Don Drysdale Stats

Don Drysdale was born on Thursday, July 23, 1936, in Van Nuys, California. Drysdale was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Drysdale baseball stats page.

"One day at Dodger Stadium, St. Louis Cardinal catcher Gene Oliver blasted a long homerun off Drysdale. Before beginning a leisurely trot around the bases, Oliver first stood at home plate admiring the flight of the ball and then said, loud enough for Drysdale to hear, 'Hey, batboy, come get the bat.'... The next time Oliver batted, Drysdale drilled him with a fastball. While Oliver writhed in the dirt of the batter's box and teammates and the Cardinals' trainer rushed to his aid, Drysdale said loud enough for everyone to hear, 'Hey, batboy, come get Oliver.'" - Author Mike Shannon in Tales from the Dugout: The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told (Mike Shannon, McGraw-Hill Publishers, 01/11/1998, Page 62)
Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#028)

Don Drysdale Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#028)
 

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Birth Name:   Donald Scott Drysdale
Nickname:   Big D
Born On:   07-23-1936  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Van Nuys, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-03-1993 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Montreal, Québec, Canada
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-06   Player Weight Chart Weight:   216
First Game:   04-17-1956 (Age 19)
Last Game:   08-05-1969
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1956 20 Dodgers 25 12 6 5 5 .500 2.64 2 0 0 99.0 413 95 29 35 9 31 3 55 3 3 0 -
1957 21 Dodgers 34 29 4 17 9 .654 2.69 9 4 0 221.0 911 197 66 76 17 61 3 148 3 7 1 -
1958 22 Dodgers 44 29 7 12 13 .480 4.17 6 1 0 211.2 913 214 98 107 21 72 6 131 8 14 2 -
1959 23 Dodgers 44 36 7 17 13 .567 3.46 15 4 2 270.2 1,142 237 104 113 26 93 9 242 4 18 2 -
1960 24 Dodgers 41 36 5 15 14 .517 2.84 15 5 2 269.0 1,083 214 85 93 27 72 5 246 6 10 0 -
1961 25 Dodgers 40 37 2 13 10 .565 3.69 10 3 0 244.0 1,047 236 100 111 29 83 15 182 7 20 1 -
1962 26 Dodgers 43 41 2 25 9 .735 2.83 19 2 1 314.1 1,289 272 99 122 21 78 12 232 8 11 0 -
1963 27 Dodgers 42 42 0 19 17 .528 2.63 17 3 0 315.1 1,266 287 92 114 25 57 13 251 4 10 0 -
1964 28 Dodgers 40 40 0 18 16 .529 2.18 21 5 0 321.1 1,264 242 78 91 15 68 9 237 11 10 1 -
1965 29 Dodgers 44 42 1 23 12 .657 2.77 20 7 1 308.1 1,262 270 95 113 30 66 11 210 11 12 0 -
1966 30 Dodgers 40 40 0 13 16 .448 3.42 11 3 0 273.2 1,135 279 104 114 21 45 8 177 7 17 1 -
1967 31 Dodgers 38 38 0 13 16 .448 2.74 9 3 0 282.0 1,151 269 86 101 19 60 19 196 5 8 2 -
1968 32 Dodgers 31 31 0 14 12 .538 2.15 12 8 0 239.0 954 201 57 68 11 56 10 155 4 12 0 -
1969 33 Dodgers 12 12 0 5 4 .556 4.45 1 1 0 62.2 267 71 31 34 9 13 0 24 1 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
14 Years 518 465 34 209 166 .557 2.95 167 49 6 3,432.0 14,097 3,084 1,124 1,292 280 855 123 2,486 82 154 10 -
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Don Drysdale Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 20 Dodgers 26 26 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 1 .192 .222 .346
1957 21 Dodgers 37 73 7 9 0 0 2 0 6 7 0 29 3 0 0 3 .123 .200 .205
1958 22 Dodgers 47 66 9 15 1 1 7 0 12 3 0 25 3 0 0 0 .227 .261 .591
1959 23 Dodgers 46 91 9 15 1 1 4 0 12 4 0 31 8 1 0 2 .165 .198 .330
1960 24 Dodgers 41 83 3 13 6 2 0 0 4 6 0 32 9 1 0 0 .157 .211 .277
1961 25 Dodgers 40 83 9 16 1 0 5 1 12 6 0 24 5 1 0 4 .193 .244 .386
1962 26 Dodgers 43 111 9 22 4 1 0 0 14 5 0 29 8 0 2 4 .198 .246 .252
1963 27 Dodgers 42 96 5 16 1 1 0 0 5 9 0 35 6 2 1 3 .167 .241 .198
1964 28 Dodgers 40 110 10 19 2 0 1 0 8 4 0 29 14 0 0 3 .173 .202 .218
1965 29 Dodgers 58 130 18 39 4 1 7 0 19 5 0 34 2 0 1 6 .300 .331 .508
1966 30 Dodgers 46 106 6 20 2 0 2 0 8 3 0 28 2 0 0 5 .189 .211 .264
1967 31 Dodgers 38 93 2 12 1 0 0 0 6 5 0 26 2 1 0 1 .129 .172 .140
1968 32 Dodgers 31 79 4 14 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 29 4 0 1 1 .177 .188 .190
1969 33 Dodgers 12 22 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 11 1 0 0 1 .136 .208 .182
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 547 1,169 96 218 26 7 29 1 113 60 0 370 69 6 5 34 .186 .228 .295
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Don Drysdale Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1956 Dodgers P 25 12 297 30 1.2 28 8 20 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.55
1957 Dodgers P 34 29 663 77 2.3 75 15 60 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .974 3.05
1958 Dodgers P 44 29 635 66 1.5 60 15 45 6 10 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.55
1959 Dodgers P 44 36 812 69 1.6 66 18 48 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.19
1960 Dodgers P 41 36 807 81 2.0 78 18 60 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.61
1961 Dodgers P 40 37 732 52 1.3 49 13 36 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .942 1.81
1962 Dodgers P 43 41 943 77 1.8 70 10 60 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.00
1963 Dodgers P 42 42 946 85 2.0 81 19 62 4 7 n/a n/a n/a .953 2.31
1964 Dodgers P 40 40 964 84 2.1 81 13 68 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.27
1965 Dodgers P 44 42 925 86 2.0 77 22 55 9 4 n/a n/a n/a .895 2.25
1966 Dodgers P 40 40 821 62 1.6 55 10 45 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .887 1.81
1967 Dodgers P 38 38 846 80 2.1 75 11 64 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.39
1968 Dodgers P 31 31 717 70 2.3 65 15 50 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.45
1969 Dodgers P 12 12 188 14 1.2 14 1 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.01
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 518 465 10,296 933 1.8 874 188 686 59 55 n/a n/a n/a .937 2.29
14 Years 518 465 10,296 933 1.8 874 188 686 59 55 n/a n/a n/a .937 2.29
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Don Drysdale Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 26.0 3.3 26.0 1.77 5.00 2.82
1957 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 36.5 2.5 12.2 2.43 6.03 2.48
1958 Dodgers 0 0 .000 2 1 n/a 9.4 2.6 5.5 1.82 5.57 3.06
1959 Dodgers 0 1 .000 3 0 n/a 22.8 2.9 7.6 2.60 8.05 3.09
1960 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 20.8 3.42 8.23 2.41
1961 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 16.6 3.5 6.9 2.19 6.71 3.06
1962 Dodgers 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 7.9 2.97 6.64 2.23
1963 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 19.2 4.40 7.16 1.63
1964 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 110.0 3.8 13.8 3.49 6.64 1.90
1965 Dodgers 0 0 .000 14 0 n/a 18.6 3.8 6.8 3.18 6.13 1.93
1966 Dodgers 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 53.0 3.8 13.3 3.93 5.82 1.48
1967 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 15.5 3.27 6.26 1.91
1968 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 26.3 2.77 5.84 2.11
1969 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 7.3 1.85 3.45 1.87
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 0 2 .000 25 5 n/a 40.3 3.2 10.3 2.91 6.52 2.24
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Don Drysdale Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 53 Undetermined - Stats
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 53 Undetermined - -
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 Undetermined - -
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $19,000.00 Stats Stats
1960 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $25,000.00 - -
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $32,500.00 Stats -
1962 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $37,500.00 Stats -
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $46,000.00 Stats Stats
1964 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $70,000.00 Stats -
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $85,000.00 Stats Stats
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $110,000.00 - Stats
1967 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $100,000.00 Stats -
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $100,000.00 Stats -
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers 53 $100,000.00 - -


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