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: 24-17 / in Starts: 21-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 40, Entered with runners on base: 4

1960 Pitching Game Log

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1960 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	148	1	Apr 12	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	CG(11)	W(1-0)	99	11.0	7	2	2	4	14	1	0	1.64	2.25	45	12	14	3	0	1	85			0	0	0	41	1	0	2	1	0	2	1.63	0.683	4.28	1.08%	3.51	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
2	149	4	Apr 16	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	W(2-0)	3	9.0	4	2	2	5	4	1	0	1.80	3.38	35	11	15	3	0	0	70			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.46	0.522	4.03	0.86%	2.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
3	150	7	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(2-1)	3	8.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	2	1.61	2.99	30	12	11	3	0	0	73			3	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.198	3.46	0.43%	2.55	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
4	151	11	Apr 26	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	W(3-1)	5	9.0	4	1	1	1	10	0	1	1.46	2.50	32	13	7	2	0	0	84			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.21	0.113	.55	0.18%	3.17	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a7
5	152	15	Apr 30	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	GS-5	L(3-2)	3	5.0	6	5	5	3	5	3	0	2.36	3.41	24	6	10	3	0	0	37			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	1	.57	-0.234	1.77	-0.44%	-2.50	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
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
6	153	18	May 4	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	CG	L(3-3)	3	9.0	8	2	2	2	4	1	0	2.29	3.47	37	11	19	2	0	1	65			0	1	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	0.123	2.96	0.17%	2.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
7	154	23	May 9	LAD		PIT	W,7-4	GS-9		4	8.1	6	4	4	2	13	2	0	2.58	3.44	32	10	6	2	0	1	66			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.097	2.35	-0.13%	-0.02	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out tie
8	155	26	May 13	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-6	L(3-4)	3	6.0	5	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.48	3.17	23	9	6	3	0	2	64			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.137	1.61	0.15%	1.66	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
9	156	29	May 17	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-4	GS-6		3	6.0	4	3	3	2	7	2	0	2.65	3.37	24	9	5	1	0	1	57			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.174	1.05	-0.14%	-0.40	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
10	157	33	May 22	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-6	7-GF	S(1)	4	2.1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.57	3.27	9	2	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.266	1.63	0.16%	1.35	7b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 3
11	158	36	May 25	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	W(4-4)	2	9.0	5	1	1	3	7	1	0	2.40	3.29	35	13	12	2	0	0	77			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.325	1.33	0.36%	3.29	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
12	159	40	May 30	LAD		STL	L,3-15	GS-2	L(4-5)	4	1.2	5	5	5	2	1	2	0	2.88	3.63	12	4	4	1	0	1	24			0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.389	2.16	-0.41%	-4.23	1t start tie	2t 1-- 2 out d4
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
13	160	43	Jun 2	LAD		CHC	L,8-10	GS-5	L(4-6)	2	4.1	9	7	7	1	6	3	0	3.45	3.91	22	5	10	2	0	0	22			0	0	1	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.366	.69	-0.29%	-5.02	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d6
14	161	44	Jun 3	LAD		CHC	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	L(4-7)	0	1.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.49	3.88	9	1	5	3	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.19	-0.271	2.82	-0.21%	0.41	9t 12- 1 out d2	10t end d 1
15	162	49	Jun 9	LAD		MLN	L,5-6	GS-7	L(4-8)	5	6.2	7	5	5	1	8	0	0	3.71	3.65	28	7	11	3	0	1	47			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.45	0.102	1.71	0.07%	0.74	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out a2
16	163	53	Jun 14	LAD		PHI	L,5-6	GS-7		4	7.0	4	1	1	2	8	0	1	3.55	3.51	28	9	7	4	0	1	71			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.349	1.41	0.21%	2.51	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
17	164	59	Jun 20	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	GS-7	L(4-9)	5	6.1	9	4	4	1	6	2	1	3.67	3.63	30	12	10	7	0	0	44			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.134	.58	-0.06%	-1.45	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out d2
18	165	63	Jun 25	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS-4	L(4-10)	4	4.0	4	2	2	3	3	1	0	3.70	3.73	18	6	6	3	0	0	46			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.068	.56	-0.03%	-0.26	1b start tie	4b 3 out d2
19	166	66	Jun 29(1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS-7		3	6.1	4	3	2	2	7	0	0	3.65	3.60	25	10	6	3	0	0	60			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.30	0.147	.56	0.04%	1.12	1b start a 1	7b 1-3 1 out a2
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
20	167	71	Jul 3	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	W(5-10)	3	9.0	7	2	1	1	8	0	2	3.47	3.48	38	9	17	6	1	1	74			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	2	.84	0.239	1.22	0.21%	2.29	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
21	168	76	Jul 7	LAD		CHC	W,7-1	CG	W(6-10)	3	9.0	8	1	1	4	8	1	1	3.31	3.50	38	15	8	1	0	2	71			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	2	0	0	.66	0.177	1.03	0.17%	3.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
22	169	80	Jul 15	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	W(7-10)	7	7.2	9	3	3	2	5	0	0	3.32	3.42	32	5	17	6	0	3	52			0	1	0	30	3	1	0	0	0	0	.85	0.107	1.55	0.12%	0.15	1b start a 2	8b 12- 2 out a2
23	170	83	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	GS-2		3	2.0	5	3	3	0	1	1	0	3.46	3.48	11	2	8	4	0	0	35			0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.201	2.70	-0.31%	-2.00	1t start tie	2t 3 out d3
24	171	86	Jul 22	LAD		PHI	W,2-0	SHO	W(8-10)	2	9.0	4	0	0	1	14	0	0	3.26	3.27	31	9	7	4	0	0	92			1	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.658	2.53	0.78%	4.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
25	172	90	Jul 27	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	SHO	W(9-10)	4	9.0	4	0	0	0	6	0	1	3.08	3.18	32	9	13	0	0	3	85			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.06	0.638	1.97	0.71%	4.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
26	173	94	Jul 31	LAD		MLN	W,7-5	GS-9	W(10-10)	3	8.1	10	5	4	2	6	1	0	3.14	3.19	35	10	16	7	0	1	49			1	2	1	32	1	0	0	1	1	1	.87	-0.197	2.52	-0.34%	-1.90	1t start tie	9t -23 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
27	174	97	Aug 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS-6	L(10-11)	3	5.2	5	4	4	4	2	1	1	3.24	3.30	26	10	9	4	0	0	41			0	0	0	20	1	1	1	1	1	0	.93	-0.162	4.13	-0.43%	-1.63	1b start a 1	6b 1-3 2 out d3
28	175	101	Aug 8	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-7	GS-8		3	7.2	10	6	4	1	5	1	0	3.30	3.30	35	13	15	7	0	1	43			0	0	1	34	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.17	0.057	2.70	0.08%	-0.93	1b start a 1	8b 12- 2 out a2
29	176	105	Aug 12	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	L(10-12)	3	7.2	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	3.31	3.28	32	11	14	4	1	1	53			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	-0.300	4.49	-0.43%	0.54	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out d1
30	177	110	Aug 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	L(10-13)	4	8.1	4	1	1	2	8	1	0	3.22	3.27	30	10	9	3	0	1	77			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.161	2.04	0.16%	2.92	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d1
31	178	115	Aug 22	LAD		SFG	W,8-5	GS-2		4	1.2	5	4	4	3	1	0	0	3.37	3.30	13	3	3	1	0	3	27			0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.355	1.12	-0.20%	-3.44	1t start tie	2t 12- 2 out d2
32	179	120	Aug 26(2)	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	SHO	W(11-13)	3	9.0	3	0	0	3	7	0	0	3.23	3.24	32	13	9	1	0	0	85			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.553	.73	0.25%	4.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Sep/Oct				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
33	180	125	Sep 1	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG(11)	W(12-13)	5	11.0	7	2	1	3	13	1	0	3.11	3.19	43	14	12	4	0	1	87			0	0	0	39	1	1	1	1	0	1	1.72	0.616	.28	0.06%	3.51	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
34	181	131	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	SHO	W(13-13)	4	9.0	6	0	0	0	8	0	0	2.99	3.09	31	14	7	1	0	2	83			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.32	0.185	.00	0.00%	4.51	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
35	182	136	Sep 11	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-0	SHO	W(14-13)	4	9.0	2	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.88	3.04	29	9	11	4	0	0	88			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.21	0.583	.01	0.00%	3.91	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
36	183	141	Sep 16	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-7		4	6.1	7	4	2	2	6	0	0	2.88	3.00	29	8	12	8	0	1	51			0	0	0	27	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.25	-0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.63	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a1
37	184	146	Sep 21	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-8		4	7.1	5	2	2	3	7	1	0	2.87	3.02	29	9	10	4	0	0	64			0	0	1	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.260	.00	0.00%	1.55	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 1 out a1
38	185	148	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-6	GS-8	L(14-14)	4	7.0	6	3	3	0	6	0	0	2.89	2.96	26	10	10	3	0	0	59			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.079	.00	0.00%	1.51	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a1
39	186	151	Sep 29	LAD		STL	L,3-4	10-GF(10)		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	2.96	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.70	0.101	.00	0.00%	1.58	10t 123 1 out d1	10t end d 1
40	187	152	Sep 30	LAD		CHC	W,7-5	8-GF	S(2)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.87	2.94	6	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.51	0.409	.00	0.00%	2.00	8t 12- 0 out a1	9t end a 2
41	188	154	Oct 2	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	8-GF	W(15-14)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.84	2.92	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.189	.00	0.00%	1.00	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end tie
							24-17		W-L:15-14,Sv:2	3.3	269.0	214	93	85	72	246	27	10	2.84	2.92	1083	0.94		17%	0%	29	61	9	0%	8	7	4	995	38	6	5	23	3	16	1.11	4.994	1.72	2.81%	43.46

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