Whitey Ford and Sandy Koufax Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Whitey Ford or Sandy Koufax? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Whitey Ford vs. Sandy Koufax comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Whitey Ford Sandy Koufax
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Left
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Sandy Koufax

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
397
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
438
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
236
236
Career
162 Game Avg.
165
236
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
87
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69.01
69.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
65.48
69.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
156
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
137
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
967
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
713
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.75
2.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.76
2.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.03
3.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.5
3.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.76
3.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.16
3.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.202
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9511
1299
Career
162 Game Avg.
6973
1299
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3170.33
432.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2324.33
432.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2766
378
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1754
378
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.85
7.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.79
7.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
228
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
204
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.65
0.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.79
0.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.51
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1086
148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
817
148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.08
3.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.16
3.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
1956
267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2396
267
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.55
5.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.28
5.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.04
3.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.96
0.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.382
0.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
75
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13036
1780
Career
162 Game Avg.
9497
1780
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1107
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
806
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.14
3.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.12
3.14
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.215
1.215
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.106
1.215
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11922
1628
Career
162 Game Avg.
8662
1628
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.22
2.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.03
2.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.247
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.01
37.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.77
37.01

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Sandy Koufax

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
5.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
5.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
397
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
396
128.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
128.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8554
2782.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
6973
2782.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2851.33
927.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
2324.33
927.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
173
56.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
56.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
630
204.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
228
204.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
10.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
10.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
836
271.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
306
271.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
803
261.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
261.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96.05
96.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.42
96.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.612
1.612
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.736
1.612
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49
15.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
15.94
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Sandy Koufax

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
500
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
397
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1208
391
Career
162 Game Avg.
858
391
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1023
331
Career
162 Game Avg.
776
331
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.173
0.173
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.097
0.173
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.519
0.519
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.519
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
177
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
155
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.017
0.017
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.017
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56.22
18.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
13.34
18.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
205
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
293
95
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.243
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.116
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.443
0.443
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.443
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.027
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.159
0.159
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.091
0.159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.378
0.378
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.378
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.218
0.218
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.187
0.218
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
91
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
157
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59.79
19.37
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
-16.49
19.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
37
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
224
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.39
5.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.22
5.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
60
Sandy Koufax
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
60