Shane Bieber vs. Sandy Koufax — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

The numbers give Shane Bieber a clear advantage over Sandy Koufax across the core pitching metrics. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 105). Sandy Koufax held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 181 vs 115). Shane Bieber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Sandy Koufax

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.54
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.64
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.48
65.48
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.76
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
3.16
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2396
9.28
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9497
36.77
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.17
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.45
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.77
36.77

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Sandy Koufax

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.54
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Sandy Koufax

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
277.62
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
542.66
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
52.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
44.76
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
6.29
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.69
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
9.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
62.94
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
18.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.58
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
36.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-16.49
-11.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
30.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
269.93
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0