I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.

With the no-hitter and a 1. In each of his Cy Young seasons Koufax won the pitcher's triple crown by leading the NL in wins strikeouts and earned run average. Koufax struck out 14 batters at the time the most recorded in a perfect game (now tied by Matt Cain).

Sanford "Sandy" Koufax (pron. Despite his comparatively short career Koufax's 2396 career strikeouts ranked 7th in history as of his retirement trailing only Warren Spahn (2583) among left-handers. In each of his Cy Young seasons Koufax won the pitcher's triple crown by leading the NL in wins strikeouts and earned run average.