Sandy Koufax
P · 12 seasons · 1955 – 1966 · B/T: R/L
Few careers score higher: Sandy Koufax sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 12 seasons. 1965 is the one to know: no pitcher finished higher that year, and it is the 23rd best on record, at +20.3. Three different seasons ended with him as the top-scoring pitcher (1963, 1965 and 1966). His profile is all upside: strikeouts (+32.0), WHIP (+23.4) and ERA (+21.1), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.53
1955 · #100,723 all-time
Career Z
-38.4
summed
Avg / Season
-3.20
longevity-neutral
Seasons
12
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955★ | BRO | 12 | -2.53 | #550 | #100,723 |
| 1956 | BRO | 16 | -2.56 | #483 | #101,516 |
| 1957 | BRO | 34 | -3.03 | #549 | #108,783 |
| 1958 | LAD | 40 | -2.90 | #560 | #107,592 |
| 1959 | LAD | 35 | -3.01 | #549 | #108,667 |
| 1960 | LAD | 37 | -3.14 | #563 | #109,556 |
| 1961 | LAD | 42 | -3.79 | #620 | #111,282 |
| 1962 | LAD | 28 | -3.26 | #690 | #110,142 |
| 1963 | LAD | 40 | -4.01 | #695 | #111,374 |
| 1964 | LAD | 29 | -3.31 | #692 | #110,315 |
| 1965 | LAD | 43 | -2.64 | #634 | #103,542 |
| 1966 | LAD | 41 | -4.20 | #714 | #111,406 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
20.25
1965 · #23 all-time
Career Z
91.5
summed
Avg / Season
7.63
longevity-neutral
Seasons
12
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 12 | -1.04 | #124 | #23,636 |
| 1956 | BRO | 16 | -2.56 | #179 | #40,035 |
| 1957 | BRO | 34 | 1.46 | #77 | #13,176 |
| 1958 | LAD | 40 | 0.36 | #93 | #16,949 |
| 1959 | LAD | 35 | 1.75 | #63 | #12,307 |
| 1960 | LAD | 37 | 3.13 | #50 | #8,797 |
| 1961 | LAD | 42 | 9.58 | #5 | #1,323 |
| 1962 | LAD | 28 | 9.97 | #7 | #1,134 |
| 1963 | LAD | 40 | 17.92 | #1 | #56 |
| 1964 | LAD | 29 | 12.62 | #4 | #443 |
| 1965★ | LAD | 43 | 20.25 | #1 | #23 |
| 1966 | LAD | 41 | 18.09 | #1 | #52 |
★ Best season by Z