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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 11	LAD		CIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		MLN	L,3-6	GS	32	6.1	1	4	0	5	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 19	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 24	LAD	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 28	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (4)	May 2	LAD		CHC	L,1-3	GS	27	6.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 8	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-6	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 17	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 21	LAD		SFG	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 26	LAD		PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	47 (2)	May 30 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,13-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	54 (6)	Jun 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	56 (1)	Jun 5 susp	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	59 (2)	Jun 8	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS	22	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	64 (4)	Jun 13	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	69 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		STL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	72 (2)	Jun 22	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
19	76 (3)	Jun 26	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	80 (3)	Jun 30	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	84 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	LAD		PHI	W,16-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	89 (4)	Jul 8	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-0	GS	29	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	90	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-0	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	95 (4)	Jul 17	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	154 (58)	Sep 21	LAD	@	STL	L,2-11	GS	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	156 (1)	Sep 23	LAD	@	STL	L,2-12	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	159 (2)	Sep 27	LAD		HOU	L,6-8	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	163 (3)	Oct 1	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-8	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							28gm		184.1	3	16	2	21	0