League Leaders Who Led?
Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax

1955–1966  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws L  ·  6'2", 210 lb  ·  b. 1935 Brooklyn, NY

Career 165–87 · 2.76 ERA · 2,396 SO · 2324.1 IP · 397 G · 75 H · 2 HR · 28 RBI · .097 AVG

Seasons leading his league
29
23 best in baseball 6 league only
44 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1965 Best season

Spanning 1960–1966, peaking at 7 titles in 1965.

1963 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the NL in 25 W, 1.88 ERA, 306 SO
1965 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the NL in 26 W, 2.04 ERA, 382 SO
1966 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the NL in 27 W, 1.73 ERA, 317 SO
Led in Earned Run Average for 5 straight seasons (1962–1966) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 30th League titles 29
  • 14th Best in baseball 23
  • 136th Top-5 finishes 44

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Strikeouts / 9 6 1st 3 yrs (1960–1962) 1960 10.13 1961 9.47 1962 10.55 1964 NL 9.00 1965 NL 10.24 1966 NL 8.83 1958 #2 1963 #2
Earned Run Average 5 1st 5 yrs (1962–1966) 1963 1.88 1965 2.04 1966 1.73 1962 NL 2.54 1964 NL 1.74
Walks + Hits / IP 4 1st 4 yrs (1962–1965) 1962 1.04 1963 0.88 1964 0.93 1965 0.86 1966 #2
Strikeouts 4 1st 2 yrs (1965–1966) 1961 269 1963 306 1965 382 1966 317 1959 #3 1960 #2 1962 #2
Shutouts 3 1st 2 yrs (1963–1964) 1963 11 1966 5 1964 NL 7 1965 #2
Wins 3 1st 2 yrs (1965–1966) 1963 25 1965 26 1966 27
Complete Games 2 1st 2 yrs (1965–1966) 1965 27 1966 27 1961 #2 1963 #2
Innings Pitched 2 1st 2 yrs (1965–1966) 1965 335.2 1966 323.0 1963 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1966 7 ERA 1.73 W 27 SO 317 IP 323.0 K/9 8.83 SHO 5 CG 27
1965 7 ERA 2.04 W 26 SO 382 WHIP 0.86 IP 335.2 K/9 10.24 CG 27
1964 4 ERA 1.74 WHIP 0.93 K/9 9.00 SHO 7
1963 5 ERA 1.88 W 25 SO 306 WHIP 0.88 SHO 11
1962 3 ERA 2.54 WHIP 1.04 K/9 10.55
1961 2 SO 269 K/9 9.47
1960 1 K/9 10.13

Pitching

12 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1955 BRO NL 2 2 3.02 12 5 0 41.2 33 14 2 28 30 1.46
1956 BRO NL 2 4 4.91 16 10 0 58.2 66 32 10 29 30 1.62
1957 BRO NL 5 4 3.88 34 13 0 104.1 83 45 14 51 122 1.28
1958 LAN NL 11 11 4.48 40 26 1 158.2 132 79 19 105 131 1.49
1959 LAN NL 8 6 4.05 35 23 2 153.1 136 69 23 92 173 1.49
1960 LAN NL 8 13 3.91 37 26 1 175.0 133 76 20 100 197 1.33
1961 LAN NL 18 13 3.52 42 35 1 255.2 212 100 27 96 269 1.21
1962 LAN NL 14 7 2.54 28 26 1 184.1 134 52 13 57 216 1.04
1963 LAN NL 25 5 1.88 40 40 0 311.0 214 65 18 58 306 0.88
1964 LAN NL 19 5 1.74 29 28 1 223.0 154 43 13 53 223 0.93
1965 LAN NL 26 8 2.04 43 41 2 335.2 216 76 26 71 382 0.86
1966 LAN NL 27 9 1.73 41 41 0 323.0 241 62 19 77 317 0.99
Career — — 165 87 2.76 397 314 9 2324.1 1,754 713 204 817 2,396 1.11

Batting

12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 BRO NL 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 BRO NL 16 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 .118 .211 .118 .328
1957 BRO NL 34 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1958 LAN NL 40 49 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 26 0 .122 .140 .143 .283
1959 LAN NL 35 54 3 6 3 0 0 0 2 29 0 .111 .143 .167 .310
1960 LAN NL 37 57 1 7 0 0 0 1 3 28 0 .123 .167 .123 .290
1961 LAN NL 42 77 3 5 0 0 0 2 9 35 0 .065 .163 .065 .228
1962 LAN NL 28 69 1 6 0 0 1 4 2 42 0 .087 .113 .130 .243
1963 LAN NL 40 110 3 7 0 0 1 7 6 51 0 .064 .111 .091 .202
1964 LAN NL 29 74 3 7 0 0 0 1 3 32 0 .095 .141 .095 .236
1965 LAN NL 43 113 4 20 2 0 0 7 10 44 0 .177 .242 .195 .437
1966 LAN NL 41 118 5 9 3 0 0 5 5 57 0 .076 .113 .102 .215
Career — — 397 776 26 75 9 0 2 28 43 386 0 .097 .145 .116 .261

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 397 64 228 14 13 .954