Cole Kimball vs. Sandy Koufax — Career Comparison

Cole Kimball
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Sandy Koufax built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Kimball as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Kimball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 2.76 and 1.127 for Sandy Koufax. By the career numbers, Cole Kimball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Kimball and Sandy Koufax

Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.64
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.34
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.48
65.48
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
2.76
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.203
0.203
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
1754
6.79
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.79
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.16
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
9.28
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
37.93
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9497
36.77
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
29.57
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8662
33.54
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77

Fielding Stats for Cole Kimball and Sandy Koufax

Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.88
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.13
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Kimball and Sandy Koufax

Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
277.62
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
542.66
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
52.45
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
44.76
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.29
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.69
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
9.33
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
62.94
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.22
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.18
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.58
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
36.36
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.49
-11.53
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
30.07
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
269.93
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.48
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0