Sandy Koufax vs Tim Lincecum

Sandy Koufax

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Tim Lincecum

1of 7 lines

Sandy Koufax and Tim Lincecum compared on their MLB careers: Sandy Koufax played 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966, Tim Lincecum 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. Sandy Koufax has 165 wins to Tim Lincecum's 110. Sandy Koufax won 4 titles, Tim Lincecum won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sandy Koufax leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Tim Lincecum in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Sandy Koufax and Tim Lincecum career totals
397GP278
165, betterW110
87, betterL89
2.8, betterERA3.7
2,324.1IP1,682
2,396, betterK1,736
817BB669, better
1.1, betterWHIP1.3
9, betterSV1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Sandy Koufax and Tim Lincecum postseason
8GP13
4W5, better
3L2, better
1.0, betterERA2.4
57IP56.1
61K65, better
11, betterBB14
0.8, betterWHIP0.9
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Sandy Koufax and Tim Lincecum all-time places
52nd (2,396), betterStrikeouts (pitching)141st (1,736)
202nd (165), betterWins (pitching)—

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

Sandy Koufax and Tim Lincecum titles and awards
4, betterChampionships3
3, betterCy Young—
1, betterNL MVP—
2, betterWorld Series MVP—
—NL Cy Young2, 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.

Sandy Koufax and Tim Lincecum 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.
1st195522, better3.02, better20077, better54.00
2nd195624, better4.91200818, better52.62, better
3rd195754, better3.88200915, better72.48, better
4th195811114.48201016, better10, better3.43, better
5th195986, better4.05201113, better142.74, better
6th1960813, better3.91, better201210, better155.18
7th196118, better13, better3.52, better201310144.37
8th196214, better7, better2.54, better20141294.74
9th196325, better51.88, better201574, better4.13
10th196419, better5, better1.74, better2016269.16
11th19652682.04————
12th19662791.73————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA