Sandy Koufax vs. David Lee — Career Comparison

Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sandy Koufax built a career as a starting pitcher and David Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Lee led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 78 vs 67). Sandy Koufax held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 181 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to David Lee.

Pitching Stats for Sandy Koufax and David Lee

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.64
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.34
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.48
65.48
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.76
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.79
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.16
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
9.28
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
7.57
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9497
36.77
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36

Fielding Stats for Sandy Koufax and David Lee

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.88
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.25
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.13
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Koufax and David Lee

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
277.62
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
542.66
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
52.45
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
44.76
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.29
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.69
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
9.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
62.94
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.22
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.18
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.58
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
36.36
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.49
-11.53
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.07
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
269.93
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.48
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA