#32 Sandy Koufax, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sandy Koufax
12/30/1935 23 USA,NY,BROOKLYN 6"2 210
Starting Pitcher R L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average Some ability 4 / 6 (Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1959 (Automatic) $ 8,500,000 (4 year(s)) 4 Year(s), 147 Days (835 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 9 | 6 | 6 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
Talent | 10 | 6 | 5 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 57 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Screwball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 39 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.82 | 306.0 | 243 | 140 | 130 | 123 | 304 | 19 | 48.7 | 1 | 21 | 53.8 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 3.82 | 321.0 | 256 | 147 | 137 | 129 | 320 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.08 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 343 | 65 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .264 | .344 | .608 |
vs. RHB | 784 | 178 | 53 | 3 | 29 | 98 | 100 | 86 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .300 | .413 | .713 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3.68 | 151.2 | 114 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 145 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3.97 | 154.1 | 129 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 159 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.25 | 12.0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
This Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 | 3.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 48.0 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 43 |
May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.29 | 54.2 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 68 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.57 | 58.0 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 57 |
July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.74 | 55.1 | 52 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 49 |
August | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.14 | 61.1 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 60 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.77 | 28.2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1955 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.88 | 114.1 | 117 | 65 | 62 | 7 | 62 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 1.57 | .330 | NYY |
1956 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 4.65 | 301.2 | 273 | 168 | 156 | 46 | 133 | 257 | 17 | 0 | 1.35 | .270 | NYY |
1957 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 4.02 | 309.1 | 282 | 149 | 138 | 50 | 124 | 275 | 18 | 3 | 1.31 | .274 | NYY,AL |
1958 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2.98 | 305.1 | 236 | 119 | 101 | 31 | 93 | 290 | 18 | 4 | 1.08 | .257 | NYY,AL |
1959 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.82 | 306.0 | 243 | 140 | 130 | 40 | 123 | 304 | 19 | 1 | 1.20 | .259 | NYY,AL |
Total | 169 | 169 | 97 | 51 | 0 | 3.95 | 1336.2 | 1151 | 641 | 587 | 174 | 535 | 1226 | 79 | 8 | 1.26 | .271 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1955, AAA | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 41.2 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1.49 | .370 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1958 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.91 | 19.1 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
1959 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.25 | 12.0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.50 | 48.0 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1955 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .071 | .050 | .121 | NYY |
1956 | 39 | 105 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .144 | .162 | .306 | NYY |
1957 | 39 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .143 | .183 | .325 | NYY,AL |
1958 | 37 | 108 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .139 | .155 | .157 | .312 | NYY,AL |
1959 | 39 | 107 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .121 | .168 | .290 | NYY,AL |
Total | 169 | 475 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 155 | 0 | 1 | .114 | .135 | .158 | .293 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 59 | 5 | .915 | 306.0 | 1.74 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1955... Earned first career win on 5/5/1955... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1955, going 5-1, 3.72... Had first career hit on 6/3/1955, off Harvey Haddix (BAL)... Injured on 6/11/1955 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1955... Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1956, off Jim Pearce (CHA)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1956, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Struck out 16 batters against Boston on 6/17/1957... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1957, going 6-0, 1.50... Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 263 on 9/10/1957 ... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1958, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1958, going 6-1, 2.34... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Injured on 8/6/1958 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1958, going 5-1, 2.34... Won Cy Young Award in 1958, going 27-7, 2.98 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1959, going 5-1, 3.19... 6/21/1959: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Injured on 9/7/1959 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1959...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1957 - 4.02 - 9th 1958 - 2.98 - 3rd
| WHIP 1957 - 1.31 - 6th 1958 - 1.08 - 3rd
| Wins 1956 - 17 - 9th 1957 - 24 - 2nd 1958 - 27 - 1st
| IP 1956 - 301.2 - 10th 1957 - 309.1 - 9th 1958 - 305.1 - 9th
| K's 1956 - 257 - 2nd 1957 - 275 - 1st 1958 - 290 - 1st
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BB 1956 - 133 - 4th 1957 - 124 - 8th
| CG 1957 - 18 - 10th
| SHO 1957 - 3 - 3rd 1958 - 4 - 1st
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