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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 23	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	GS	24	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	27 (11)	May 7	LAD	@	STL	W,11-1	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	31 (3)	May 11	LAD		SFG	W,8-0	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	34 (2)	May 15	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	38 (3)	May 19 (1)	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	42 (3)	May 24	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-7	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	45 (2)	May 28	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	53 (3)	Jun 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	56 (2)	Jun 9	LAD	@	CHC	W,11-8	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60 (3)	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 17	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	68 (2)	Jun 21	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	36	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
18	75 (2)	Jun 29	LAD		MLN	W,6-5	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (3)	Jul 3	LAD		STL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	83 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	87 (3)	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (3)	Jul 16 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	96 (4)	Jul 20	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-4	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	101 (4)	Jul 25	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	105 (3)	Jul 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	109 (3)	Aug 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	112 (2)	Aug 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	38	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	116 (3)	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS	26	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	119 (2)	Aug 15	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-5	GS	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	121 (1)	Aug 17	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	125 (3)	Aug 21	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS	47	12.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	129 (3)	Aug 25	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	GS	33	8.2	2	4	0	6	1	P
33	133 (3)	Aug 29	LAD		SFG	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	137 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	LAD		HOU	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	142 (4)	Sep 6	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	145 (2)	Sep 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	148 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
38	153 (4)	Sep 17	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
39	156 (2)	Sep 21	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	159 (2)	Sep 25	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							40gm		311.0	4	34	3	41	1