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Posted By: harry

Nothing against Oliva, but Koufax was a much more dominant pitcher at the pinnacle of his career than Oliva was a hitter.

Koufax led the league in ERA for 5 straight years. He won 3 Cy Young awards- all by a unanimous vote. I believe that he was the first pitcher to win the award unanimously and he did it three times! Remember, this was a time when only one Cy Young award was given out for both leagues! He won the MVP in 1963- the first pitcher since 1956!