Don Drysdale

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 190lb (196cm, 86kg)

Born: July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, CA us

Died: July 3, 1993 in Montreal, Canada

Buried: Cremated

High School: Van Nuys HS (Van Nuys, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1956 (Age 19-269d, 11,319th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 5, 1969 (Age 33-013d)
vs. PIT 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1984. (Voted by BBWAA on 316/403 ballots)
View Don Drysdale's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Donald Scott Drysdale

Nicknames: Big D or Airedale

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

67.1

209

166

ERA

2.95

518

465

3432.0

2486

WHIP

1.148

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-27 / in Starts: 14-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 38, Entered with runners on base: 5

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	60	1	Apr 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-8	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	3.2	5	6	6	3	1	1	0	14.73	7.93	19	6	4	1	0	5	25			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	.88	-0.210	2.35	-0.34%	-2.50	1b start tie	4b 12- 2 out d4
2	61	6	Apr 20	LAD		SFG	L,2-12	GS-5	L(0-2)	4	5.0	7	6	5	1	3	2	0	11.42	7.44	23	8	7	2	1	4	33			0	0	0	22	0	1	0	1	0	1	.72	-0.290	1.69	-0.41%	-3.44	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
3	62	9	Apr 24	LAD		CHC	L,2-15	GS-3	L(0-3)	3	2.1	1	4	4	4	2	1	2	12.27	8.84	14	4	2	0	0	0	37			1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.184	2.06	-0.23%	-2.05	1t start tie	3t 123 1 out d2
4	63	14	Apr 30	LAD		PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	L(0-4)	5	8.0	9	3	3	5	4	1	1	8.53	7.37	38	13	13	5	0	2	51			0	0	0	32	2	0	1	1	0	1	1.49	-0.020	2.68	-0.02%	1.09	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	64	17	May 3	LAD		PIT	L,1-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.10	7.13	4	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.018	.48	0.02%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
6	65	20	May 5	LAD		PHI	L,3-8	GS-3	L(0-5)	1	2.1	3	5	4	3	1	0	1	8.87	7.09	15	5	5	3	0	0	31			0	1	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	.62	-0.355	.95	-0.33%	-4.39	1t start tie	3t 12- 1 out d5
7	66	21	May 6	LAD		PHI	W,7-6	11-GF(14)	W(1-5)	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.52	6.16	13	9	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.558	2.50	0.45%	2.05	11t --- 0 out tie	14t end tie
8	67	25	May 12	LAD		SFG	L,3-12	GS-3	L(1-6)	5	2.0	6	3	3	1	1	2	0	7.94	6.85	13	3	6	3	0	2	32			0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	-0.215	1.14	-0.13%	-2.36	1t start tie	3t 1-- 0 out d3
9	68	30	May 17	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.67	6.70	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 9
10	69	31	May 18(1)	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	2-6	L(1-7)	0	4.0	5	2	2	1	2	0	0	7.29	6.17	18	6	8	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	.92	-0.162	.45	-0.05%	-0.94	2b --- 0 out tie	6b 12- 0 out d1
11	70	34	May 21	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-1	GS-7	W(2-7)	2	6.1	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.35	5.65	26	12	12	5	1	1	54			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.39	0.186	.98	0.08%	1.31	1b start a 2	7b 12- 1 out a1
12	71	38	May 27	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-5	L(2-8)	5	4.0	5	4	4	1	0	1	0	6.60	5.73	20	7	12	3	0	0	35			0	0	0	19	3	1	0	0	0	2	1.08	-0.380	.59	-0.12%	-2.08	1b start tie	5b --- 0 out d1
13	72	41	May 30(2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,8-10	4-6		2	2.1	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	6.85	5.54	11	3	5	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.140	.40	-0.04%	-1.35	4b 12- 1 out a4	6b 1-- 2 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	73	44	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	L,3-8	8-GF		3	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	6.56	5.39	6	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.02	0.003	.02	0.00%	1.02	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
15	74	47	Jun 6	LAD		MLN	W,4-3	GS-8		2	7.1	8	3	3	0	3	0	1	6.18	4.95	29	13	11	5	0	1	53			0	0	0	28	1	1	0	3	0	1	1.41	0.133	.82	0.05%	1.89	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out tie
16	75	51	Jun 11	LAD		PHI	W,7-4	CG	W(3-8)	4	9.0	9	4	2	4	6	0	0	5.60	4.60	38	17	11	5	0	0	59			0	0	0	34	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.22	0.200	.95	0.09%	0.60	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
17	76	53	Jun 13	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	5-7		1	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	5.35	4.49	11	5	3	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.102	.53	0.05%	1.46	5t --3 0 out d1	7t 3 out d2
18	77	55	Jun 15	LAD		PIT	L,1-12	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.27	4.44	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d11	9t end d11
19	78	56	Jun 17	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-9	GS-5		1	4.0	6	3	3	3	4	1	1	5.35	4.56	22	3	10	3	0	1	39			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.177	1.04	-0.08%	-1.40	1b start a 1	5b 1-3 0 out a2
20	79	58	Jun 19	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-9	3-5		1	2.2	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	5.28	4.44	13	8	2	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	.08	-0.025	.06	-0.01%	-0.64	3b -23 1 out d5	5b 3 out d8
21	80	60	Jun 21	LAD	@	PIT	L,7-11	6-6		1	0.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.62	4.47	6	2	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.59	-0.128	.35	-0.04%	-3.41	6b --- 0 out d2	6b 12- 1 out d5
22	81	64	Jun 24(1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,13-10	GS-2		2	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	5.90	4.41	6	1	3	1	0	1	34			0	0	0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.126	.66	-0.05%	-1.97	1b start a 1	2b -23 0 out a4
23	82	66	Jun 26	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-1	CG	W(4-8)	1	9.0	8	1	1	2	3	0	1	5.38	4.24	35	8	21	7	1	0	68			0	0	0	32	1	0	1	2	0	0	1.01	0.366	1.04	0.23%	3.07	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
24	83	69	Jun 29	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-10	3-6		2	3.0	7	5	5	2	0	1	0	5.71	4.40	16	6	8	6	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	.38	-0.135	.51	-0.11%	-4.83	3b 123 0 out d1	6b --- 0 out d8
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	84	72	Jul 3(1)	LAD		STL	L,2-4	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.64	4.33	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.018	.29	0.01%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
26	85	75	Jul 6	LAD		CHC	L,2-6	GS-6	L(4-9)	2	5.1	8	5	5	2	6	0	0	5.80	4.17	26	4	12	5	0	2	36			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.168	.71	-0.08%	-2.62	1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out d5
27	86	78	Jul 11	LAD		MLN	L,4-7	GS-6		4	5.0	7	4	3	2	5	1	0	5.78	4.17	24	7	9	3	0	1	42			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	2	1.31	-0.141	.88	-0.06%	-1.07	1t start tie	6t -2- 0 out a1
28	87	83	Jul 15	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	GS-8	L(4-10)	3	7.1	8	5	4	1	7	1	1	5.72	4.10	32	15	8	4	0	0	50			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.171	1.20	-0.10%	-0.11	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out d1
29	88	86	Jul 18	LAD		PHI	W,8-6	6-7	H(1)	2	1.1	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	5.73	4.16	11	2	5	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.35	-0.243	1.34	-0.08%	-1.56	6t --- 0 out a2	7t 123 1 out a1
30	89	90	Jul 23(2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-6	2-7		4	6.0	1	0	0	1	8	0	0	5.43	3.96	20	10	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.118	.14	0.03%	2.89	2b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
31	90	96	Jul 29	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-2	GS-9	W(5-10)	5	8.1	7	2	2	4	8	1	0	5.21	3.93	35	5	18	6	0	0	65			0	0	0	31	4	0	1	1	0	0	1.13	0.297	.45	0.07%	1.43	1b start tie	9b -2- 1 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	91	102	Aug 3(2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	L(5-11)	4	6.2	6	3	3	4	8	1	0	5.15	3.93	28	4	10	5	0	2	54			0	1	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.135	.45	-0.03%	-0.14	1b start tie	7b 123 2 out d2
33	92	107	Aug 8	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	GS-9	W(6-11)	4	8.2	7	3	3	4	5	0	1	5.02	3.87	36	12	11	3	0	3	59			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.14	0.093	.22	0.01%	1.16	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out a3
34	93	112	Aug 14	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	GS-8	W(7-11)	5	7.2	9	3	3	2	1	0	0	4.94	3.83	34	13	17	2	0	1	48			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	1	1	1	.94	0.122	.06	0.01%	0.65	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a3
35	94	117	Aug 19(1)	LAD		MLN	W,4-1	CG	W(8-11)	4	9.0	5	1	1	0	5	1	0	4.71	3.77	33	14	12	3	0	2	78			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	.83	0.361	.03	0.01%	3.60	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
36	95	121	Aug 23	LAD		MLN	W,10-1	CG	W(9-11)	3	9.0	4	1	1	3	3	1	0	4.51	3.79	30	13	10	3	0	1	75			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	3	0	0	.63	0.332	.03	0.01%	3.60	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
37	96	126	Aug 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	W(10-11)	5	9.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	0	4.33	3.75	35	15	8	2	0	3	78			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	2	0	3	.81	0.368	.00	0.00%	3.33	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	97	132	Sep 2	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	SHO	W(11-11)	3	9.0	5	0	0	3	6	0	0	4.11	3.68	33	10	13	4	0	1	80			0	0	1	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.393	.00	0.00%	4.60	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
39	98	136	Sep 6	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-8	L(11-12)	3	7.2	7	3	3	2	7	1	0	4.09	3.65	31	10	10	3	0	2	58			0	1	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.179	.00	0.00%	0.89	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out d1
40	99	139	Sep 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-8	GS-3	L(11-13)	3	2.2	6	7	4	3	0	0	1	4.22	3.70	18	7	6	4	0	1	21			0	0	0	13	2	1	1	0	0	1	.86	-0.330	.00	0.00%	-6.03	1b start tie	3b 1-3 2 out d7
41	100	143	Sep 14	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	GS-5		3	5.0	6	3	3	1	3	1	0	4.25	3.72	22	6	11	3	0	1	45			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	0	1	0	.85	-0.149	.00	0.00%	-0.74	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
42	101	148	Sep 20	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	2	0	2	1	1	4.19	3.73	26	8	14	7	0	1	61			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.085	.00	0.00%	1.41	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
43	102	150	Sep 23	LAD		STL	L,1-5	9-GF		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.18	3.72	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.44	9t 12- 2 out d4	9t end d 4
44	103	152	Sep 26(1)	LAD		CHC	W,6-3	GS-8	W(12-13)	2	7.1	8	3	3	2	4	1	1	4.17	3.75	33	14	12	6	0	0	52			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	.95	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.17	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a3
							17-27		W-L:12-13,Hld:1	2.8	211.2	214	107	98	72	131	21	14	4.17	3.75	913	0.92		19%	0%	42	50	10	60%	1	4	1	815	36	12	6	25	6	17	1.00	-0.229	.67	-1.22%	-4.95

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