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: 20-15 / in Starts: 15-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 4

1959 Pitching Game Log

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1959 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	103	2	Apr 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-3		99	3.0	5	3	3	2	2	0	0	9.00	3.21	16	4	6	3	0	2	37			0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.171	2.22	-0.22%	-1.55	1b start tie	3b 3 out d3
2	104	5	Apr 16	LAD		STL	W,7-6	GS-2		3	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	8.31	6.70	8	1	6	2	0	0	43			0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.135	2.04	-0.19%	-1.55	1t start tie	2t 123 1 out a2
3	105	14	Apr 26	LAD	@	STL	W,17-11	GS-3		9	2.1	4	3	3	3	1	1	0	9.45	8.24	12	4	4	4	0	0	35			0	1	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.122	2.50	-0.21%	-1.36	1b start a 2	3b 12- 1 out a5
4	106	17	Apr 30	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS-4		3	3.2	3	3	3	7	5	0	0	8.71	7.28	21	6	3	1	0	0	41			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.208	3.64	-0.39%	-1.78	1b start tie	4b 123 2 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
5	107	19	May 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-16	6-6		1	0.2	4	5	5	4	1	1	0	12.27	9.09	10	2	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	.04	-0.025	.12	-0.05%	-5.27	6b --- 0 out d5	6b 123 2 out d10
6	108	33	May 16	LAD		MLN	L,0-6	9-GF		13	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	12.00	9.63	4	0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.003	.09	-0.01%	-0.47	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
7	109	38	May 20(2)	LAD		CIN	L,5-7	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	10.29	8.54	8	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.036	.99	0.07%	1.06	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 2
8	110	43	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS-9	L(0-1)	5	8.1	5	5	4	4	11	1	0	8.06	6.44	34	9	9	2	0	1	62			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.33	0.070	4.10	0.13%	0.77	1b start tie	9b 123 1 out a2
9	111	48	May 31	LAD		STL	W,5-3	GS-7	W(1-1)	4	6.0	5	3	3	5	9	2	0	7.31	6.43	28	3	11	3	0	0	54			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.100	2.28	-0.12%	-0.83	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a2
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
10	112	53	Jun 6	LAD	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS-7	W(2-1)	5	7.0	8	2	0	3	4	0	0	5.86	5.68	31	10	11	3	0	3	58			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.29	-0.026	3.92	-0.05%	1.15	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
11	113	55	Jun 9	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	9-GF	S(1)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.75	5.63	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.41	0.280	13.37	0.42%	0.68	9b -2- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
12	114	59	Jun 13	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-5		3	5.0	7	3	3	2	3	0	0	5.71	5.25	23	4	14	8	0	0	42			0	0	0	20	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.16	-0.124	3.89	-0.25%	-0.58	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
13	115	61	Jun 14(2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.44	5.05	7	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.018	.34	0.03%	0.97	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
14	116	64	Jun 17(1)	LAD		MLN	W,10-2	CG	W(3-1)	2	9.0	5	2	2	6	7	1	0	4.85	4.95	37	10	13	4	0	1	70			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.49	0.168	1.53	0.32%	2.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
15	117	70	Jun 22	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	CG	W(4-1)	4	9.0	10	2	1	3	16	1	0	4.28	4.43	39	4	15	7	0	1	74			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.218	2.70	0.34%	2.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
16	118	75	Jun 27	LAD		PIT	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-1)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	8	0	0	3.73	4.04	35	7	17	3	0	1	81			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.628	5.98	1.75%	4.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
17	119	77	Jun 29	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	10-12		1	3.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.58	3.84	9	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.429	10.78	1.50%	1.59	10t --- 0 out tie	12t 3 out tie
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
18	120	80	Jul 3	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-7	L(5-2)	3	7.0	2	1	1	2	7	0	0	3.38	3.63	24	8	7	3	0	0	74			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.74	0.231	3.43	0.64%	2.67	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
19	121	84	Jul 5(2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	6-9	H(1)	1	3.2	4	1	1	3	6	0	0	3.33	3.55	18	1	8	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	0.124	7.40	0.35%	0.51	6b --- 0 out a2	9b 12- 2 out a2
20	122	86	Jul 11	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-5	GS-3		5	3.0	4	3	3	2	3	0	0	3.53	3.51	14	2	7	4	0	0	40			0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.07	-0.184	6.37	-0.65%	-1.65	1b start tie	3b 3 out d3
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
21	123	106	Aug 1	LAD		PHI	W,5-3	GS-4		20	4.0	1	2	2	4	7	1	0	3.57	3.59	17	3	3	0	0	0	55			0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.028	4.54	-0.10%	0.12	1t start tie	4t 3 out d2
22	124	111	Aug 9	LAD		MLN	L,7-8	9-GF		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.53	3.51	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.009	.94	0.05%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
23	125	112	Aug 11	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-9		1	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.61	3.52	5	1	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.66	-0.423	26.97	-1.47%	-0.98	8b 12- 2 out tie	9b 12- 1 out tie
24	126	114	Aug 13	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	GS-9	W(6-2)	1	8.0	7	5	5	4	6	2	0	3.77	3.70	35	5	20	6	0	0	50			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.101	2.78	0.26%	0.35	1b start tie	9b 123 0 out a5
25	127	118	Aug 17(1)	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-8	GS-2	L(6-3)	3	1.1	4	4	3	4	2	2	0	3.98	4.02	12	2	4	2	0	0	30			0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.84	-0.308	6.47	-1.43%	-3.58	1b start tie	2b 1-- 1 out d4
26	128	121	Aug 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS-8	L(6-4)	1	7.0	9	4	4	2	7	1	0	4.06	3.97	30	9	12	4	0	0	48			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.42	-0.062	9.16	-0.24%	0.22	1b start a 1	8b 1-3 0 out a1
27	129	123	Aug 21	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-5	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.05	3.97	1	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.86	0.159	38.95	0.64%	0.36	9b --3 2 out a1	9b end a 1
28	130	127	Aug 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	W(7-4)	2	9.0	4	2	2	4	13	1	0	3.89	3.85	36	8	11	3	0	0	80			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	.38	0.117	1.41	0.26%	2.49	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a6
29	131	131	Aug 31	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	CG	W(8-4)	6	9.0	7	2	2	2	18	1	0	3.76	3.62	36	5	10	2	0	1	81			0	0	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.353	12.43	2.47%	2.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
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
30	132	135	Sep 6(1)	LAD		CHC	L,0-3	CG(10)	L(8-5)	5	10.0	5	3	3	7	10	1	0	3.68	3.65	42	11	14	1	0	0	73			0	0	0	34	1	0	2	1	0	2	1.73	0.251	12.27	1.07%	2.29	1t start tie	10t 3 out d3
31	133	140	Sep 11(1)	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	GS-8		4	7.1	7	4	4	4	6	2	0	3.74	3.77	33	9	13	1	0	1	50			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.252	10.87	-1.15%	-0.32	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d2
32	134	145	Sep 16	LAD		CIN	L,4-7	GS-8	L(8-6)	4	7.1	11	5	5	1	6	2	0	3.86	3.82	33	8	18	6	0	0	41			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.219	4.63	-0.89%	-1.71	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out d2
33	135	149	Sep 20	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-2	8-9	H(2)	3	0.1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3.85	3.88	4	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.045	26.99	0.74%	-1.41	8b 12- 2 out a2	9b 123 0 out a6
34	136	150	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	L,10-11	GS-1		1	0.2	2	4	4	2	0	1	0	4.07	4.00	7	3	1	1	0	1	30			0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.28	-0.352	21.62	-3.57%	-3.72	1b start a 3	1b 1-- 2 out d1
35	137	156	Sep 29	LAD		MLN	W,6-5	9-9		6	0.2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4.05	4.04	5	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.002	5.83	-0.06%	-0.26	9t --- 0 out d3	9t 123 2 out d3
							20-15		W-L:8-6,Sv:2,Hld:2	3.2	153.1	136	74	69	92	173	23	0	4.05	4.04	679	0.58		20%	0%	12	54	6	0%	1	2	0	579	22	2	4	5	4	5	1.07	0.493	5.73	-0.05%	1.78

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