Sandy Koufax stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1966

Pitcher

Age 90

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Sandy Koufax played 12 MLB seasons, 1955 to 1966.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
397
W
165
L
87
ERA
2.76
IP
2,324.1
K
2,396
BB
817
WHIP
1.11

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1955LAD12223.0241.230281.46
1956LAD16244.9158.230291.62
1957LAD34543.88104.1122511.28
1958LAD4011114.48158.21311051.49
1959LAD35864.05153.1173921.49
1960LAD378133.91175.01971001.33
1961LAD4218133.52255.2269961.20
1962LAD281472.54184.1216571.04
1963LAD402551.88311.0306580.87
1964LAD291951.74223.0223530.93
1965LAD432682.04335.2382710.86
1966LAD412791.73323.0317770.98

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
8
W
4
L
3
ERA
0.95
IP
57.0
K
61
BB
11
WHIP
0.82

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
137
SHO
40
K/9
9.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1955LAD0226.50000
1956LAD0004.60000
1957LAD02010.50000
1958LAD0507.40000
1959LAD06110.20000
1960LAD07210.10000
1961LAD01529.50000
1962LAD011210.50000
1963LAD020118.90000
1964LAD01579.00000
1965LAD027810.20000
1966LAD02758.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
90 yearsDec 30, 1935
Debut
1955
Cy Young
3x
World Series MVP
2x
NL MVP
1963

What were Sandy Koufax's career stats?

Sandy Koufax played 12 seasons for the Dodgers. He had 165 wins and 2,396 strikeouts with a 2.76 ERA over 2,324.1 innings. His best season was 1966: 27 wins, a 1.73 ERA and 317 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1955 to 1966

Sandy Koufax led MLB in wins (1965, 1966) and strikeouts (pitching) (1965, 1966); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 52nd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,396)
  • 202nd in wins (pitching) (165)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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