Don Drysdale Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Don Drysdale played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1969, appearing in 518 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 209 W and 166 L, an ERA of 2.95, 2,486 SO, a WHIP of 1.148, and a WAR of 61.4.

🧾 Basic Profile

Don Drysdale
NameDon Drysdale
Date of BirthJuly 23, 1936
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1956
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Don Drysdale Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Don Drysdale.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Don Drysdale appeared in 518 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1956 to 1969. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS465 (MLB Rank: 77)
GF34 (MLB Rank: 2,366)
W209 (MLB Rank: 103)
L166 (MLB Rank: 101)
SV6 (MLB Rank: 1,733)
ERA2.95 (MLB Rank: 1,286)
IP3432 (MLB Rank: 82)
SHO49 (MLB Rank: 21)
CG167 (MLB Rank: 190)
SO2,486 (MLB Rank: 42)
BB855 (MLB Rank: 199)
H3,084 (MLB Rank: 115)
HR280 (MLB Rank: 86)
SO96.52 (MLB Rank: 3,439)
BB92.24 (MLB Rank: 10,467)
H98.09 (MLB Rank: 9,798)
HR90.73 (MLB Rank: 6,050)
WHIP1.148 (MLB Rank: 11,058)
WAR61.4 (MLB Rank: 58)

📊 Last Season Summary (1969)

In his final season (1969), Don Drysdale recorded the following stats:

GS12
W5
L4
ERA4.45
IP62.2
SHO1
CG1
SO24
BB13
H71
HR9
SO93.45
BB91.87
H910.2
HR91.29
WHIP1.34
WAR−0.2

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1962, 25 W
  • Most SO: 1963, 251 SO
  • Most IP: 1964, 321.1 IP
  • Best WAR: 1964, 7.8 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1968, 2.15 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Don Drysdale appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.98, pitched 39.2 IP, struck out 36 batters, with 3 W and 3 L.

Don Drysdale Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1956
5
5
2.64
0.5
0
55
99
1.8
1.273
9
95
31
35
29
152
3.47
5
1.77
12
25
6
2
0
0.8
8.6
2.8
0
3
3
3
413
1957
17
9
2.69
0.654
0
148
221
6
1.167
17
197
61
76
66
153
3.04
6
2.43
29
34
4
9
4
0.7
8
2.5
1
7
3
3
911
1958
12
13
4.17
0.48
0
131
211.2
3
1.351
21
214
72
107
98
100
3.75
5.6
1.82
29
44
7
6
1
0.9
9.1
3.1
2
14
6
8
913
1959
17
13
3.46
0.567
2
242
270.2
5.9
1.219
26
237
93
113
104
122
3.23
8
2.6
36
44
7
15
4
0.9
7.9
3.1
2
18
9
4
1142
1960
15
14
2.84
0.517
2
246
269
7
1.063
27
214
72
93
85
139
2.92
8.2
3.42
36
41
5
15
5
0.9
7.2
2.4
0
10
5
6
1083
1961
13
10
3.69
0.565
0
182
244
5.4
1.307
29
236
83
111
100
116
3.89
6.7
2.19
37
40
2
10
3
1.1
8.7
3.1
1
20
15
7
1047
1962
25
9
2.83
0.735
1
232
314.1
5.4
1.113
21
272
78
122
99
128
2.86
6.6
2.97
41
43
2
19
2
0.6
7.8
2.2
0
11
12
8
1289
1963
19
17
2.63
0.528
0
251
315.1
4.3
1.091
25
287
57
114
92
114
2.56
7.2
4.4
42
42
0
17
3
0.7
8.2
1.6
0
10
13
4
1266
1964
18
16
2.18
0.529
0
237
321.1
7.8
0.965
15
242
68
91
78
147
2.46
6.6
3.49
40
40
0
21
5
0.4
6.8
1.9
1
10
9
11
1264
1965
23
12
2.77
0.657
1
210
308.1
3.3
1.09
30
270
66
113
95
118
3.18
6.1
3.18
42
44
1
20
7
0.9
7.9
1.9
0
12
11
11
1262
1966
13
16
3.42
0.448
0
177
273.2
2.8
1.184
21
279
45
114
104
96
2.94
5.8
3.93
40
40
0
11
3
0.7
9.2
1.5
1
17
8
7
1135
1967
13
16
2.74
0.448
0
196
282
4.5
1.167
19
269
60
101
86
112
2.75
6.3
3.27
38
38
0
9
3
0.6
8.6
1.9
2
8
19
5
1151
1968
14
12
2.15
0.538
0
155
239
4.4
1.075
11
201
56
68
57
128
2.54
5.8
2.77
31
31
0
12
8
0.4
7.6
2.1
0
12
10
4
954
1969
5
4
4.45
0.556
0
24
62.2
-0.2
1.34
9
71
13
34
31
75
4.33
3.4
1.85
12
12
0
1
1
1.3
10.2
1.9
0
2
0
1
267