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Sandy
Koufax		  
Nickname: God's Left Arm
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 230
 
Born: December 30, 1935 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1963   
Platinum Arm 1959   
All-Star Selections 1958    1959    1960    1961    1970    1971   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 19 MON NL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 5 5 5 8 8 8
1956 20 MON NL $ 300,000 9 10 9 10 5 5 5 8 8 8
1957 21 MON NL $ 300,000 9 10 9 9 6 5 5 9 9 9
1958 22 MON NL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 7 6 6 10 10 10
1959 23 MON NL $ 5,192,857 9 10 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 10
1960 24 MON NL $ 6,585,714 9 10 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 10
1961 25 MON NL $ 6,585,714 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10
1962 26 MON NL $ 8,000,000 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9
1963 27 MON NL $ 8,000,000 9 10 10 10 7 6 6 10 10 10
1964 28 MON NL $ 8,000,000 9 10 10 10 7 6 6 9 9 9
1965 29 MON NL $ 8,000,000 9 10 9 9 6 5 5 7 7 7
1966 30 MON NL $ 8,000,000 9 10 10 10 6 5 6 7 7 7
1967 31 OAK AL $ 8,000,000 9 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
1968 32 OAK AL $ 8,000,000 9 10 9 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
1969 33 OAK AL $ 8,960,000 9 10 9 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
1970 34 OAK AL $ 8,960,000 9 10 9 10 6 6 6 7 7 7
1971 35 OAK AL $ 8,960,000 9 9 9 9 6 5 6 7 7 7
1972 36 OAK AL $ 8,960,000 9 9 8 9 5 5 5 6 6 6
1973 37 OAK AL $ 4,940,000 9 8 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 4
1974 38 KCR AL $ 4,940,000 9 7 7 7 4 3 3 3 3 3
1975 39 DET AL $ 4,940,000 7 6 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 6 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,960,000 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 19 MON NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 20 MON NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 21 MON NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 22 MON NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 23 MON NL $ 5,192,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 24 MON NL $ 6,585,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 25 MON NL $ 6,585,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 26 MON NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 27 MON NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 28 MON NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 29 MON NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 30 MON NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 31 OAK AL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 32 OAK AL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 33 OAK AL $ 8,960,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 34 OAK AL $ 8,960,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 35 OAK AL $ 8,960,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 36 OAK AL $ 8,960,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 37 OAK AL $ 4,940,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 38 KCR AL $ 4,940,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 39 DET AL $ 4,940,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,960,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1955 19 MON NL 8 8 .500 24 24 4 0 0 176.7 135 67 17 85 169 3.41 .210 .301 .348 .649 18.6
    AAA   10 0 1.000 12 12 1 0 0 84.7 69 18 9 28 114 1.91 .212 .275 .314 .589  
1956 20 MON NL 12 18 .400 37 37 6 0 0 275.0 234 128 33 147 246 4.19 .229 .325 .388 .713 14.6
1957 21 MON NL 18 11 .621 36 36 8 0 0 276.7 235 117 25 126 246 3.81 .230 .317 .373 .690 20.3
1958 22 MON NL 18 11 .621 39 39 14 5 0 308.7 239 100 18 114 294 2.92 .213 .285 .314 .599 27.6
1959 23 MON NL 24 5 .828 35 35 16 5 0 281.7 196 66 6 82 312 2.11 .195 .255 .282 .538 33.2
1960 24 MON NL 23 4 .852 37 37 13 3 0 297.3 197 75 7 84 338 2.27 .186 .245 .276 .521 29.1
1961 25 MON NL 23 9 .719 37 37 10 0 0 296.0 220 80 9 96 333 2.43 .204 .269 .287 .556 28.2
1962 26 MON NL 25 8 .758 41 41 21 8 0 337.7 250 91 11 95 334 2.43 .203 .260 .293 .553 27.1
1963 27 MON NL 18 12 .600 36 36 16 3 0 277.7 212 96 10 88 262 3.11 .211 .276 .300 .576 16.0
1964 28 MON NL 23 10 .697 41 41 21 6 0 325.7 221 84 6 120 323 2.32 .191 .268 .267 .535 32.4
1965 29 MON NL 5 3 .625 11 11 1 0 0 84.0 65 25 5 31 95 2.68 .212 .285 .303 .588 6.0
1966 30 MON NL 17 16 .515 40 40 15 2 0 316.7 257 120 40 124 317 3.41 .218 .291 .362 .653 17.8
1967 31 OAK AL 21 14 .600 41 41 14 4 0 322.3 250 120 33 116 346 3.35 .211 .281 .347 .628 24.0
1968 32 OAK AL 17 14 .548 41 41 18 1 0 330.0 225 111 35 130 340 3.03 .192 .273 .325 .598 20.9
1969 33 OAK AL 16 8 .667 27 27 7 0 0 214.3 173 84 25 80 203 3.53 .218 .290 .356 .646 13.2
1970 34 OAK AL 22 8 .733 33 33 10 4 0 266.3 202 84 22 94 257 2.84 .207 .277 .317 .594 23.2
1971 35 OAK AL 18 6 .750 33 33 12 4 0 272.7 181 87 15 111 264 2.87 .188 .272 .272 .544 23.2
1972 36 OAK AL 12 12 .500 33 33 11 0 0 248.0 216 107 30 96 232 3.88 .234 .304 .374 .679 14.7
1973 37 OAK AL 10 16 .385 33 33 8 1 0 244.7 231 124 33 124 214 4.56 .245 .333 .390 .723 10.0
1974 38 OAK AL 3 10 .231 26 15 4 1 1 133.7 130 79 16 85 93 5.32 .251 .357 .391 .747 3.9
    AA   1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 1 11.0 16 4 1 8 13 3.27 .348 .444 .435 .879  
1975 39 DET AL 7 15 .318 32 32 2 0 0 208.7 229 141 23 148 115 6.08 .281 .389 .420 .809 3.1
21 Years Sim 340 218 .609 713 702 231 47 1 5494.2 4298 1986 419 2176 5333 3.25 .214 .290 .330 .620 407.0
1 Years AAA 10 0 1.000 12 12 1 0 0 84.7 69 18 9 28 114 1.91 .212 .275 .314 .589  
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 1 11.0 16 4 1 8 13 3.27 .348 .444 .435 .879  
2 Years Minors 11 1 .917 29 12 1 0 1 95.7 85 22 10 36 127 2.07 .229 .297 .329 .626  
Season Average 16 10 .615 33 33 11 2 0 261.6 204 94 19 103 253 3.25 .214 .290 .330 .620  
Career Highs 25 18 .852 41 41 21 8 1 337.7 257 141 40 148 346 6.08 .281 .389 .420 .809  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   3075 1397 280 1563 3674   .217 .295 .330 .626
vs LH   1223 589 139 613 1659   .205 .279 .328 .607
Home 157 114 .579 342 340 110 25 1 2659.6 2133 954 190 990 2630 3.23 .218 .289 .329 .618
Away 183 104 .638 371 362 121 22 0 2834.6 2165 1032 229 1186 2703 3.28 .210 .291 .330 .622
Mar/Apr 54 46 .540 128 128 36 3 0 974.3 802 418 77 380 920 3.86 .221 .295 .344 .639
May 56 42 .571 122 122 41 8 0 948.6 751 357 78 372 946 3.39 .216 .291 .334 .625
June 59 36 .621 125 116 45 8 0 920.6 730 340 80 356 919 3.32 .217 .292 .347 .639
July 54 35 .607 117 115 38 7 1 905.3 724 329 68 351 870 3.27 .217 .292 .338 .630
August 67 31 .684 122 122 37 13 0 964.0 714 279 58 397 918 2.60 .205 .286 .301 .588
Sep/Oct 50 28 .641 99 99 47 13 0 781.3 577 263 58 320 760 3.03 .204 .285 .311 .596
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1955 19 MON NL 24 47 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 20 .085 .140 .128 .268 0.0 0.0
1956 20 MON NL 37 90 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 32 .044 .055 .044 .099 -5.5 0.0
1957 21 MON NL 36 92 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 37 .109 .118 .109 .227 -1.8 0.0
1958 22 MON NL 39 109 8 11 5 1 0 7 0 0 2 34 .101 .116 .165 .281 -0.6 0.0
1959 23 MON NL 35 88 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 38 .057 .078 .057 .135 -3.8 0.0
1960 24 MON NL 37 102 7 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 40 .069 .077 .078 .155 -4.3 0.0
1961 25 MON NL 37 104 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 45 .077 .086 .096 .182 -4.4 0.0
1962 26 MON NL 41 118 3 5 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 43 .042 .050 .076 .126 -6.0 0.0
1963 27 MON NL 36 90 3 7 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 36 .078 .087 .111 .198 -4.2 0.0
1964 28 MON NL 41 105 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 40 .067 .093 .086 .178 -3.7 0.0
1965 29 MON NL 11 29 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .103 .103 .103 .207 -0.8 0.0
1966 30 MON NL 40 115 7 19 6 0 0 5 0 0 1 38 .165 .169 .217 .387 3.0 0.0
1967 31 OAK AL 41 108 5 13 3 0 0 9 0 0 3 42 .120 .144 .148 .292 -1.5 0.0
1968 32 OAK AL 41 116 5 10 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 40 .086 .109 .112 .221 -3.9 0.0
14 Years Sim 496 1313 56 113 22 4 1 59 0 0 22 495 .086 .101 .111 .213 -37.5 0.0
162 Game Average 428 18 36 7 1 0 19 0 0 7 161 .086 .101 .111 .213 -12.2  
Career Highs 41 118 8 19 6 1 1 9 0 0 3 45 .165 .169 .217 .387 3.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   884 40 77 14 3 1 36 0 0 16 328 .087 .103 .113 .216 -27.9
vs LH   429 16 36 8 1 0 23 0 0 6 167 .084 .098 .107 .205 -15.4
Home 243 608 21 51 13 0 1 26 0 0 11 217 .084 .101 .110 .211 -20.4
Away 253 705 35 62 9 4 0 33 0 0 11 278 .088 .102 .112 .214 -22.8
RISP   310 0 30 2 2 0 54 0 0 5 107 .097 .109 .116 .225 -8.7
Close/Late   109 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 34 .092 .100 .101 .201 -3.9
Mar/Apr 90 232 6 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 96 .082 .093 .086 .179 -9.7
May 83 209 9 15 4 1 1 17 0 0 4 72 .072 .088 .115 .203 -7.4
June 87 232 10 18 5 0 0 9 0 0 5 92 .078 .097 .099 .196 -8.7
July 83 216 11 19 5 1 0 8 0 0 1 77 .088 .092 .120 .212 -7.4
August 90 250 13 21 3 0 0 10 0 0 5 94 .084 .105 .096 .201 -9.1
Sep/Oct 63 174 7 21 4 2 0 10 0 0 4 64 .121 .140 .167 .307 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 19 MON NL P 24 24 176.7 8 34 1 0 .977 2.14    
1956 20 MON NL P 37 37 275.0 14 49 2 6 .969 2.06    
1957 21 MON NL P 36 36 276.7 22 49 1 7 .986 2.31    
1958 22 MON NL P 39 39 308.7 15 44 3 2 .952 1.72    
1959 23 MON NL P 35 35 281.7 10 58 1 4 .986 2.17    
1960 24 MON NL P 37 37 297.3 10 34 2 1 .957 1.33    
1961 25 MON NL P 37 37 296.0 18 45 5 5 .926 1.92    
1962 26 MON NL P 41 41 337.7 20 53 1 5 .986 1.95    
1963 27 MON NL P 36 36 277.7 17 40 1 4 .983 1.85    
1964 28 MON NL P 41 41 325.7 13 61 3 6 .961 2.05    
1965 29 MON NL P 11 11 84.0 4 10 2 0 .875 1.50    
1966 30 MON NL P 40 40 316.7 13 43 4 3 .933 1.59    
1967 31 OAK AL P 41 41 322.3 14 46 4 4 .938 1.68    
1968 32 OAK AL P 41 41 330.0 18 70 3 6 .967 2.40    
1969 33 OAK AL P 27 27 214.3 6 34 2 0 .952 1.68    
1970 34 OAK AL P 33 33 266.3 10 31 1 2 .976 1.39    
1971 35 OAK AL P 33 33 272.7 11 42 1 2 .981 1.75    
1972 36 OAK AL P 33 33 248.0 7 32 4 4 .907 1.42    
1973 37 OAK AL P 33 33 244.7 7 51 5 2 .921 2.13    
1974 38 OAK AL P 26 15 133.7 11 22 2 2 .943 2.22    
1975 39 DET AL P 32 32 208.7 16 30 1 2 .979 1.98    
Career Totals   713 702 5494.2 264 878 49 67 .959 1.87    
Career Highs   41 41 337.7 22 70 5 7 .986 2.40    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1958 22 MON NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 1 0 15.7 18 7 0 1 16 4.02 .290 .302 .403 .705
1959 23 MON NL 4 1 .800 5 5 2 1 0 41.3 26 10 0 18 43 2.18 .178 .268 .260 .529
1960 24 MON NL 4 0 1.000 4 4 2 2 0 34.7 12 1 0 9 41 0.26 .105 .171 .175 .346
1961 25 MON NL 2 2 .500 4 4 2 1 0 34.3 24 6 2 11 33 1.57 .188 .252 .273 .525
1962 26 MON NL 2 2 .500 4 4 1 0 0 32.0 26 13 2 12 34 3.66 .217 .288 .358 .646
1963 27 MON NL 3 4 .429 7 7 4 0 0 58.0 45 23 4 19 54 3.57 .213 .278 .332 .610
1966 30 MON NL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 17 9 2 5 13 5.06 .274 .328 .403 .732
1967 31 OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 6 2 0 6 10 1.54 .154 .267 .231 .497
1970 34 OAK AL 3 1 .750 5 5 2 1 0 39.7 33 12 4 18 32 2.72 .231 .317 .371 .687
1971 35 OAK AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 13.7 21 17 2 9 10 11.20 .339 .423 .516 .939
Career Post-Season Pitching 19 15 .559 38 38 15 6 0 297.0 228 100 16 108 286 3.03 .210 .281 .322 .603
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1958 22 MON NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 23 MON NL 5 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .071 .071 .143
1960 24 MON NL 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 25 MON NL 4 14 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .071 .071 .143 .214
1962 26 MON NL 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .182 .364
1963 27 MON NL 7 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .050 .050 .050 .100
1966 30 MON NL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1967 31 OAK AL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career Post-Season Batting 30 84 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 42 .071 .071 .083 .155
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1955-6-3.41
1958-4-2.92
1959-1-2.11
1960-2-2.27
1961-4-2.43
1962-2-2.43
1964-1-2.32
1968-10-3.03
1970-9-2.84
1971-6-2.87
CAR-26-3.25
 Wins
1957-9-18
1958-6-18
1959-1-24
1960-2-23
1961-3-23
1962-3-25
1963-9-18
1964-6-23
1967-3-21
1970-2-22
1971-4-18
CAR-5-340
 Losses
1956-6-18
1973-7-16
1975-9-15
CAR-12-218
 Winning Pct
1957-10-.621
1958-7-.621
1959-1-.828
1960-1-.852
1961-7-.719
1962-3-.758
1963-8-.600
1964-6-.697
1969-5-.667
1970-9-.733
1971-7-.750
CAR-41-.609
 Games Pitched
CAR-28-713
 Games Started
1964-8-41
1967-9-41
CAR-2-702
Complete Games
1958-5-14
1959-5-16
1960-7-13
1961-9-10
1962-2-21
1963-4-16
1964-3-21
1966-5-15
1967-8-14
1968-7-18
1970-9-10
1971-5-12
1972-7-11
1973-8-8
CAR-12-231
 Shutouts
1958-3-5
1959-1-5
1960-3-3
1962-1-8
1963-4-3
1964-2-6
1966-10-2
1967-2-4
1970-2-4
1971-2-4
1973-8-1
1974-7-1
CAR-6-47
 Innings Pitched
1958-9-308.7
1961-10-296.0
1962-6-337.7
1964-5-325.7
1966-7-316.7
1967-6-322.3
1968-7-330.0
1970-7-266.3
1971-5-272.7
1973-9-244.7
CAR-3-5494.2
 Hits Allowed
CAR-22-4298
 Homeruns Allowed
1966-4-40
1968-3-35
1972-6-30
1973-5-33
CAR-18-419
 Strikeouts
1956-6-246
1957-5-246
1958-3-294
1959-4-312
1960-1-338
1961-1-333
1962-1-334
1963-6-262
1964-1-323
1966-1-317
1967-2-346
1968-2-340
1970-2-257
1971-2-264
1972-5-232
1973-6-214
CAR-2-5333
Walks Allowed
1956-4-147
1957-7-126
1958-8-114
1961-8-96
1962-9-95
1963-9-88
1964-2-120
1966-2-124
1967-6-116
1968-4-130
1971-6-111
1973-4-124
1975-1-148
CAR-5-2176
 Walks per 9IP
1959-8-2.6
 Hits per 9IP
1955-4-6.9
1956-8-7.7
1957-8-7.6
1958-2-7.0
1959-1-6.3
1960-1-6.0
1961-3-6.7
1962-2-6.7
1963-4-6.9
1964-1-6.1
1966-8-7.3
1967-2-7.0
1968-3-6.1
1969-8-7.3
1970-4-6.8
1971-2-6.0
1972-7-7.8
1973-10-8.5
CAR-13-7.0
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1955-4-8.6
1956-6-8.1
1957-4-8.0
1958-3-8.6
1959-3-10.0
1960-1-10.2
1961-1-10.1
1962-3-8.9
1963-2-8.5
1964-3-8.9
1966-3-9.0
1967-4-9.7
1968-5-9.3
1969-5-8.5
1970-5-8.7
1971-4-8.7
1972-4-8.4
1973-6-7.9
CAR-11-8.7
 WHiP
1955-8-1.25
1958-7-1.14
1959-1-0.99
1960-2-0.95
1961-7-1.07
1962-2-1.02
1963-7-1.08
1964-6-1.05
1967-9-1.14
1968-8-1.08
1970-9-1.11
1971-6-1.07
1972-9-1.26
CAR-31-1.18
 OAVG
1955-4-.210
1956-9-.229
1957-8-.230
1958-3-.213
1959-1-.195
1960-1-.186
1961-3-.204
1962-2-.203
1963-3-.211
1964-1-.191
1966-8-.218
1967-2-.211
1968-3-.192
1969-9-.218
1970-3-.207
1971-2-.188
1972-8-.234
1973-7-.245
CAR-13-.214
OOBP
1955-6-.301
1958-7-.285
1959-1-.255
1960-2-.245
1961-6-.269
1962-2-.260
1963-7-.276
1964-5-.268
1967-8-.281
1968-8-.273
1970-9-.277
1971-6-.272
1972-9-.304
CAR-28-.290
 OSLG
1955-6-.348
1958-2-.314
1959-1-.282
1960-2-.276
1961-1-.287
1962-1-.293
1963-2-.300
1964-1-.267
1968-7-.325
1970-8-.317
1971-1-.272
CAR-20-.330
 OOPS
1955-6-.649
1958-4-.599
1959-1-.538
1960-2-.521
1961-2-.556
1962-1-.553
1963-4-.576
1964-1-.535
1967-7-.628
1968-6-.598
1970-7-.594
1971-2-.544
CAR-16-.620
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 50    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 327    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 100    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Montreal in 1955
Injured on 4/7/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Earned first career win on 6/4/1955
Had first career hit (double) on 7/15/1955, off Dean Stone (NYG)
Injured on 9/20/1955 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Struck out 16 batters against Cincinnati on 9/17/1956
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,192,857 through salary arbitration
Struck out 15 batters against Detroit on 4/30/1959
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1959, going 5-0, 1.56
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1959, going 6-1, 2.05
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1959, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Injured on 8/28/1959 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1959, going 4-1, 0.95
Won World Series with Montreal in 1959
Won Platinum Arm in 1959, going 24-5, 2.11 ERA
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,585,714 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1960, going 6-0, 1.95
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Injured on 7/4/1960 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won World Series with Montreal in 1960
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,585,714 through salary arbitration
6/1/1961: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $8,000,000 per year, for 7 years
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Struck out 15 batters against Boston (N) on 9/27/1961
Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1962, off Bob Miller (STL)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1962, going 6-1, 1.94
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1962, going 7-0, 1.20
Injured on 5/16/1963 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1963
Injured on 6/23/1964 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1964, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 9/17/1964 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Pitched NO-HITTER against New York (N) on 9/30/1964, striking out 10
Injured on 5/13/1965 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1966, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Traded from Montreal to Oakland on 3/3/1967 (Going to MON: P Ken Holtzman, 2B Dick Stuart, SS Eddie Kasko. Going to OAK: P Sandy Koufax, CF Mickey Mantle, 3B Roger Maris)
Struck out 18 batters against Pittsburgh on 6/12/1967
7/1/1968: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $8,960,000 per year, for 4 years
Struck out 15 batters against Tampa Bay on 9/15/1968
Injured on 6/3/1969 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston (A) on 5/16/1970, striking out 14
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1970, going 6-0, 2.23
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
6/1/1972: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $4,940,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 7/10/1973 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Traded from Oakland to Kansas City on 7/31/1974 (Going to KCR: P Nino Espinosa, P Tom Carroll, P Sandy Koufax. Going to OAK: P Phil Niekro, CF Johnny Lewis, C Bill Freehan)
Traded from Kansas City to Detroit on 2/1/1975 (Going to DET: RF Bob Watson, P Sandy Koufax, CF Leon Roberts, P Doc Medich, P Dan Spillner. Going to KCR: LF Boog Powell, P Jim Palmer, P John Morris)
 
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