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Don Drysdale

Starting Pitcher
1956—1969
BORN
July 23, 1936, in Van Nuys, CA
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 17, 1956
PITCH ARSENAL
Fastball
Curve
Change
Slider
PRIMARY TEAM
Los Angeles Dodgers
209
WINS
66.5
QUALITY START PCT
67.2
WAR
2.95
ERA
121
42.1
WAR7
2486
STRIKEOUTS
2.91
K / BB RATIO
3.9
WAR PER SEASON
Don Drysdale
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 —
— # 40 RANKED PITCHER —
— Dodgers ALL-TIME TEAM —
— 1959, '63, '65 WS CHAMP —

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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
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Don Drysdale Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
35
55
66
82
44
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Sandy Koufax
Johnny Podres
Claude Osteen
Carl Erskine
Don Newcombe

FAVORITE CATCHER

John Roseboro

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