Sandy Koufax

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY us

High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Schools: Columbia University (New York, NY), University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: June 24, 1955 (Age 19-176d, 11,268th in major league history)
vs. MLN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1966 (Age 30-276d)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 7 H, 10 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by BBWAA on 344/396 ballots)
View Sandy Koufax's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Sanford Koufax

Nicknames: The Left Arm of God

Pronunciation: \KOE-facks\

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Hall of Fame
MVP
3x Cy Young
3x Triple Crown
7x All-Star
4x World Series
2x WS MVP
5x ERA Title
2x ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.9

165

ERA

2.76

397

314

2324.1

2396

WHIP

1.106

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-4 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1959	WS g1	Oct 1	LAD	@	CHW	L,0-11	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	1959	WS g5	Oct 6	LAD		CHW	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.043	41.75	-1.27%	-0.34	P
1963 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	1963	WS g1	Oct 2	LAD	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.15	-0.015	7.58	-0.50%	-0.64	P
4	1963	WS g4	Oct 6	LAD		NYY	W,2-1	CG	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.48	-0.022	10.73	-0.27%	-0.20	P
1965 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1965	WS g2	Oct 7	LAD	@	MIN	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.81	-0.077	96.06	-2.26%	-0.60	P
6	1965	WS g5	Oct 11	LAD		MIN	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.44	-0.038	36.22	-1.71%	-0.14	P
7	1965	WS g7	Oct 14	LAD	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.11	-0.029	185.00	-3.08%	-0.63	P
1966 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1966	WS g2	Oct 6	LAD		BAL	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.23	-0.105	114.38	-3.13%	-0.97	P
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