Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Don Drysdale
Birthdate:
July 23, 1936 (81 y, 2 m, 18 d)Nationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'5"/216
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1962 | None (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1968 | None (MLB) |
| 1967 | None (MLB) | |
| 1965 | None (MLB) | |
| 1964 | None (MLB) | |
| 1963 | None (MLB) | |
| 1962 | None (MLB) | |
| 1961 | None (MLB) | |
| 1959 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 27 | 42.9 | 30.6 |
| Grey Ink | 202 | 202.2 | 164.6 |
| HoF Standard | 42 | 50.7 | 49.7 |
| WAR | 69.7 | 73.4 | 65.4 |
| WAR7 | 50.5 | 48.7 | 41.5 |
| JAWS | 60.1 | 61.1 | 53.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Milt Pappas R | 940 |
| Catfish Hunter R | 925 |
| Luis Tiant R | 913 |
| Vida Blue R | 913 |
| Rube Marquard R | 906 |
| Wilbur Cooper R | 905 |
| Orel Hershiser R | 903 |
| Jim Bunning R | 899 |
| Jim Perry R | 896 |
| Billy Pierce R | 895 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 8 | 9 |
| 1960 | 9 | 6 |
| 1964 | 14 | 2 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 36 | 4 |
| 1960 | 36 | 3 |
| 1961 | 37 | 2 |
| 1962 | 41 | 1 |
| 1963 | 42 | 1 |
| 1964 | 40 | 1 |
| 1965 | 42 | 1 |
| 1966 | 40 | 3 |
| 1967 | 38 | 3 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 17 | 4 |
| 1959 | 17 | 7 |
| 1960 | 15 | 10 |
| 1962 | 25 | 1 |
| 1963 | 19 | 5 |
| 1964 | 18 | 8 |
| 1965 | 23 | 3 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 13 | 7 |
| 1959 | 13 | 7 |
| 1960 | 14 | 5 |
| 1963 | 17 | 3 |
| 1964 | 16 | 6 |
| 1966 | 16 | 2 |
| 1967 | 16 | 4 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0.654 | 4 |
| 1959 | 0.567 | 10 |
| 1961 | 0.565 | 8 |
| 1962 | 0.735 | 2 |
| 1965 | 0.657 | 5 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 221.0 | 9 |
| 1958 | 211.2 | 8 |
| 1959 | 270.2 | 4 |
| 1960 | 269.0 | 5 |
| 1961 | 244.0 | 6 |
| 1962 | 314.1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 315.1 | 2 |
| 1964 | 321.1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 308.1 | 2 |
| 1966 | 273.2 | 5 |
| 1967 | 282.0 | 5 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 941 | 8 |
| 1959 | 1169 | 4 |
| 1960 | 1108 | 7 |
| 1961 | 1086 | 4 |
| 1962 | 1316 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1313 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1293 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1284 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1170 | 5 |
| 1967 | 1202 | 4 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 26 | 4 |
| 1960 | 27 | 2 |
| 1961 | 29 | 3 |
| 1963 | 25 | 4 |
| 1965 | 30 | 2 |
| 1967 | 19 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 93 | 3 |
| 1961 | 83 | 8 |
| 1964 | 68 | 9 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 148 | 5 |
| 1958 | 131 | 6 |
| 1959 | 242 | 1 |
| 1960 | 246 | 1 |
| 1961 | 182 | 3 |
| 1962 | 232 | 1 |
| 1963 | 251 | 2 |
| 1964 | 237 | 3 |
| 1965 | 210 | 8 |
| 1966 | 177 | 9 |
| 1967 | 196 | 5 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 8 | 3 |
| 1964 | 11 | 5 |
| 1965 | 11 | 5 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2.688 | 2 |
| 1960 | 2.844 | 3 |
| 1961 | 3.689 | 7 |
| 1962 | 2.835 | 3 |
| 1963 | 2.626 | 8 |
| 1964 | 2.185 | 2 |
| 1965 | 2.773 | 7 |
| 1967 | 2.745 | 8 |
| 1968 | 2.146 | 6 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.247 | 4 |
| 1964 | 0.236 | 1 |
| 1965 | 0.249 | 10 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1.167 | 3 |
| 1959 | 1.219 | 10 |
| 1960 | 1.063 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1.307 | 10 |
| 1962 | 1.114 | 3 |
| 1963 | 1.091 | 7 |
| 1964 | 0.965 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1.090 | 5 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 8.023 | 6 |
| 1959 | 7.881 | 4 |
| 1960 | 7.160 | 4 |
| 1962 | 7.788 | 4 |
| 1964 | 6.778 | 2 |
| 1965 | 7.881 | 9 |
| 1968 | 7.569 | 10 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.409 | 9 |
| 1962 | 2.233 | 8 |
| 1963 | 1.627 | 3 |
| 1965 | 1.927 | 9 |
| 1966 | 1.480 | 4 |
| 1967 | 1.915 | 6 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 15 | 7 |
| 1960 | 15 | 6 |
| 1961 | 10 | 9 |
| 1962 | 19 | 4 |
| 1963 | 17 | 5 |
| 1964 | 21 | 2 |
| 1965 | 20 | 3 |
| 1966 | 11 | 9 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 4 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 | 1 |
| 1960 | 5 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 | 8 |
| 1964 | 5 | 2 |
| 1965 | 7 | 3 |
| 1967 | 3 | 5 |
| 1968 | 8 | 2 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 72 | 10 |
| 1966 | 45 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 214 | 8 |
| 1959 | 237 | 9 |
| 1960 | 214 | 10 |
| 1961 | 236 | 4 |
| 1962 | 272 | 3 |
| 1963 | 287 | 1 |
| 1964 | 242 | 7 |
| 1965 | 270 | 1 |
| 1966 | 279 | 2 |
| 1967 | 269 | 2 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 17 | 7 |
| 1958 | 21 | 10 |
| 1964 | 15 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 1959 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 1960 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1961 | 3.7 | 9 |
| 1962 | 8.6 | 1 |
| 1963 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 8.9 | 1 |
| 1965 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 1966 | 5.9 | 9 |
| 1967 | 6.5 | 3 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13 | 9 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 9 | 5 |
| 1961 | 10 | 3 |
| 1962 | 9 | 5 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1959 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 1960 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 1961 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 1962 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1964 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 1965 | 7.0 | 6 |
| 1967 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 1968 | 6.2 | 7 |