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	18-10 / in Starts: 17-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	58 (27-19-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
F Howard	2
R Fairly	1
Self	1
J Roseboro	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	217	2 (1)	Apr 11	LAD		CIN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.093	1.75	-0.11%	-2.12	P
2	218	6 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		MLN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.054	1.73	-0.08%	-0.72	P
3	219	10 (3)	Apr 19	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.081	1.66	-0.10%	-1.26	P
4	220	14 (3)	Apr 24	LAD	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.037	.84	-0.06%	-0.90	P
5	221	18 (3)	Apr 28	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	2.12	-0.082	6.76	-0.16%	-0.23	P
May		Gtm	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
6	222	23 (4)	May 2	LAD		CHC	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	1.33	-0.073	3.65	-0.12%	-0.57	P
7	223	27 (3)	May 8	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9	.77	-0.081	1.79	-0.11%	-1.33	P
8	224	31 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9	1.36	-0.001	5.27	0.00%	-0.01	P
9	225	35 (3)	May 17	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.077	.040	.117	9	1.39	-0.033	4.60	-0.07%	-0.28	P
10	226	39 (3)	May 21	LAD		SFG	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.54	-0.021	2.21	-0.05%	0.46	P
11	227	44 (4)	May 26	LAD		PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.147	.094	.241	9	1.62	-0.035	6.84	-0.09%	-0.18	P
12	228	47 (2)	May 30 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,13-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.128	.081	.209	9	.33	-0.001	1.47	0.00%	-0.99	P
Jun		Gtm	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
13	229	54 (6)	Jun 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.26	-0.021	1.05	-0.05%	-0.74	P
14	230	56 (1)	Jun 5 susp	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
15	231	59 (2)	Jun 8	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.68	-0.036	3.06	-0.10%	-0.40	P
16	232	64 (4)	Jun 13	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.149	.178	.327	9	.75	0.083	3.72	0.25%	0.61	P
17	233	69 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		STL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.140	.167	.307	9	1.59	-0.119	8.84	-0.40%	-0.80	P
18	234	72 (2)	Jun 22	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.137	.163	.301	9	1.28	-0.047	7.83	-0.17%	-0.41	P
19	235	76 (3)	Jun 26	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.132	.157	.289	9	1.60	-0.075	8.75	-0.25%	-0.57	P
20	236	80 (3)	Jun 30	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.123	.145	.268	9	.41	-0.041	2.01	-0.12%	-1.47	P
Jul		Gtm	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
21	237	84 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	LAD		PHI	W,16-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.113	.133	.246	9	.17	-0.023	.92	-0.07%	-1.29	P
22	238	89 (4)	Jul 8	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-0	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.094	.121	.141	.262	9	1.29	-0.201	11.68	-1.10%	-1.49	P
23	239	90	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.090	.116	.134	.250	9	.58	-0.044	3.25	-0.15%	-0.51	P
24	240	95 (4)	Jul 17	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.090	.116	.134	.250	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	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
25	241	154 (58)	Sep 21	LAD	@	STL	L,2-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.090	.116	.134	.250	9						P
26	242	156 (1)	Sep 23	LAD	@	STL	L,2-12	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.090	.116	.134	.250	9						P
27	243	159 (2)	Sep 27	LAD		HOU	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.113	.130	.243	9	.59	-0.030	5.75	-0.17%	-0.32	P
28	244	163 (3)	Oct 1	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.113	.130	.243	9						P
							18-10		73	69	1	6	0	0	1	4	2	0	42	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	.087	.113	.130	.243		.88	-1.146	3.88	-3.27%	-15.52

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