Player
Sandy Koufax HOF 1972
Player Info
- Full Name
- Sanford
- Born
-
December 30, 1935
Brooklyn, NY, USA - Size
- 6'2" / 210 lbs
- B/T
- R / L
- Debut
- June 24, 1955
- Final Game
- October 2, 1966
- Career
- 12 years
Teams
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1955-1957
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1966
Honors
1966 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1966 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1966 - Pitching Triple Crown
(NL)
1966 - Hutch Award
(ML)
1966 - Cy Young Award
(ML)
1965 - World Series MVP
(ML)
1965 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1965 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(ML)
1965 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1965 - Pitching Triple Crown
(NL)
... and 12 more
Career Batting
397
G
.097
AVG
75
H
2
HR
28
RBI
.260
OPS
-24
OPS vs Lg
15% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
165-87
W-L
2.76
ERA
397
G
2,396
SO
9
SV
1.11
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 9 | 1.73 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 323.0 | 317 | 77 |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 26 | 8 | 2.04 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 335.2 | 382 | 71 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 | 5 | 1.74 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 223.0 | 223 | 53 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 5 | 1.88 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 311.0 | 306 | 58 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 7 | 2.54 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 184.1 | 216 | 57 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 13 | 3.52 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 255.1 | 269 | 96 |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 13 | 3.91 | 37 | 26 | 1 | 175.0 | 197 | 100 |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 6 | 4.05 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 153.1 | 173 | 92 |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 11 | 4.48 | 40 | 26 | 1 | 158.1 | 131 | 105 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 4 | 3.88 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 104.0 | 122 | 51 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 4 | 4.91 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 58.1 | 30 | 29 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 2 | 3.02 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 41.1 | 30 | 28 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NL | 323.0 | 8.83 | 2.15 | 0.985 | ✓ |
| 1965 | NL | 335.7 | 10.24 | 1.90 | 0.855 | ✓ |
| 1964 | NL | 223.0 | 9.00 | 2.14 | 0.928 | ✓ |
| 1963 | NL | 311.0 | 8.86 | 1.68 | 0.875 | ✓ |
| 1962 | NL | 184.3 | 10.55 | 2.78 | 1.036 | ✓ |
| 1961 | NL | 255.7 | 9.47 | 3.38 | 1.205 | ✓ |
| 1960 | NL | 175.0 | 10.13 | 5.14 | 1.331 | ✓ |
| 1959 | NL | 153.3 | 10.15 | 5.40 | 1.487 | |
| 1958 | NL | 158.7 | 7.43 | 5.96 | 1.494 | ✓ |
| 1957 | NL | 104.3 | 10.52 | 4.40 | 1.284 | |
| 1956 | NL | 58.7 | 4.60 | 4.45 | 1.619 | |
| 1955 | NL | 41.7 | 6.48 | 6.05 | 1.464 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 | 118 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .076 |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 113 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .177 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .095 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .064 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .087 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .065 |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .123 |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .122 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NL | 124 | .025 | .145 | 4.0 | 46.0 | -37 | 0.0 | |
| 1965 | NL | 127 | .018 | .286 | 7.9 | 34.6 | 30 | 0.0 | |
| 1964 | NL | 81 | .000 | .167 | 3.7 | 39.5 | -29 | 0.0 | |
| 1963 | NL | 124 | .027 | .102 | 4.8 | 41.1 | -39 | 1.0 | |
| 1962 | NL | 73 | .044 | .192 | 2.7 | 57.5 | -32 | 1.0 | |
| 1961 | NL | 94 | .000 | .119 | 9.6 | 37.2 | -34 | 0.0 | |
| 1960 | NL | 64 | .000 | .241 | 4.7 | 43.8 | -16 | 0.0 | |
| 1959 | NL | 58 | .056 | .240 | 3.4 | 50.0 | -15 | 0.0 | |
| 1958 | NL | 55 | .020 | .261 | 1.8 | 47.3 | -22 | 0.0 | |
| 1957 | NL | 27 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 66.7 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1956 | NL | 19 | .000 | .400 | 10.5 | 63.2 | -5 | 0.0 | |
| 1955 | NL | 12 | .000 | — | 0.0 | 100.0 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 397 | 64 | 228 | 14 | 13 | .954 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 41 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .974 |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 43 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 29 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .931 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .927 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 28 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .905 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 42 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .943 |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 37 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .952 |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .964 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 8 | 4-3 | 0 | 57.0 | 61 | 0.95 | ||
| 1966 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 1965 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 2-1 | 0 | 24.0 | 29 | 0.38 |
| 1963 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 2-0 | 0 | 18.0 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 1959 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .053 | ||
| 1966 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| 1963 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |