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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Team Record in Appearances: 29-12 / in Starts: 29-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1966 Pitching Game Log

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1966 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	357	2	Apr 13	LAD		HOU	L,6-7	GS-4		99	3.0	5	5	1	2	2	1	0	3.00	7.55	17	4	4	0	1	5	37			0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.38	-0.563	3.00	-0.73%	-4.65	1t start tie	4t --3 0 out tie
2	358	6	Apr 17	LAD		CHC	W,5-0	GS-6	W(1-0)	3	6.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	0	1.00	3.22	24	4	8	0	0	5	67			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.155	1.44	0.20%	2.51	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
3	359	10	Apr 22	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(2-0)	4	9.0	6	1	1	3	11	0	0	1.00	2.17	36	6	11	1	2	5	79			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	0.649	4.12	0.94%	3.14	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
4	360	14	Apr 26	LAD		STL	W,4-2	CG	W(3-0)	3	9.0	13	2	2	1	8	0	0	1.33	1.81	41	4	16	2	5	12	60			1	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	1	0	.94	0.247	2.09	0.33%	1.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
5	361	18	Apr 30	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	L(3-1)	3	9.0	6	3	3	2	9	1	0	1.75	2.03	35	4	14	0	3	6	70			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.142	4.17	-0.25%	0.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	362	22	May 5	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-9	GS-2		4	1.1	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	2.65	2.13	9	2	2	0	1	4	29			0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.186	2.60	-0.31%	-1.94	1b start tie	2b 12- 1 out d2
7	363	26	May 10	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	W(4-1)	4	9.0	6	1	1	3	10	0	0	2.33	1.97	35	9	7	0	1	6	78			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.199	1.18	0.24%	3.10	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a5
8	364	30	May 14	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	W(5-1)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	9	1	0	2.11	1.98	33	5	12	0	2	7	78			0	1	0	33	3	1	0	0	0	0	.73	0.390	1.48	0.47%	3.10	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
9	365	34	May 19	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	SHO	W(6-1)	4	9.0	3	0	0	2	10	0	0	1.82	1.84	31	8	8	2	1	3	89			1	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.360	2.20	0.60%	3.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
10	366	38	May 23	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	W(7-1)	3	9.0	8	2	2	1	7	0	0	1.84	1.78	36	7	14	2	2	7	69			0	0	0	34	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.46	0.233	3.67	0.35%	1.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
11	367	42	May 28	LAD		NYM	W,7-1	CG	W(8-1)	4	9.0	3	1	0	2	10	0	0	1.64	1.69	29	8	6	1	1	3	87			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	0	0	.67	0.252	2.16	0.49%	2.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	368	46	Jun 1	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0	SHO	W(9-1)	3	9.0	7	0	0	1	9	0	0	1.48	1.61	35	7	11	1	2	7	81			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.764	5.89	1.71%	4.10	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
13	369	50	Jun 5(1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,16-3	CG	W(10-1)	3	9.0	5	3	1	2	9	1	0	1.44	1.71	34	7	11	0	2	5	76			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	.42	0.271	1.65	0.63%	0.98	1b start tie	9b 3 out a13
14	370	54	Jun 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	W(11-1)	4	9.0	4	1	1	2	11	0	0	1.40	1.63	32	9	6	1	1	4	84			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.48	0.306	2.64	1.00%	3.26	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
15	371	58	Jun 14	LAD		HOU	L,0-3	GS-8	L(11-2)	3	8.0	7	3	3	1	6	1	0	1.53	1.73	31	8	10	0	3	6	61			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.065	5.40	-0.17%	0.35	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
16	372	62	Jun 18	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	CG	W(12-2)	3	9.0	4	2	2	2	10	1	0	1.57	1.78	34	8	10	1	3	4	79			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.43	0.404	6.41	1.09%	1.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
17	373	66	Jun 22	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	W(13-2)	3	9.0	10	2	2	0	6	1	0	1.60	1.84	36	7	13	0	4	10	65			0	0	0	36	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.250	4.44	0.56%	1.81	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
18	374	70	Jun 26	LAD	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	W(14-2)	3	9.0	7	1	1	2	11	0	0	1.56	1.77	35	5	11	1	5	6	78			1	1	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.572	4.59	1.18%	3.22	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	375	74	Jul 1	LAD		STL	L,0-2	GS-8	L(14-3)	4	8.0	5	2	2	1	10	1	0	1.60	1.79	28	6	7	1	2	4	73			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.05	0.034	2.88	0.06%	1.35	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
20	376	78	Jul 5	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	SHO	W(15-3)	3	9.0	10	0	0	1	8	0	0	1.51	1.75	36	5	12	1	1	10	74			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	0.685	3.96	1.15%	3.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
21	377	82	Jul 9	LAD		ATL	L,2-5	GS-7	L(15-4)	3	7.0	6	4	3	1	3	3	0	1.60	2.00	29	9	10	1	4	6	53			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.87	-0.123	2.83	-0.24%	-1.07	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
22	378	84	Jul 14	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	W(16-4)	4	9.0	8	2	2	3	11	1	0	1.62	2.02	39	5	12	1	4	8	71			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.361	3.81	0.55%	1.98	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a2
23	379	89	Jul 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS-5	L(16-5)	3	5.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	0	1.73	2.05	25	5	9	2	3	7	39			0	0	0	22	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.09	-0.109	4.47	-0.27%	-0.72	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
24	380	93	Jul 23	LAD		NYM	W,6-2	CG	W(17-5)	4	9.0	8	2	1	5	7	0	0	1.69	2.08	40	9	11	2	0	8	67			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	2	1	.76	0.144	2.77	0.31%	1.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
25	381	98	Jul 27	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	GS-11		3	11.0	4	1	1	3	16	1	0	1.65	2.05	39	9	7	1	2	4	98			2	0	0	35	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	0.684	6.59	2.14%	3.61	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	382	102	Aug 1	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS-7		4	7.0	5	1	1	2	9	0	0	1.63	2.01	27	3	8	0	2	5	70			1	1	0	25	0	1	1	0	0	0	.85	0.188	6.99	0.92%	2.19	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
27	383	106	Aug 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,12-1	GS-6	W(18-5)	3	6.0	5	1	1	1	10	1	0	1.63	2.01	24	2	6	0	0	5	67			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.026	1.31	0.07%	1.54	1b start a 4	6b 3 out a11
28	384	110	Aug 9	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	L(18-6)	3	8.1	4	2	2	1	9	2	0	1.65	2.08	29	6	9	2	2	4	75			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.070	6.79	-0.25%	1.97	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d1
29	385	113	Aug 13	LAD		CHC	W,6-1	CG	W(19-6)	3	9.0	5	1	1	3	11	0	0	1.62	2.04	34	7	9	1	2	4	81			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.280	2.27	0.68%	2.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
30	386	118	Aug 17	LAD		CIN	L,1-5	GS-5	L(19-7)	3	4.1	5	3	3	4	4	0	0	1.71	2.07	21	3	5	1	1	5	41			0	1	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.178	5.49	-0.50%	-1.36	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d3
31	387	122	Aug 21	LAD		STL	W,4-1	CG	W(20-7)	3	9.0	6	1	1	2	10	0	0	1.68	2.03	35	6	11	1	2	6	79			2	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	.94	0.246	3.60	0.57%	2.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
32	388	126	Aug 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-0	SHO	W(21-7)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	1.62	2.00	32	10	10	1	5	4	85			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.474	8.07	2.35%	4.26	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
33	389	130	Aug 30	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-10	GS-3	L(21-8)	3	2.0	4	6	5	3	1	0	0	1.79	2.04	15	5	4	1	0	2	24			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.84	-0.455	12.61	-1.88%	-4.45	1b start a 2	3b 1-3 0 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	390	134	Sep 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-3	GS-6	W(22-8)	3	6.0	8	3	3	1	4	1	0	1.85	2.08	27	7	7	0	0	8	47			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.25	-0.014	8.32	-0.06%	0.01	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a2
35	391	138	Sep 7	LAD		SFG	L,2-3	GS-7		3	7.0	5	2	2	3	6	1	0	1.87	2.13	28	7	8	1	3	4	62			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.70	0.045	8.34	0.32%	0.93	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
36	392	141	Sep 11(1)	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	SHO	W(23-8)	3	9.0	6	0	0	2	6	0	0	1.81	2.12	34	4	16	3	5	6	79			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.340	10.03	2.18%	3.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
37	393	146	Sep 16	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	CG	W(24-8)	4	9.0	5	1	1	3	5	0	0	1.78	2.13	35	9	14	2	1	4	75			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	.76	0.264	13.00	2.70%	2.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
38	394	150	Sep 20	LAD		PHI	W,11-1	CG	W(25-8)	3	9.0	5	1	1	3	6	0	0	1.76	2.13	34	7	13	1	2	5	76			2	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.63	0.130	7.97	0.98%	2.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
39	395	155	Sep 25	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(25-9)	4	8.0	4	2	1	2	5	0	0	1.74	2.13	31	10	10	0	1	4	71			0	0	0	27	0	1	0	0	0	1	.60	0.018	8.71	0.16%	1.68	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
40	396	159	Sep 29	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	W(26-9)	3	9.0	4	1	1	1	13	1	0	1.72	2.11	32	3	13	1	1	2	87			0	0	0	31	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.54	0.630	27.27	6.67%	3.10	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
41	397	162	Oct 2(2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	W(27-9)	2	9.0	7	3	2	1	10	0	0	1.73	2.07	37	11	9	1	1	6	72			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	2	.72	0.287	.00	0.00%	1.10	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
							29-12		W-L:27-9	3.3	323.0	241	74	62	77	317	19	0	1.73	2.07	1274	0.66		6%	13%	226	69		---%	13	5	1	1178	38	5	4	13	8	10	1.02	7.983	5.24	26.94%	68.04

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