Randy Johnson vs Sandy Koufax

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Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Randy Johnson played 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Randy Johnson has 303 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Randy Johnson won 1 title, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax career totals

618	GP	397
303, better	W	165
166	L	87, better
3.3	ERA	2.8, better
4,135.1	IP	2,324.1
4,875, better	K	2,396
1,497	BB	817, better
1.2	WHIP	1.1, better
2	SV	9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax postseason

19	GP	8
7, better	W	4
9	L	3, better
3.5	ERA	1.0, better
121	IP	57
132, better	K	61
32	BB	11, better
1.1	WHIP	0.8, better
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax all-time places

2nd (4,875), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	52nd (2,396)
22nd (303), 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

Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax titles and awards

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

Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax season by season

1st	1988	3, better	0, better	2.42, better	1955	2	2	3.02
2nd	1989	7, better	13	4.82, better	1956	2	4, better	4.91
3rd	1990	14, better	11	3.65, better	1957	5	4, better	3.88
4th	1991	13, better	10, better	3.98, better	1958	11	11	4.48
5th	1992	12, better	14	3.77, better	1959	8	6, better	4.05
6th	1993	19, better	8, better	3.24, better	1960	8	13	3.91
7th	1994	13	6, better	3.19, better	1961	18, better	13	3.52
8th	1995	18, better	2, better	2.48, better	1962	14	7	2.54
9th	1996	5	0, better	3.67	1963	25, better	5	1.88, better
10th	1997	20, better	4, better	2.28	1964	19	5	1.74, better
11th	1998	19	11	3.28	1965	26, better	8, better	2.04, better
12th	1999	17	9	2.48	1966	27, better	9	1.73, better
13th	2000	19	7	2.64	—	—	—	—
14th	2001	21	6	2.49	—	—	—	—
15th	2002	24	5	2.32	—	—	—	—
16th	2003	6	8	4.26	—	—	—	—
17th	2004	16	14	2.60	—	—	—	—
18th	2005	17	8	3.79	—	—	—	—
19th	2006	17	11	5.00	—	—	—	—
20th	2007	4	3	3.81	—	—	—	—
21st	2008	11	10	3.91	—	—	—	—
22nd	2009	8	6	4.88	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA