Sanford "Sandy" Koufax (born Sanford Braun, December 30, 1935) is a retired American baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966. He retired at the peak of his career, and in 1972 became the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, aged 36 years and 20 days.
There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do.
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.
| Year | Team | W-L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 2-2 | 3.02 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 30 |
| 1956 | BRO | 2-4 | 4.91 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 66 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
| 1957 | BRO | 5-4 | 3.88 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 83 | 49 | 45 | 51 | 122 |
| 1958 | LAD | 11-11 | 4.48 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 132 | 89 | 79 | 105 | 131 |
| 1959 | LAD | 8-6 | 4.05 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 136 | 74 | 69 | 92 | 173 |
| 1960 | LAD | 8-13 | 3.91 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 175 | 133 | 83 | 76 | 100 | 197 |
| 1961 | LAD | 18-13 | 3.52 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 212 | 117 | 100 | 96 | 269 |
| 1962 | LAD | 14-7 | 2.54 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 134 | 61 | 52 | 57 | 216 |
| 1963 | LAD | 25-5 | 1.88 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 311 | 214 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 306 |
| 1964 | LAD | 19-5 | 1.74 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 223 | 154 | 49 | 43 | 53 | 223 |
| 1965 | LAD | 26-8 | 2.04 | 43 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 335 | 216 | 90 | 76 | 71 | 382 |
| 1966 | LAD | 27-9 | 1.73 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 323 | 241 | 74 | 62 | 77 | 317 |
| Career | 165-87 | - | 397 | 314 | 137 | 40 | 9 | - | 1754 | 806 | 713 | 817 | 2396 | |
| Year | Team | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 12 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 |
| 1956 | BRO | 16 | 10 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | BRO | 34 | 13 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 |
| 1958 | LAD | 40 | 26 | 158 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0.964 |
| 1959 | LAD | 35 | 23 | 153 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.952 |
| 1960 | LAD | 37 | 26 | 175 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | LAD | 42 | 35 | 255 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.943 |
| 1962 | LAD | 28 | 26 | 184 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.905 |
| 1963 | LAD | 40 | 40 | 311 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0.927 |
| 1964 | LAD | 29 | 28 | 223 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0.931 |
| 1965 | LAD | 43 | 41 | 335 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | LAD | 41 | 41 | 323 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0.974 |
| Career | 397 | 314 | - | 64 | 228 | 14 | 13 | - | |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1956 | BRO | 16 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.118 | 0.211 | 0.118 |
| 1957 | BRO | 34 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1958 | LAD | 40 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0.122 | 0.140 | 0.143 |
| 1959 | LAD | 35 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0.111 | 0.143 | 0.167 |
| 1960 | LAD | 37 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0.123 | 0.167 | 0.123 |
| 1961 | LAD | 42 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 0.065 | 0.163 | 0.065 |
| 1962 | LAD | 28 | 69 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0.087 | 0.113 | 0.130 |
| 1963 | LAD | 40 | 110 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 0.064 | 0.111 | 0.091 |
| 1964 | LAD | 29 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0.095 | 0.141 | 0.095 |
| 1965 | LAD | 43 | 113 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 0.177 | 0.242 | 0.195 |
| 1966 | LAD | 41 | 118 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 0.076 | 0.113 | 0.102 |
| Career | 397 | 776 | 26 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 43 | 386 | - | - | - | |
| First Name | Sanford |
| Last Name | Koufax |
| Full Name at Birth | Sanford Koufax |
| Other Names | The Left Arm of God |
| Age | 77 |
| Date of Birth | December 30, 1935 |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn, NY |
| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lbs (95.3 kg) |
| Build | Athletic |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Lafayette (Brooklyn, NY) |
| University | University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati |
| Occupation | Former Major League Baseball Player |
| Occupation Category | Baseball |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Bats | Right |
| Throws | Left |
| MLB Debut | 24 June 1955 |
| Last MLB Game | 2 October 1966 |
| Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1972 (344/396 ballots). |
| Claim to Fame | Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
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