Don Drysdale vs Gaylord Perry

Don Drysdale Gaylord Perry

Don Drysdale and Gaylord Perry compared on their MLB careers: Don Drysdale played 14 seasons, 1956 to 1969, Gaylord Perry 22 seasons, 1962 to 1983. Don Drysdale has 209 wins to Gaylord Perry's 314. Don Drysdale won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Drysdale and Gaylord Perry career totals

518	GP	777
209	W	314
166	L	265
3.0	ERA	3.1
3,432	IP	5350.1
2,486	K	3,534
855	BB	1,379
1.1	WHIP	1.2
6	SV	11

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Drysdale and Gaylord Perry postseason

7	GP	2
0	R	0
36	H	19

Where each stands all time

Don Drysdale and Gaylord Perry all-time places

42nd (2,486)	Strikeouts (pitching)	10th (3,534)
97th (209)	Wins (pitching)	17th (314)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Don Drysdale: 3 championships; Cy Young
Gaylord Perry: 0 championships; AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Don Drysdale and Gaylord Perry season by season

1st	1956	5	5	2.64	1962	3	1	5.23
2nd	1957	17	9	2.69	1963	1	6	4.03
3rd	1958	12	13	4.17	1964	12	11	2.75
4th	1959	17	13	3.46	1965	8	12	4.19
5th	1960	15	14	2.84	1966	21	8	2.99
6th	1961	13	10	3.69	1967	15	17	2.61
7th	1962	25	9	2.83	1968	16	15	2.44
8th	1963	19	17	2.63	1969	19	14	2.49
9th	1964	18	16	2.18	1970	23	13	3.20
10th	1965	23	12	2.77	1971	16	12	2.76
11th	1966	13	16	3.42	1972	24	16	1.92
12th	1967	13	16	2.74	1973	19	19	3.38
13th	1968	14	12	2.15	1974	21	13	2.51
14th	1969	5	4	4.45	1975	18	17	3.24
15th	—	—	—	—	1976	15	14	3.24
16th	—	—	—	—	1977	15	12	3.37
17th	—	—	—	—	1978	21	6	2.73
18th	—	—	—	—	1979	12	11	3.06
19th	—	—	—	—	1980	10	13	3.68
20th	—	—	—	—	1981	8	9	3.94
21st	—	—	—	—	1982	10	12	4.40
22nd	—	—	—	—	1983	7	14	4.64

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA