Sandy Koufax
Sanford Koufax
(The Left Arm of God)
born Sanford Braun
Born: December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY
77 years old
Bats: R Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 210
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1972
- High School: Lafayette (Brooklyn, NY)
- College/Univ: University of Cincinnati (1954)

Pitching Leaderboards

Actual Wins
Year W Rnk
18
4
25
1
19
4
26
1
27
1
Career
165
203
Adjusted Wins
Year aW Rnk
16
6
26
1
19
7
24
1
26
1
Career
164
189
Runs
Year R Rnk
15.0
11
24.3
9
54.7
1
39.4
1
38.2
3
54.9
1
Career
231.9
84
Baserunners
Year BsRn Rnk
46.8
2
51.2
6
101.1
1
67.6
3
120.2
1
83.2
2
Career
450.6
60
Batters Faced
Year BF Rnk
31.1
6
35.4
11
74.1
1
56.1
4
93.3
2
66.3
3
Career
304.1
129
Hits
Year H Rnk
23.9
4
37.8
2
22.6
5
45.1
2
39.3
1
33.8
2
45.0
1
39.1
2
64.2
1
44.4
4
Career
399.3
12
           
Walks
Year BB Rnk
30.2
6
25.1
8
Strikeouts
Year K Rnk
66.4
1
38.8
2
80.8
2
91.3
2
122.5
1
107.6
1
115.9
1
90.7
1
179.2
1
122.9
1
Career
1,023.8
10
K/BB
Year K/BB Rnk
44.9
5
32.9
12
113.7
1
114.7
1
181.0
1
106.9
2
232.2
1
148.1
1
Career
956.1
29
Homeruns
Year HR Rnk
4.3
14
HBP
Year HBP Rnk
2.8
8
3.4
5
2.7
6
2.8
5
2.3
14
4.2
5
4.5
4
3.2
8
7.4
1
Career
34.8
53
Complete Games
Year CG Rnk
5.9
2
3.7
11
8.9
2
7.4
4
16.9
1
17.3
1
Career
51.9
49
           
Shutouts
Year SHO Rnk
1.8
4
8.0
1
5.1
1
5.5
2
2.4
5
Career
21.2
18
Power
Year Pow Rnk
78.7
2
85.6
2
117.4
1
123.8
1
118.0
1
92.9
1
64.0
3
66.0
3
128.7
2
88.9
2
Career
991.3
9
Finesse
Year Fin Rnk
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James