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Sanford Koufax

First name: Sandy

Last name: Koufax

Birthdate: 1935-12-30

Bats: R   Throws: L

MLBAM ID: 117277

Retro ID: koufs101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1955BRO0.20.00.2-0.3-0.20.4-1
1956BRO0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1957BRO0.30.00.3-0.3-0.20.6-1
1958LAN0.70.00.7-0.10.20.60
1959LAN0.70.00.7-0.10.20.60
1960LAN0.80.00.8-0.20.00.80
1961LAN1.20.01.2-0.40.01.20
1962LAN0.90.00.9-0.20.10.90
1963LAN1.60.01.6-0.20.31.31
1964LAN1.00.01.0-0.20.10.90
1965LAN1.60.01.60.91.40.24
1966LAN1.60.01.6-0.6-0.11.70
Career10.80.010.8-1.81.89.43

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1955BRO12-4-400000001-310.2-0.30.00.0-0.30
1956BRO19-3-300000002-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
1957BRO27-7-700000003-49.1-0.40.00.0-0.40
1958LAN55-9-910000006-29.8-0.20.00.0-0.20
1959LAN58-9-9-10000008-29.5-0.20.00.0-0.20
1960LAN64-10-100-1000007-49.0-0.40.00.0-0.40
1961LAN94-15-16000000010-69.9-0.60.00.0-0.60
1962LAN73-14-1300000009-49.9-0.40.00.0-0.40
1963LAN124-20-19100-100015-48.3-0.50.00.0-0.50
1964LAN81-13-12-100000010-38.2-0.40.00.0-0.40
1965LAN127-11-100-1000001658.00.60.00.00.60
1966LAN124-22-21000000014-77.9-0.90.00.0-0.90
Career858-137-1330-20-1000101-35--3.80.00.0-3.80

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1955 BRO NL 12 1.6 41.7 15 21 2 3.48 9.4 -0.03 0.09 5 0.84 5 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.8 4
1956 BRO NL 16 2.5 58.7 37 30 -1 3.67 10.1 0.00 0.09 -5 0.87 -5 -0.5 0.7 1.7 0.0 2
1957 BRO NL 34 4.4 104.3 48 53 0 3.07 9.6 -0.19 0.09 4 0.88 4 0.4 2.6 1.8 1.3 8
1958 LAN NL 40 7.0 158.7 88 80 3 3.97 9.9 0.04 0.09 -9 1.01 -9 -0.9 2.6 4.4 0.5 8
1959 LAN NL 35 6.8 153.3 74 79 0 4.38 9.7 0.04 0.09 8 1.03 8 0.8 4.2 2.6 2.2 13
1960 LAN NL 37 7.7 175.0 83 83 2 4.73 9.3 0.04 0.09 0 1.04 0 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.6 12
1961 LAN NL 42 11.5 255.7 117 136 0 6.09 9.7 0.09 0.09 24 1.03 24 2.5 8.3 3.3 4.9 25
1962 LAN NL 28 8.0 184.3 61 84 3 6.58 8.5 0.12 0.09 24 0.98 24 2.8 6.8 1.2 4.4 20
1963 LAN NL 40 13.9 311.0 68 124 8 7.78 7.3 0.05 0.09 53 1.00 53 7.2 14.2 -0.2 10.1 43
1964 LAN NL 29 9.9 223.0 49 92 8 7.69 7.5 0.08 0.09 39 1.03 40 5.3 10.3 -0.3 7.4 31
1965 LAN NL 43 14.6 335.7 90 138 12 7.81 7.8 0.09 0.09 43 1.00 43 5.5 12.8 1.8 8.5 38
1966 LAN NL 41 14.2 323.0 74 133 5 7.88 7.4 0.08 0.09 60 1.00 60 8.1 15.2 -1.0 11.0 46
Career 397 102.1 2324.4 804 1053 42 246 247 31.7 82.9 19.5 52.7 250

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1955 BRO 9 -1.0 -1
1956 BRO 6 -1.0 -1
1957 BRO 10 -2.0 -2
1958 LAN 25 -1.0 -1
1959 LAN 18 -2.0 -2
1960 LAN 28 0.0 0
1961 LAN 38 -2.0 -2
1962 LAN 23 0.0 0
1963 LAN 46 -2.0 -2
1964 LAN 29 -2.0 -2
1965 LAN 44 1.0 1
1966 LAN 34 -3.0 -3
310 -15.0 -15

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1959LAN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1963LAN0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1965LAN0.10.00.10.00.10.10
1966LAN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1959LAN2-1-100000000-18.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
1963LAN6-1-10000000105.40.00.00.00.00
1965LAN10-1-10000000107.50.00.00.00.00
1966LAN2000000000005.20.00.00.00.00
Career20-3-300000002-1--0.10.00.0-0.10

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1959 LAN MLB 2 0.4 9.0 1 5 0 4.50 8.6 -0.11 0.00 3 0.81 3 0.3 0.5 -0.1 0.4 2
1963 LAN MLB 2 0.8 18.0 3 8 0 9.00 7.0 0.06 0.00 5 1.00 5 0.7 1.1 -0.3 0.9 3
1965 LAN MLB 3 1.2 24.0 2 12 1 8.00 7.4 0.08 0.00 10 1.00 10 1.4 2.0 -0.8 1.7 6
1966 LAN MLB 1 0.3 6.0 4 3 -1 6.00 9.0 0.09 0.00 0 1.00 0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 1
Career 8 2.7 57 10 28 0 18 18 2.4 3.8 -1 3.1 12

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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