Sandy Koufax vs. Jose Paniagua — Career Comparison

Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jose Paniagua
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sandy Koufax built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Paniagua as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Paniagua led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 67), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 97). Sandy Koufax held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 181 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Paniagua.

Pitching Stats for Sandy Koufax and Jose Paniagua

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
6.81
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.64
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.53
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.76
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.49
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
8.92
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.79
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.01
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.16
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.74
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
9.28
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
6.96
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.78
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9497
36.77
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
40.13
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.09
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.79
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.08
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
34.03
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Sandy Koufax and Jose Paniagua

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
6.81
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
0.88
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.64
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.13
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.59
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Koufax and Jose Paniagua

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
277.62
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
7714.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
542.66
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
52.45
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
44.76
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.29
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.69
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
9.33
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.69
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
62.94
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.22
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.18
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.58
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
36.36
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-16.49
-11.53
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.26
-35.95
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
30.07
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
269.93
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
24.48
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Jose Paniagua
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Paniagua
Career
Per 600 PA