Sandy Koufax vs Tom Seaver

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Sandy Koufax and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Sandy Koufax played 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Sandy Koufax has 165 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Sandy Koufax won 4 titles, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Sandy Koufax and Tom Seaver career totals

397	GP	656
165	W	311, better
87, better	L	205
2.8, better	ERA	2.9
2,324.1	IP	4,782.2
2,396	K	3,640, better
817, better	BB	1,390
1.1, better	WHIP	1.1
9, better	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Sandy Koufax and Tom Seaver postseason

8	GP	8
4, better	W	3
3	L	3
1.0, better	ERA	2.8
57	IP	61
61, better	K	51
11, better	BB	16
0.8, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Sandy Koufax and Tom Seaver all-time places

52nd (2,396)	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640), better
202nd (165)	Wins (pitching)	18th (311), better

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 Tom Seaver titles and awards

4, better	Championships	1
3, better	Cy Young	—
1, better	NL MVP	—
2, better	World Series MVP	—
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	NL Cy Young	3, 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 Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1955	2	2, better	3.02	1967	16, better	13	2.76, better
2nd	1956	2	4, better	4.91	1968	16, better	12	2.20, better
3rd	1957	5	4, better	3.88	1969	25, better	7	2.21, better
4th	1958	11	11, better	4.48	1970	18, better	12	2.82, better
5th	1959	8	6, better	4.05	1971	20, better	10	1.76, better
6th	1960	8	13	3.91	1972	21, better	12, better	2.92, better
7th	1961	18	13	3.52	1973	19, better	10, better	2.08, better
8th	1962	14, better	7, better	2.54, better	1974	11	11	3.20
9th	1963	25, better	5, better	1.88, better	1975	22	9	2.38
10th	1964	19, better	5, better	1.74, better	1976	14	11	2.59
11th	1965	26, better	8	2.04, better	1977	21	6, better	2.58
12th	1966	27, better	9, better	1.73, better	1978	16	14	2.88
13th	—	—	—	—	1979	16	6	3.14
14th	—	—	—	—	1980	10	8	3.64
15th	—	—	—	—	1981	14	2	2.54
16th	—	—	—	—	1982	5	13	5.50
17th	—	—	—	—	1983	9	14	3.55
18th	—	—	—	—	1984	15	11	3.95
19th	—	—	—	—	1985	16	11	3.17
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	7	13	4.03

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA