Martinez vs Sandy Koufax

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Pedro Martinez and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Pedro Martinez played 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Pedro Martinez has 219 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Pedro Martinez won 1 title, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Pedro Martinez 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.

Pedro Martinez and Sandy Koufax career totals

476	GP	397
219, better	W	165
100	L	87, better
2.9	ERA	2.8, better
2,827.1	IP	2,324.1
3,154, better	K	2,396
760, better	BB	817
1.1, better	WHIP	1.1
3	SV	9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Pedro Martinez and Sandy Koufax postseason

16	GP	8
6, better	W	4
4	L	3, better
3.5	ERA	1.0, better
96.1	IP	57
96, better	K	61
30	BB	11, better
1.1	WHIP	0.8, better
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Pedro Martinez and Sandy Koufax all-time places

15th (3,154), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	52nd (2,396)
79th (219), 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

Pedro Martinez and Sandy Koufax titles and awards

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

Pedro Martinez and Sandy Koufax season by season

1st	1992	0	1, better	2.25, better	1955	2, better	2	3.02
2nd	1993	10, better	5	2.61, better	1956	2	4, better	4.91
3rd	1994	11, better	5	3.42, better	1957	5	4, better	3.88
4th	1995	14, better	10, better	3.51, better	1958	11	11	4.48
5th	1996	13, better	10	3.70, better	1959	8	6, better	4.05
6th	1997	17, better	8, better	1.90, better	1960	8	13	3.91
7th	1998	19, better	7, better	2.89, better	1961	18	13	3.52
8th	1999	23, better	4, better	2.07, better	1962	14	7	2.54
9th	2000	18	6	1.74, better	1963	25, better	5, better	1.88
10th	2001	7	3, better	2.39	1964	19, better	5	1.74, better
11th	2002	20	4, better	2.26	1965	26, better	8	2.04, better
12th	2003	14	4, better	2.22	1966	27, better	9	1.73, better
13th	2004	16	9	3.90	—	—	—	—
14th	2005	15	8	2.82	—	—	—	—
15th	2006	9	8	4.48	—	—	—	—
16th	2007	3	1	2.57	—	—	—	—
17th	2008	5	6	5.61	—	—	—	—
18th	2009	5	1	3.63	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA