Sandy Koufax
Sanford Koufax
(The Left Arm of God)
born Sanford Braun
Born: December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY
77 years old
Bats: R Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 210
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1972
- High School: Lafayette (Brooklyn, NY)
- College/Univ: University of Cincinnati (1954)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BRO
NL
19.5
SP
12
41.7
 
0.6
-0.2
-0.0
0.9
-0.0
3.3
0.0
0.0
3.3
1.7
-0.0
0.0
1.7
BRO
NL
20.5
SP
19
58.7
 
-0.4
-0.1
-0.0
-0.3
-0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
-1.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.9
BRO
NL
21.5
SP
27
104.3
 
0.9
-0.5
-0.0
1.3
-0.0
6.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
2.4
-0.0
0.0
2.4
LAN
NL
22.5
SP
55
158.7
 
0.7
-0.4
-0.0
1.1
0.0
7.3
0.0
0.0
7.3
1.7
-0.2
0.0
1.8
LAN
NL
23.5
SP
58
153.3
 
1.9
-0.2
0.0
2.1
0.0
9.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
3.5
-0.1
0.0
3.6
LAN
NL
24.5
SP
64
175.0
 
1.1
-0.4
-0.0
1.5
0.0
9.7
0.0
0.0
9.7
3.8
-0.1
0.0
3.9
LAN
NL
25.5
SP
94
255.7
 
5.0
-0.7
-0.0
5.7
0.0
19.6
0.0
0.0
19.6
10.4
-0.2
0.0
10.6
LAN
NL
26.5
SP
73
184.3
 
3.8
-0.5
0.0
4.4
0.0
15.0
0.0
0.0
15.0
9.0
-0.1
0.0
9.0
LAN
NL
27.5
SP
124
311.0
 
9.9
-0.8
0.0
10.7
0.0
32.3
0.0
0.0
32.3
21.5
-0.1
0.0
21.6
LAN
NL
28.5
SP
81
223.0
 
7.1
-0.4
0.0
7.4
0.0
23.5
0.0
0.0
23.5
16.0
-0.1
0.0
16.1
LAN
NL
29.5
SP
127
335.7
 
8.6
0.5
0.0
8.0
0.0
32.8
0.0
0.0
32.8
22.1
-0.2
0.0
22.3
LAN
NL
30.5
SP
124
323.0
 
9.8
-0.6
0.0
10.3
0.0
35.8
0.0
0.0
35.8
25.8
-0.2
0.0
26.0
12
1
SP
858
2324.3
  
49.0
-4.2
0.0
53.2
-0.0
195.4
0.0
0.0
195.4
116.7
-1.4
0.0
118.1
162 Game Average
82
222.3
  
4.7
-0.4
0.0
5.1
-0.0
  
18.7
0.0
0.0
18.7
  
11.2
-0.1
0.0
11.3
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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James