Don Drysdale
Donald Scott Drysdale
Born: July 23, 1936
Van Nuys, CA USA
Deceased: 1993
Montreal, QC CAN
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 190
Career: 1956-1969
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Minor League Statistics
Don Drysdale compiled a career record of 209 wins and 166 losses in his 547-game career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign. Drysdale was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.64 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99.0 | 95 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 413 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.69 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 221.0 | 197 | 76 | 66 | 17 | 61 | 3 | 148 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 911 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.17 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 211.7 | 214 | 107 | 98 | 21 | 72 | 6 | 131 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 913 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.46 | 44 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 270.7 | 237 | 113 | 104 | 26 | 93 | 9 | 242 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1142 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2.84 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 269.0 | 214 | 93 | 85 | 27 | 72 | 5 | 246 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1083 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.69 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 244.0 | 236 | 111 | 100 | 29 | 83 | 15 | 182 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1047 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 9 | .735 | 2.83 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 314.3 | 272 | 122 | 99 | 21 | 78 | 12 | 232 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1289 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 | 17 | .528 | 2.63 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 315.3 | 287 | 114 | 92 | 25 | 57 | 13 | 251 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1266 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 16 | .529 | 2.18 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 321.3 | 242 | 91 | 78 | 15 | 68 | 9 | 237 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1264 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | 12 | .657 | 2.77 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 308.3 | 270 | 113 | 95 | 30 | 66 | 11 | 210 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1262 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.42 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 273.7 | 279 | 114 | 104 | 21 | 45 | 8 | 177 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1135 |
| 1967 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 | 16 | .448 | 2.74 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 282.0 | 269 | 101 | 86 | 19 | 60 | 19 | 196 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1151 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 12 | .538 | 2.15 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 239.0 | 201 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 56 | 10 | 155 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 954 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.45 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62.7 | 71 | 34 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 267 |
| Totals | 209 | 166 | .557 | 2.95 | 518 | 465 | 34 | 167 | 49 | 6 | 3432.0 | 3084 | 1292 | 1124 | 280 | 855 | 123 | 2486 | 154 | 10 | 82 | 14097 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 26 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .192 | .222 | .346 | .568 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 83 | 73 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | .123 | .200 | .205 | .405 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 47 | 72 | 66 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .227 | .261 | .591 | .852 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 104 | 91 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | .165 | .198 | .330 | .528 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 | 99 | 83 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | .157 | .211 | .277 | .488 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 95 | 83 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .193 | .244 | .386 | .630 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 126 | 111 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 | .198 | .246 | .252 | .498 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 114 | 96 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | .167 | .241 | .198 | .439 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 128 | 110 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .173 | .202 | .218 | .420 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 138 | 130 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | .300 | .331 | .508 | .839 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 111 | 106 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .189 | .211 | .264 | .475 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 101 | 93 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .129 | .172 | .140 | .312 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 84 | 79 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .177 | .188 | .190 | .377 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .136 | .208 | .182 | .390 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 547 | 1309 | 1169 | 96 | 218 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 370 | .186 | .228 | .295 | .523 | 345 | 34 | 5 | 69 | 6 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 25 | 12 | 99.0 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .933 | 2.545 | 1.120 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 34 | 29 | 221.0 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 4 | .974 | 3.054 | 2.206 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 44 | 29 | 211.7 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 10 | .909 | 2.551 | 1.364 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 44 | 36 | 270.7 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 4 | .957 | 2.195 | 1.500 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 41 | 36 | 269.0 | 18 | 60 | 3 | 3 | .963 | 2.610 | 1.902 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 37 | 244.0 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 3 | .942 | 1.807 | 1.225 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 43 | 41 | 314.3 | 10 | 60 | 7 | 5 | .909 | 2.004 | 1.628 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 42 | 42 | 315.3 | 19 | 62 | 4 | 7 | .953 | 2.312 | 1.929 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 40 | 321.3 | 13 | 68 | 3 | 5 | .964 | 2.269 | 2.025 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 44 | 42 | 308.3 | 22 | 55 | 9 | 4 | .895 | 2.248 | 1.750 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 40 | 273.7 | 10 | 45 | 7 | 1 | .887 | 1.809 | 1.375 |
| 1967 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 38 | 38 | 282.0 | 11 | 64 | 5 | 3 | .938 | 2.394 | 1.974 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 31 | 31 | 239.0 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 4 | .929 | 2.448 | 2.097 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 12 | 12 | 62.7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.011 | 1.167 |
| Totals | 518 | 465 | 3432.0 | 188 | 686 | 59 | 55 | .937 | 2.292 | 1.687 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.86 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.95 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39.7 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 11.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 39.7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.496 | 1.571 |
Awards
1962 - NL TSN All-Star P
1962 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
