#16 Sandy Koufax, Starting Pitcher, 20 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sandy Koufax
12/30/1935 20 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 : Prospect rating :
| Average Average Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 1956 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 147 Days (319 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 10 | 5 | 7 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 10 | 6 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
Talent | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
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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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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/15 | KC | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
8/19 | CLE | W 8-1 | * | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | W | PoG | | | |
8/24 | @DET | W 11-2 | * | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | W | | | | |
8/28 | @CHA | W 2-1 | * | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | | PoG | | | |
9/2 | BAL | L 4-9 | * | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
9/7 | @DET | W 12-3 | * | 8.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | W | | | | |
9/12 | @CHA | L 4-7 | * | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | L | | | | |
9/16 | KC | W 7-4 | * | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/21 | CHA | W 11-7 | * | 8.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | W | | | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 2-3 | * | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | L | | | | |
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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 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 4.65 | 301.2 | 273 | 168 | 156 | 133 | 257 | 17 | 43.6 | 0 | 18 | 46.2 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 4.65 | 317.0 | 287 | 177 | 164 | 140 | 270 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.94 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 323 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .289 | .328 | .617 |
vs. RHB | 822 | 208 | 49 | 4 | 37 | 119 | 124 | 91 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .323 | .457 | .780 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3.77 | 157.2 | 132 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 118 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5.63 | 144.0 | 141 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 139 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 51.1 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 33 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7.33 | 46.2 | 58 | 42 | 38 | 28 | 46 |
June | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.78 | 47.2 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 42 |
July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 56.1 | 46 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 40 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 53.0 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.82 | 46.2 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 46 |
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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 |
Total | 54 | 54 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 4.72 | 416.0 | 390 | 233 | 218 | 53 | 195 | 357 | 24 | 0 | 1.41 | .287 | |
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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 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 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 |
Total | 54 | 145 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .124 | .131 | .255 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 67 | 1 | .985 | 301.2 | 2.00 | | | | |
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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...
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