Don Drysdale

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1954	17	-5.5	Bakersfield	CALL	C	BRO	8	5	.615	3.46	4.34	15	14		11	0		112.0	97	54	43	8	58		73	3	1	3		1.384	7.8	0.6	4.7	5.9	1.26
1955	18	-9.8	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	11	11	.500	3.33	4.06	28	27		11	3		173.0	163	78	64	12	68		80	8	0	4		1.335	8.5	0.6	3.5	4.2	1.18
1956	19	-9.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	5	5	.500	2.64	3.18	25	12	6	2	0	0	99.0	95	35	29	9	31	3	55	3	0	3	413	1.273	8.6	0.8	2.8	5.0	1.77
1957	20	-7.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	17	9	.654	2.69	3.10	34	29	4	9	4	0	221.0	197	76	66	17	61	3	148	7	1	3	911	1.167	8.0	0.7	2.5	6.0	2.43
1958	21	-6.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	12	13	.480	4.17	4.55	44	29	7	6	1	0	211.2	214	107	98	21	72	6	131	14	2	8	913	1.351	9.1	0.9	3.1	5.6	1.82
1959	22	-5.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	17	13	.567	3.46	3.76	44	36	7	15	4	2	270.2	237	113	104	26	93	9	242	18	2	4	1142	1.219	7.9	0.9	3.1	8.0	2.60
1960	23	-4.4	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	15	14	.517	2.84	3.11	41	36	5	15	5	2	269.0	214	93	85	27	72	5	246	10	0	6	1083	1.063	7.2	0.9	2.4	8.2	3.42
1961	24	-3.4	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	13	10	.565	3.69	4.09	40	37	2	10	3	0	244.0	236	111	100	29	83	15	182	20	1	7	1047	1.307	8.7	1.1	3.1	6.7	2.19
1962	25	-2.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	25	9	.735	2.83	3.49	43	41	2	19	2	1	314.1	272	122	99	21	78	12	232	11	0	8	1289	1.113	7.8	0.6	2.2	6.6	2.97
1963	26	-2.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	19	17	.528	2.63	3.25	42	42	0	17	3	0	315.1	287	114	92	25	57	13	251	10	0	4	1266	1.091	8.2	0.7	1.6	7.2	4.40
1964	27	-1.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	18	16	.529	2.18	2.55	40	40	0	21	5	0	321.1	242	91	78	15	68	9	237	10	1	11	1264	0.965	6.8	0.4	1.9	6.6	3.49
1965	28	-0.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	23	12	.657	2.77	3.30	44	42	1	20	7	1	308.1	270	113	95	30	66	11	210	12	0	11	1262	1.090	7.9	0.9	1.9	6.1	3.18
1966	29	1.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	13	16	.448	3.42	3.75	40	40	0	11	3	0	273.2	279	114	104	21	45	8	177	17	1	7	1135	1.184	9.2	0.7	1.5	5.8	3.93
1967	30	2.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	13	16	.448	2.74	3.22	38	38	0	9	3	0	282.0	269	101	86	19	60	19	196	8	2	5	1151	1.167	8.6	0.6	1.9	6.3	3.27
1968	31	3.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	14	12	.538	2.15	2.56	31	31	0	12	8	0	239.0	201	68	57	11	56	10	155	12	0	4	954	1.075	7.6	0.4	2.1	5.8	2.77
1969	32	5.0	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	5	4	.556	4.45	4.88	12	12	0	1	1	0	62.2	71	34	31	9	13	0	24	2	0	1	267	1.340	10.2	1.3	1.9	3.4	1.85
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		209	166	.557	2.95	3.39	518	465	34	167	49	6	3432.0	3084	1292	1124	280	855	123	2486	154	10	82	14097	1.148	8.1	0.7	2.2	6.5	2.91
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		19	16	.543	3.38	4.17	43	41		22	3		285.0	260	132	107	20	126		153	11	1	7		1.354	8.2	0.6	4.0	4.8	1.21
All Levels (16 Seasons)							228	182	.556	2.98	3.45	561	506	34	189	52	6	3717.0	3344	1424	1231	300	981	123	2639	165	11	89	14097	1.164	8.1	0.7	2.4	6.4	2.69