Don Drysdale

#40 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1956—1969
Starting Pitcher
BORN
July 23, 1936, in Van Nuys, CA
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Los Angeles Dodgers
209
WINS
66.5
QUALITY START PCT
67.2
WAR
166
LOSSES
121
ERA+
42.1
WAR7
2.95
ERA
2.91
K / BB RATIO
21.0
WAR3
2486
STRIKEOUTS
1.15
WHIP
3.9
WAR PER SEASON
Big, tough right-hander who helped Dodgers win five pennants as a member of their rotation in the 1950s and 1960s. Paired with Sandy Koufax in one of baseball’s greatest righty/lefty tandems,
9 -TIME
ALL-STAR
1959, '63, '65
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Don Drysdale Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Drysdale
67.2
42.1
29.9
21.0
54.7
3.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Don Drysdale Rank?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
40
35
55
66
82
44
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS