Sandy Koufax
Sanford Koufax
Born: December 30, 1935
Brooklyn, NY USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: University of Cincinnati
Career: 1955-1966
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Minor League Statistics
Sandy Koufax compiled a career record of 165 wins and 87 losses in his 397-game career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign. Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.02 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41.7 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 183 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.91 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.7 | 66 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 261 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.88 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104.3 | 83 | 49 | 45 | 14 | 51 | 1 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 444 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.48 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 158.7 | 132 | 89 | 79 | 19 | 105 | 6 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 714 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.05 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 153.3 | 136 | 74 | 69 | 23 | 92 | 4 | 173 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 679 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 13 | .381 | 3.91 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 175.0 | 133 | 83 | 76 | 20 | 100 | 6 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 753 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.52 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 255.7 | 212 | 117 | 100 | 27 | 96 | 6 | 269 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1068 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.54 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 184.3 | 134 | 61 | 52 | 13 | 57 | 4 | 216 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 744 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 5 | .833 | 1.88 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 311.0 | 214 | 68 | 65 | 18 | 58 | 7 | 306 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1210 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 | 5 | .792 | 1.74 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 223.0 | 154 | 49 | 43 | 13 | 53 | 5 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 870 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2.04 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 335.7 | 216 | 90 | 76 | 26 | 71 | 4 | 382 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1297 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 9 | .750 | 1.73 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 323.0 | 241 | 74 | 62 | 19 | 77 | 4 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1274 |
| Totals | 165 | 87 | .655 | 2.76 | 397 | 314 | 44 | 137 | 40 | 9 | 2324.3 | 1754 | 806 | 713 | 204 | 817 | 48 | 2396 | 18 | 7 | 87 | 9497 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 55 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .122 | .140 | .143 | .283 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 58 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .111 | .143 | .167 | .310 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 64 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .123 | .167 | .123 | .289 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 94 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 35 | .065 | .163 | .065 | .228 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 73 | 69 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | .087 | .113 | .130 | .243 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 124 | 110 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51 | .064 | .111 | .091 | .202 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 | 81 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | .095 | .141 | .095 | .236 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 127 | 113 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44 | .177 | .242 | .195 | .437 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 | 124 | 118 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 57 | .076 | .113 | .102 | .215 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 397 | 858 | 776 | 26 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 386 | .097 | .145 | .116 | .261 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.512 | .583 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 16 | 10 | 58.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.074 | .438 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 34 | 13 | 104.3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .604 | .206 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 26 | 158.7 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .964 | 1.532 | .675 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 23 | 153.3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.174 | .571 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 37 | 26 | 175.0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.234 | .649 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 42 | 35 | 255.7 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .943 | 1.162 | .786 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 28 | 26 | 184.3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .905 | .928 | .679 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 40 | 311.0 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 1.100 | .950 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 29 | 28 | 223.0 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 1.090 | .931 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 43 | 41 | 335.7 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.233 | 1.070 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 41 | 41 | 323.0 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 1.031 | .902 |
| Totals | 397 | 314 | 2324.3 | 64 | 228 | 14 | 13 | .954 | 1.131 | .736 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0.95 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 57.0 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .053 | .100 | .053 | .153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 | 1.667 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 8 | 7 | 57.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.579 | 1.250 |
Awards
1963 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1963 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
1963 - NL Babe Ruth Award P
1963 - NL TSN All-Star P
1963 - NL Most Valuable Player
1964 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1964 - NL TSN All-Star P
1965 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1965 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
1965 - NL TSN All-Star P
1965 - NL Babe Ruth Award P
1966 - NL TSN All-Star P
1966 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1966 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
