Bob Gibson vs. Sandy Koufax — Career Comparison

Bob Gibson
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Bob Gibson comes out ahead of Sandy Koufax in this starter comparison. Bob Gibson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 79 vs 67), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 97). Sandy Koufax held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 181 vs 115). The edge goes to Bob Gibson.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.54
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.58
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.64
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.4
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.06
59.06
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.59
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.53
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.13
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.91
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.76
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11653
27
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3279
7.6
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.6
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.79
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1336
3.1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
3.16
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3117
7.22
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
9.28
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.25
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.34
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.24
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16068
37.23
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9497
36.77
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.17
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1420
3.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.14
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14525
33.65
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.23
37.23
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.54
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11654
27
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.2
9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.67
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.12
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.88
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
1.89
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
1.8
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.13
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
240.16
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
277.62
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
600
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
858
600
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
535.12
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
776
542.66
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
110.41
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
75
52.45
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
80.99
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
64
44.76
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.29
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.67
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
29.42
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.69
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.39
41.66
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
13.34
9.33
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
161.18
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
90
62.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
139.02
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
119
83.22
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
53.19
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
26
18.18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.03
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
28
19.58
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
101.54
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
52
36.36
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.39
40.05
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.49
-11.53
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.22
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
25.39
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
167.23
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
269.93
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
29.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
35
24.48
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.25
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.03
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.27
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.52
56.52
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0