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: 34-6 / in Starts: 34-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1963 Pitching Game Log

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1963 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	245	2	Apr 10	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	5	1	1	2	10	0	0	1.00	0.92	35	12	10	4	0	1	81			0	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.62	0.606	3.68	0.83%	3.05	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
2	246	6	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-6	L(1-1)	3	5.1	6	5	4	2	4	0	0	3.14	1.36	25	8	11	5	0	0	40			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.68	-0.332	3.81	-0.45%	-2.20	1b start tie	6b -2- 1 out tie
3	247	10	Apr 19	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	SHO	W(2-1)	4	9.0	2	0	0	2	14	0	0	1.93	0.85	31	7	8	2	0	0	95			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.512	1.97	0.56%	3.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
4	248	15	Apr 23	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	GS-7		3	6.2	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	1.50	1.08	24	7	9	1	0	1	73			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.402	2.06	0.51%	2.65	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out a1
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	249	27	May 7	LAD	@	STL	W,11-1	GS-8	W(3-1)	13	8.0	5	1	1	1	5	1	0	1.42	1.53	32	11	13	3	0	2	72			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	2	.28	0.138	.47	0.14%	2.73	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a8
6	250	31	May 11	LAD		SFG	W,8-0	SHO	W(4-1)	3	9.0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	1.15	1.67	28	7	15	3	0	0	89			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.370	1.23	0.47%	3.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
7	251	34	May 15	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG(12)	W(5-1)	3	12.0	11	2	2	0	12	0	0	1.22	1.43	47	13	19	7	0	3	84			0	0	0	45	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.22	0.442	5.00	0.60%	2.68	1t start tie	12t 3 out tie
8	252	38	May 19(1)	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-1)	3	9.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	1.06	1.46	30	10	14	2	0	0	87			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.662	3.90	1.26%	3.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
9	253	42	May 24	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-7	GS-1	L(6-2)	4	0.1	5	5	5	2	1	1	0	1.71	1.72	8	1	4	2	0	0	20			0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.390	4.28	-1.15%	-5.40	1b start tie	1b 12- 1 out d5
10	254	45	May 28	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-0	SHO	W(7-2)	3	9.0	6	0	0	2	8	0	0	1.51	1.68	34	8	15	6	0	1	81			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.40	0.557	5.06	1.21%	3.78	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
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
11	255	49	Jun 1	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-7	L(7-3)	3	7.0	3	1	1	1	10	0	0	1.49	1.54	25	8	6	4	0	0	76			0	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	.87	0.169	2.97	0.35%	2.05	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
12	256	53	Jun 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	W(8-3)	3	9.0	8	1	1	2	8	0	0	1.45	1.53	36	5	19	8	0	2	73			0	0	0	33	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.218	2.99	0.38%	2.59	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
13	257	56	Jun 9	LAD	@	CHC	W,11-8	GS-5		3	4.2	8	6	6	1	6	3	0	1.93	1.88	23	7	9	4	0	0	29			0	0	0	22	4	0	0	0	0	1	.88	-0.525	4.13	-1.48%	-3.84	1b start a 1	5b --- 2 out d2
14	258	60	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	W,3-0	SHO	W(9-3)	3	9.0	3	0	0	2	10	0	1	1.77	1.82	32	9	10	2	0	0	89			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.389	4.60	0.89%	3.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
15	259	65	Jun 17	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-0	SHO	W(10-3)	3	9.0	4	0	0	4	9	0	0	1.63	1.82	35	13	9	3	0	0	84			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.22	0.542	6.07	1.62%	3.78	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
16	260	68	Jun 21	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-9	W(11-3)	3	8.2	6	3	3	3	9	1	0	1.73	1.90	36	13	11	3	0	0	66			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	2	.82	0.374	3.37	0.93%	0.98	1b start a 2	9b 1-- 2 out a2
17	261	72	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	W(12-3)	3	9.0	6	1	1	3	9	0	0	1.68	1.87	36	9	13	5	1	2	77			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.15	0.405	5.43	1.15%	2.93	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
18	262	75	Jun 29	LAD		MLN	W,6-5	GS-5		3	4.2	8	5	5	1	8	1	0	1.95	1.89	23	7	7	4	0	0	35			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.364	4.15	-0.98%	-3.43	1t start tie	5t 12- 2 out d4
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	263	79	Jul 3	LAD		STL	W,5-0	SHO	W(13-3)	3	9.0	3	0	0	0	9	0	0	1.83	1.81	29	8	11	1	0	1	90			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.382	4.84	1.50%	3.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
20	264	83	Jul 7(1)	LAD		CIN	W,4-0	SHO	W(14-3)	3	9.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	1.73	1.81	31	9	17	3	0	0	84			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.371	4.48	1.47%	3.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
21	265	87	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-0	SHO	W(15-3)	4	9.0	3	0	0	1	13	0	0	1.63	1.71	31	8	9	2	0	0	93			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	.34	0.165	2.08	0.61%	3.82	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a6
22	266	91	Jul 16(1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	W(16-3)	3	9.0	6	2	2	0	7	0	0	1.65	1.67	33	8	18	6	0	0	74			0	0	0	32	4	0	0	0	1	0	.61	0.278	3.77	1.03%	1.78	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
23	267	96	Jul 20	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-4	GS-6		3	5.1	8	3	3	2	6	1	0	1.75	1.73	26	4	13	3	0	1	44			0	0	0	24	0	2	1	0	0	0	1.29	-0.162	7.06	-0.53%	-0.95	1b start tie	6b 123 1 out a2
24	268	101	Jul 25	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	GS-6	L(16-4)	4	6.0	8	4	4	1	12	1	0	1.89	1.71	27	6	6	5	0	2	51			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.282	4.46	-0.90%	-1.66	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
25	269	105	Jul 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	CG	W(17-4)	3	9.0	5	2	2	4	7	0	0	1.90	1.74	36	9	16	5	0	0	72			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.211	5.77	0.93%	1.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
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	270	109	Aug 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	SHO	W(18-4)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.81	1.73	31	4	22	3	0	1	85			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	0.522	8.23	2.20%	3.59	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a2
27	271	112	Aug 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS-10		3	9.1	7	1	1	3	11	0	0	1.77	1.70	38	14	10	6	0	0	78			1	0	0	34	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.05	0.135	13.61	0.54%	2.64	1b start tie	10b 12- 1 out tie
28	272	116	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS-6	L(18-5)	3	5.1	9	5	5	1	4	2	0	1.94	1.82	26	5	15	6	0	1	33			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.204	8.17	-0.80%	-1.50	1b start tie	6b 1-3 1 out a1
29	273	119	Aug 15	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-5	GS-1		3	0.1	4	4	4	0	0	1	0	2.10	1.88	5	0	5	3	0	0	27			0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.405	9.06	-1.72%	-3.80	1b start a 3	1b --- 1 out d1
30	274	121	Aug 17	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-9	W(19-5)	1	8.0	6	2	1	2	9	1	0	2.06	1.91	31	5	13	5	0	2	71			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.253	6.35	0.97%	2.03	1b start tie	9b 1-- 0 out a2
31	275	125	Aug 21	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS-12		3	12.0	9	1	1	2	10	0	0	2.00	1.88	47	17	18	6	0	0	88			1	0	0	45	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.54	0.759	8.90	2.63%	3.68	1t start tie	12t 3 out tie
32	276	129	Aug 25	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	GS-9		3	8.2	5	1	1	2	6	0	1	1.96	1.88	33	10	14	6	0	0	74			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.157	9.26	0.56%	2.23	1t start tie	9t -2- 2 out tie
33	277	133	Aug 29	LAD		SFG	W,11-1	CG	W(20-5)	3	9.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	0	1.93	1.91	31	6	16	2	0	1	83			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.044	2.63	0.21%	2.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
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
34	278	137	Sep 2(1)	LAD		HOU	W,7-3	CG	W(21-5)	3	9.0	7	3	3	0	13	1	0	1.97	1.88	36	6	16	3	0	1	74			1	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	0	2	.74	0.092	3.12	0.23%	0.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
35	279	142	Sep 6	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS-8	W(22-5)	3	8.0	9	2	2	2	8	1	0	1.98	1.91	34	7	18	9	0	0	62			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.256	4.49	0.66%	1.36	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a2
36	280	145	Sep 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	W(23-5)	3	9.0	6	2	1	0	9	1	0	1.94	1.91	34	13	11	2	0	1	78			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	.92	0.430	6.92	1.95%	1.82	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
37	281	148	Sep 13(1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-7		2	7.0	4	1	1	1	8	0	0	1.93	1.88	26	8	9	3	0	0	72			0	0	0	24	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.12	0.139	7.89	0.58%	1.94	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
38	282	153	Sep 17	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	SHO	W(24-5)	3	9.0	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	1.87	1.88	33	11	17	5	0	0	83			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.10	0.550	19.20	5.78%	4.20	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
39	283	156	Sep 21	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	GS-8		3	7.2	8	3	3	2	10	1	0	1.91	1.89	33	7	14	8	0	0	59			3	0	0	31	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.01	-0.281	.29	-0.05%	-0.58	1t start tie	8t 123 2 out d1
40	284	159	Sep 25	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	GS-5	W(25-5)	3	5.0	4	0	0	0	8	0	0	1.88	1.85	19	3	7	3	0	1	67			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.263	.00	0.00%	1.95	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
							34-6		W-L:25-5	3.1	311.0	214	68	65	58	306	18	3	1.88	1.85	1210	0.65		20%	0%	24	70		---%	11	1	0	1135	28	6	7	9	1	15	1.09	7.848	5.24	24.66%	60.48

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