Walter Johnson vs. Sandy Koufax — Career Comparison

Walter Johnson
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP
Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Walter Johnson posted a stronger line than Sandy Koufax. Walter Johnson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.17 vs 2.76) and WHIP (1.061 vs 1.127). By the career numbers, Walter Johnson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Walter Johnson and Sandy Koufax

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
1.22
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.54
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
1.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
0.63
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.64
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.42
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.91
59.91
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
0.81
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.53
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.17
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.05
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
2.17
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
2.76
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17744
27
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5914.2
9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4913
7.48
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.15
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.79
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
2.07
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
3.16
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3509
5.34
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
9.28
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.24
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.34
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.31
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23642
35.97
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9497
36.77
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.2
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
2.89
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22076
33.59
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.77
36.77

Fielding Stats for Walter Johnson and Sandy Koufax

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
7.07
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.04
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3114
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.53
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
11.72
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.88
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.46
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
14.71
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
14.25
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.13
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.017
2.017
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.72
14.72
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Johnson and Sandy Koufax

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
933
222.41
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
277.62
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
858
600
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2324
553.99
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
776
542.66
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
130.39
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
75
52.45
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
92.49
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
64
44.76
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
22.41
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.29
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.77
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.72
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
37.9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.69
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225.36
53.72
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
13.34
9.33
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
189.51
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
90
62.94
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
159.71
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
119
83.22
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
57.45
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
26
18.18
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
60.79
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
28
19.58
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
112.51
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
52
36.36
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.78
57.63
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.49
-11.53
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
26.22
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.07
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
99.88
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
269.93
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
16.69
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.48
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.05
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0