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Don Drysdale

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

What Pitches Did Don Drysdale Throw?

Fastball
Curve
Change
Slider
Spitball
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,
Hall of Fame
9-TIME
ALL-STAR
Dodgers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1959, '63, '65
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Don Drysdale Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

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

Where Does Don Drysdale Rank Among Pitchers?

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