Roger Clemens vs Sandy Koufax

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Roger Clemens and Sandy Koufax compared on their MLB careers: Roger Clemens played 24 seasons, 1984 to 2007, Sandy Koufax 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Roger Clemens has 354 wins to Sandy Koufax's 165. Roger Clemens won 2 titles, Sandy Koufax won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Roger Clemens and Sandy Koufax career totals

709	GP	397
354, better	W	165
184	L	87, better
3.1	ERA	2.8, better
4,916.2	IP	2,324.1
4,672, better	K	2,396
1,580	BB	817, better
1.2	WHIP	1.1, better
0	SV	9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Roger Clemens and Sandy Koufax postseason

35	GP	8
12, better	W	4
8	L	3, better
3.8	ERA	1.0, better
197.1	IP	57
173, better	K	61
70	BB	11, better
1.2	WHIP	0.8, better
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Roger Clemens and Sandy Koufax all-time places

3rd (4,672), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	52nd (2,396)
9th (354), 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

Roger Clemens and Sandy Koufax titles and awards

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

Roger Clemens and Sandy Koufax season by season

1st	1984	9, better	4	4.32	1955	2	2, better	3.02, better
2nd	1985	7, better	5	3.29, better	1956	2	4, better	4.91
3rd	1986	24, better	4	2.48, better	1957	5	4	3.88
4th	1987	20, better	9, better	2.97, better	1958	11	11	4.48
5th	1988	18, better	12	2.93, better	1959	8	6, better	4.05
6th	1989	17, better	11, better	3.13, better	1960	8	13	3.91
7th	1990	21, better	6, better	1.93, better	1961	18	13	3.52
8th	1991	18, better	10	2.62	1962	14	7, better	2.54, better
9th	1992	18	11	2.41	1963	25, better	5, better	1.88, better
10th	1993	11	14	4.46	1964	19, better	5, better	1.74, better
11th	1994	9	7, better	2.85	1965	26, better	8	2.04, better
12th	1995	10	5, better	4.18	1966	27, better	9	1.73, better
13th	1996	10	13	3.63	—	—	—	—
14th	1997	21	7	2.05	—	—	—	—
15th	1998	20	6	2.65	—	—	—	—
16th	1999	14	10	4.60	—	—	—	—
17th	2000	13	8	3.70	—	—	—	—
18th	2001	20	3	3.51	—	—	—	—
19th	2002	13	6	4.35	—	—	—	—
20th	2003	17	9	3.91	—	—	—	—
21st	2004	18	4	2.98	—	—	—	—
22nd	2005	13	8	1.87	—	—	—	—
23rd	2006	7	6	2.30	—	—	—	—
24th	2007	6	6	4.18	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA