Sandy Koufax Stats

Sandy Koufax was born on Monday, December 30, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York. Koufax was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 24, 1955, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sandy Koufax baseball stats page.
"The (golf) pro kept telling me since I hit right-handed I had to keep my left arm straight. I told him, 'If I could do that, I'd still be pitching.'" - Sandy Koufax (1970)

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Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax Autograph on a 1986 Sports Design (#17)

Sandy Koufax Autograph on a 1986 Sports Design (#17)
 

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Birth Name:   Sanford Braun
Nickname:   Koo-foo or Sandy or The Man With The Golden Arm
Born On:   12-30-1935  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Brooklyn, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Lafayette High School (Brooklyn, NY)
College:   University of Cincinnati
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   06-24-1955 (Age 19)
Last Game:   10-02-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable / Signing Bonus = $24,000
Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1955 20 Dodgers 12 5 4 2 2 .500 3.02 2 2 0 41.2 183 33 14 15 2 28 1 30 2 1 1 -
1956 21 Dodgers 16 10 1 2 4 .333 4.91 0 0 0 58.2 261 66 32 37 10 29 0 30 1 0 2 -
1957 22 Dodgers 34 13 12 5 4 .556 3.88 2 0 0 104.1 444 83 45 49 14 51 1 122 5 2 0 -
1958 23 Dodgers 40 26 7 11 11 .500 4.48 5 0 1 158.2 714 132 79 89 19 105 6 131 17 1 0 -
1959 24 Dodgers 35 23 6 8 6 .571 4.05 6 1 2 153.1 679 136 69 74 23 92 4 173 5 0 1 -
1960 25 Dodgers 37 26 7 8 13 .381 3.91 7 2 1 175.0 753 133 76 83 20 100 6 197 9 1 0 -
1961 26 Dodgers 42 35 2 18 13 .581 3.52 15 2 1 255.2 1,068 212 100 117 27 96 6 269 12 3 2 -
1962 27 Dodgers 28 26 2 14 7 .667 2.54 11 2 1 184.1 744 134 52 61 13 57 4 216 3 2 0 -
1963 28 Dodgers 40 40 0 25 5 .833 1.88 20 11 0 311.0 1,210 214 65 68 18 58 7 306 6 3 1 -
1964 29 Dodgers 29 28 1 19 5 .792 1.74 15 7 1 223.0 870 154 43 49 13 53 5 223 9 0 0 -
1965 30 Dodgers 43 41 2 26 8 .765 2.04 27 8 2 335.2 1,297 216 76 90 26 71 4 382 11 5 0 -
1966 31 Dodgers 41 41 0 27 9 .750 1.73 27 5 0 323.0 1,274 241 62 74 19 77 4 317 7 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 397 314 44 165 87 .655 2.76 137 40 9 2,324.1 9,497 1,754 713 806 204 817 48 2,396 87 18 7 -
Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 20 Dodgers 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1956 21 Dodgers 16 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 .118 .211 .118
1957 22 Dodgers 34 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 23 Dodgers 40 49 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 5 0 0 0 .122 .140 .143
1959 24 Dodgers 35 54 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 2 0 0 0 .111 .143 .167
1960 25 Dodgers 37 57 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 4 0 0 1 .123 .167 .123
1961 26 Dodgers 42 77 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 35 8 0 0 0 .065 .163 .065
1962 27 Dodgers 28 69 1 6 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 42 2 0 0 3 .087 .113 .130
1963 28 Dodgers 40 110 3 7 0 0 1 0 7 6 0 51 7 1 0 2 .064 .111 .091
1964 29 Dodgers 29 74 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 3 0 1 1 .095 .141 .095
1965 30 Dodgers 43 113 4 20 2 0 0 0 7 10 0 44 3 1 0 2 .177 .242 .195
1966 31 Dodgers 41 118 5 9 3 0 0 0 5 5 0 57 0 1 0 1 .076 .113 .102
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 397 776 26 75 9 0 2 0 28 43 0 386 35 3 1 10 .097 .145 .116
Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1955 Dodgers P 12 5 125 8 0.7 7 1 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.51
1956 Dodgers P 16 10 176 7 0.4 7 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.07
1957 Dodgers P 34 13 313 8 0.2 7 3 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.60
1958 Dodgers P 40 26 476 28 0.7 27 6 21 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.53
1959 Dodgers P 35 23 460 21 0.6 20 4 16 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 1.17
1960 Dodgers P 37 26 525 24 0.6 24 6 18 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.23
1961 Dodgers P 42 35 767 35 0.8 33 7 26 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.16
1962 Dodgers P 28 26 553 21 0.8 19 3 16 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.93
1963 Dodgers P 40 40 933 41 1.0 38 4 34 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .927 1.10
1964 Dodgers P 29 28 669 29 1.0 27 9 18 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .931 1.09
1965 Dodgers P 43 41 1,007 46 1.1 46 10 36 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.23
1966 Dodgers P 41 41 969 38 0.9 37 7 30 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.03
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 397 314 6,973 306 0.8 292 64 228 14 13 n/a n/a n/a .954 1.13
12 Years 397 314 6,973 306 0.8 292 64 228 14 13 n/a n/a n/a .954 1.13
Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.07 6.48 6.05
1956 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.03 4.60 4.45
1957 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 2.39 10.52 4.40
1958 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 49.0 1.25 7.43 5.96
1959 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.88 10.15 5.40
1960 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 57.0 1.97 10.13 5.14
1961 Dodgers 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 38.5 2.80 9.47 3.38
1962 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 69.0 1.6 17.3 3.79 10.55 2.78
1963 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 110.0 2.2 15.7 5.28 8.86 1.68
1964 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 74.0 4.21 9.00 2.14
1965 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 16.1 5.38 10.24 1.90
1966 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 23.6 4.12 8.83 2.15
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 388.0 2.0 27.7 2.93 9.28 3.16
Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 32 $6,000.00 - -
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 32 $6,000.00 - -
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 32 $8,500.00 - -
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $10,000.00 - -
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $14,000.00 - Stats
1960 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $19,000.00 - -
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $18,500.00 Stats -
1962 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $27,500.00 Stats -
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $35,000.00 Stats Stats
1964 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $70,000.00 Stats -
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $110,000.00 Stats Stats
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 $125,000.00 Stats Stats


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