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: 13-21 / in Starts: 8-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 7

1957 Pitching Game Log

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1957 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	29	4	Apr 21(1)	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	7-GF		99	3.0	2	2	1	0	3	1	1	3.00	5.79	13	5	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	.08	-0.037	.25	-0.07%	-0.42	7t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
2	30	7	Apr 24	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	GS-4		2	4.0	7	2	2	1	5	0	0	3.86	2.88	20	4	10	5	0	0	44			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.027	4.12	-0.06%	0.11	1t start tie	4t 3 out d2
3	31	11	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	W,10-9	8-9		5	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.00	2.12	7	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.096	2.64	0.19%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 3 out d1
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
4	32	16	May 5	BRO		MLN	L,7-10	6-8		4	3.0	2	1	1	3	5	0	0	3.00	2.12	14	0	6	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	.65	0.027	2.98	0.07%	0.58	6t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d3
5	33	17	May 6	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	14-GF(14)	W(1-0)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.77	1.99	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.143	7.77	0.36%	0.53	14t --- 0 out tie	14t end tie
6	34	20	May 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	5-7		3	3.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.25	2.02	12	1	8	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.081	1.85	0.15%	1.45	5b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
7	35	21	May 11	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-6	6-7		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.00	1.73	6	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.160	3.02	0.27%	0.97	6b --- 0 out tie	7b 3 out tie
8	36	25	May 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	W(2-0)	4	9.0	4	2	0	7	13	0	0	1.33	1.79	39	5	13	1	0	1	81			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	1	2	2.12	0.495	5.71	0.80%	2.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
9	37	29	May 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS-4	L(2-1)	5	4.0	3	3	3	4	7	1	0	2.03	2.23	20	2	7	3	0	0	47			2	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.150	4.95	-0.42%	-0.95	1b start tie	4b 3 out d2
10	38	32	May 26	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	GS-7	W(3-1)	3	6.1	8	2	2	2	3	1	0	2.17	2.62	29	7	17	4	0	0	50			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	.97	0.130	3.33	0.27%	0.75	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a2
11	39	37	May 30(2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-5	L(3-2)	3	4.2	6	2	2	1	2	0	1	2.36	2.65	22	6	12	3	0	0	45			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.046	4.25	-0.11%	-0.08	1b start tie	5b 12- 2 out d2
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	40	42	Jun 4	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	GS-8	W(4-2)	4	7.2	4	5	5	5	12	2	0	2.90	2.96	32	3	12	3	0	0	58			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.092	1.49	0.18%	-1.12	1t start tie	8t -2- 2 out a2
13	41	66	Jun 27	BRO	@	MLN	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		22	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.86	2.87	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.027	1.41	0.06%	0.90	8b --3 1 out d2	8b end d 2
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
14	42	72	Jul 4(1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-5	8-GF		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.75	2.84	7	0	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.013	.29	0.02%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
15	43	85	Jul 19(1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	GS-7		14	7.0	2	2	2	2	11	2	0	2.73	2.96	25	4	8	0	0	0	74			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.123	3.39	0.28%	1.69	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
16	44	88	Jul 21(1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	2.92	2	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	0.090	8.62	0.25%	0.94	8t 12- 1 out d1	8t 3 out d1
17	45	91	Jul 24	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.80	2.88	4	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.027	1.28	-0.10%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
18	46	93	Jul 26	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-5		1	4.2	7	5	5	0	5	2	0	3.29	3.10	21	7	8	1	0	1	35			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.11	-0.277	5.60	-0.84%	-2.55	1b start tie	5b --- 2 out d4
19	47	97	Jul 30(2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.33	3.25	7	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.017	2.08	-0.04%	-0.04	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
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
20	48	100	Aug 1	BRO	@	CHC	W,12-3	CG	W(5-2)	1	9.0	4	3	3	4	11	1	0	3.29	3.20	34	8	11	1	0	0	74			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.57	-0.059	2.46	-0.15%	1.31	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a9
21	49	103	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	L,7-9	7-7		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	3.19	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.20	0.01%	0.45	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
22	50	108	Aug 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	9-9	H(1)	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	3.19	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.48	0.057	7.37	0.10%	0.28	9b 1-- 1 out a2	9b 1-- 2 out a2
23	51	111	Aug 11(2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	2	1	1	4	0	0	0	3.26	3.32	11	3	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.006	.33	-0.01%	-0.06	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
24	52	116	Aug 17	BRO		PIT	L,3-7	GS-5	L(5-3)	5	4.2	6	6	6	4	5	1	0	3.72	3.45	22	7	7	3	0	0	29			0	0	0	18	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.05	-0.272	2.07	-0.32%	-2.16	1t start tie	5t 123 2 out d1
25	53	123	Aug 23	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	GS-8		5	7.0	4	2	2	2	8	1	0	3.63	3.41	27	3	14	3	0	0	67			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	.85	0.067	2.13	0.10%	0.68	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out d2
26	54	125	Aug 25	BRO		STL	W,6-5	9-9		1	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.63	3.47	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.79	-0.117	6.57	-0.10%	-1.17	9t -23 2 out a2	9t 123 2 out a1
27	55	127	Aug 28	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	GS-5		2	5.0	8	3	2	1	5	1	0	3.63	3.48	23	9	6	2	0	2	45			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.119	.76	-0.06%	-0.37	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
28	56	129	Aug 31	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	6-6	BS(1)	2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.63	3.48	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.69	-0.295	3.09	-0.20%	-1.79	6t 12- 2 out a1	6t 1-- 2 out d1
Sept				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
29	57	130	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	7-GF		0	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.55	3.40	9	1	5	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.012	.07	0.01%	1.51	7t 12- 2 out d5	9t end d 5
30	58	139	Sep 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-9	GS-1	L(5-4)	8	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	3.78	3.45	6	1	3	2	0	0	33			0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.241	.49	-0.06%	-2.52	1b start tie	1b 3 out d3
31	59	144	Sep 15	BRO	@	CIN	L,6-11	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	3	3	3	2	4	0	0	3.97	3.41	11	1	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.01	0.00%	-1.98	7b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 9
32	60	148	Sep 20	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	9-GF		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.96	3.40	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.62	9t -23 2 out d1	9t end d 1
33	61	152	Sep 27	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.92	3.36	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
34	62	154	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.88	3.39	5	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
							13-21		W-L:5-4,BSv:1,Hld:1	3.0	104.1	83	49	45	51	122	14	2	3.88	3.39	444	0.46		18%	0%	4	52	12	25%	5	1	1	385	13	4	1	4	2	3	.90	0.004	2.80	0.59%	2.41

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