Don Drysdale stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1969

Pitcher

Age 90

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Don Drysdale played 14 MLB seasons, 1956 to 1969.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
518
W
209
L
166
ERA
2.95
IP
3,432.0
K
2,486
BB
855
WHIP
1.15

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1956LAD25552.6499.055311.27
1957LAD341792.69221.0148611.17
1958LAD4412134.17211.2131721.35
1959LAD4417133.46270.2242931.22
1960LAD4115142.84269.0246721.06
1961LAD4013103.69244.0182831.31
1962LAD432592.83314.1232781.11
1963LAD4219172.63315.1251571.09
1964LAD4018162.18321.1237680.96
1965LAD4423122.77308.1210661.09
1966LAD4013163.42273.2177451.18
1967LAD3813162.74282.0196601.17
1968LAD3114122.15239.0155561.08
1969LAD12544.4562.224131.34

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
7
W
3
L
3
ERA
3.00
IP
39.0
K
36
BB
12
WHIP
1.23

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
167
SHO
49
K/9
6.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1956LAD0205.00000
1957LAD0946.00000
1958LAD0615.60000
1959LAD01548.00000
1960LAD01558.20000
1961LAD01036.70000
1962LAD01926.60000
1963LAD01737.20000
1964LAD02156.60000
1965LAD02076.10000
1966LAD01135.80000
1967LAD0936.30000
1968LAD01285.80000
1969LAD0113.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
90 yearsJul 23, 1936
Debut
1956
Cy Young
1962

What were Don Drysdale's career stats?

Don Drysdale played 14 seasons for the Dodgers. He had 209 wins and 2,486 strikeouts with a 2.95 ERA over 3,432.0 innings. His best season was 1962: 25 wins, a 2.83 ERA and 232 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1956 to 1969

Don Drysdale finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 42nd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,486)
  • 97th in wins (pitching) (209)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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