The Dodgers were on their way out west after the 1957 season. But that year Don Drysdale had his breakout. Sandy Koufax was also there that season, and Jackie Robinson was retired. Sandy didn't quite emerge until 1961, but what Brooklyn / Los Angeles had were two pitchers who showed up in a lot of important top tens.
Stat Set 1
| Year | Pitcher | GS | Wins | K | CG | SHO | IP |
| 1957 | Drysdale | 17 (4) | 148 (5) | 4 (2) | 221.0 (10) | ||
| Koufax | 122 (9) | ||||||
| 1958 | Drysdale | 131 (6) | 211.2 (9) | ||||
| Koufax | 131 (6) | ||||||
| 1959 | Drysdale | 36 (4) | 17 (7) | 242 (1) | 15 (8) | 4 (1) | 270.2 (4) |
| Koufax | 173 (3) | ||||||
| 1960 | Drysdale | 36 (T3) | 246 (1) | 15 (6) | 5 (2) | 269.0 (5) | |
| Koufax | 197 (2) | ||||||
| 1961 | Drysdale | 37 (2) | 182 (3) | 3 (3) | 244.0 (9) | ||
| Koufax | 35 (4) | 18 (4) | 269 (1) | 15 (2) | 255.2 (4) | ||
| 1962 | Drysdale | 41 (1) | 25 (1) | 232 (1) | 19 (4) | 2 (10) | 314.1 (1) |
| Koufax | 2 (10) | ||||||
| 1963 | Drysdale | 42 (1) | 19 (6) | 251 (3) | 17 (5) | 315.1 (2) | |
| Koufax | 40(3) | 25 (1) | 306 (1) | 20 (2) | 11 (1) | 311 (3) | |
| 1964 | Drysdale | 40 (1) | 18 (8) | 237 (3) | 21 (2) | 5 (2) | 321.1 (1) |
| Koufax | 19 (4) | 233 (4) | 15 (6) | 7 (1) | |||
| 1965 | Drysdale | 42 (1) | 23 (3) | 210 (9) | 20 (3) | 7 (3) | 308.1 (2) |
| Koufax | 41 (2) | 26 (1) | 382 (1) | 27 (1) | 8 (2) | 335.2 (1) | |
| 1966 | Drysdale | 40 (3) | 177 (10) | 11 (9) | 273.2 (5) | ||
| Koufax | 41 (1) | 27 (1) | 317 (1) | 27 (1) | 5 (1) | 323.0 (1) | |
| Year | Pitcher | GS | Wins | K | CG | SHO | IP |
Stat Set 2
| Year | Pitcher | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | K/BB | OBA |
| 1957 | Drysdale | 2.69 (2) | 1.167 (3) | 8.0 (7) | 6.0 (6) | 2.43 (5) | .236 (4) |
| Koufax | |||||||
| 1958 | Drysdale | 5.6 (8) | |||||
| Koufax | 7.5 (2) | 7.4 (2) | .220 (1) | ||||
| 1959 | Drysdale | 7.9 (4) | 8.0 (1) | 2.60 (5) | .233 (3) | ||
| Koufax | |||||||
| 1960 | Drysdale | 2.84 (3) | 1.063 (1) | 7.2 (4) | 8.2 (2) | 3.42 (3) | .215 (4) |
| Koufax | 6.8 (2) | 10.1 (1) | .207 (1) | ||||
| 1961 | Drysdale | 3.69 (9) | 6.7 (4) | 2.19 (10 | |||
| Koufax | 3.52 (7) | 1.205 (4) | 7.5 (1) | 9.5 (1) | 2.80 (1) | .222 (1) | |
| 1962 | Drysdale | 2.83 (4) | 1.113 (3) | 7.8 (4) | 6.6 (7) | 2.97 (4) | .230 (4) |
| Koufax | 2.54 (1) | 1.036 (1) | 6.5 (1) | 10.5 (1) | 3.79 (2) | .197 (1) | |
| 1963 | Drysdale | 2.63 (9) | 1.091 (10) | 7.2 (7) | 4.40 (2) | ||
| Koufax | 1.88 (1) | 0.875 (1) | 6.2 (1) | 8.9 (2) | 5.28 (1) | .189 (1) | |
| 1964 | Drysdale | 2.18 (2) | 0.965 (2) | 6.8 (2) | 3.49 (8) | .207 (2) | |
| Koufax | 1.74 (1) | 0.928 (1) | 6.2 (1) | 9.0 (1) | 4.21 (2) | .191 (1) | |
| 1965 | Drysdale | 2.77 (8) | 1.090 (5) | 3.18 (6) | .233 (9) | ||
| Koufax | 2.04 (1) | 0.855 (1) | 5.8 (1) | 10.2 (1) | 5.38 (1) | .179 (1) | |
| 1966 | Drysdale | 3.93 (6) | |||||
| Koufax | 1.73 (1) | 0.985 (2) | 6.7 (2) | 8.8 (1) | 4.12 (4) | .205 (2) | |
| Year | Pitcher | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | K/BB | OBA |
Amazingly, it could have been better, too. Koufax actually fanned 122 batters in just 104 1/3 innings in 1957, so he might have made an appearance in the top ten in K/9. In 1959, opponents batted just .235 against him, which would have been good enough for about sixth spot. But because he didn't pitch 156 innings that year (Los Angeles won a best two-of-three playoff vs. Milwaukee and Sandy threw just 153.1 innings), he did not qualify for that. Nor did his 10.2 K/9 qualify.
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