Don Drysdale

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1956–1969 BORN: VAN NUYS, USA

Cy Young 1962 All-Star ×9 Hall of Fame

Career

209 W · 2.95 ERA · 2486 K

3432.0 IP · 1.15 WHIP · 518 G

1969 Season

5-4 · 4.45 ERA

62.2 IP · 24 K · 1.34 WHIP

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Don Drysdale was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 518 career appearances, with a 2.95 ERA and 2486 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1956	BRO	5	5	2.64	25	12	0	99.0	95	29	31	55	1.27
1957	BRO	17	9	2.69	34	29	0	221.0	197	66	61	148	1.17
1958	LAD	12	13	4.17	44	29	0	211.2	214	98	72	131	1.35
1959	LAD	17	13	3.46	44	36	2	270.2	237	104	93	242	1.22
1960	LAD	15	14	2.84	41	36	2	269.0	214	85	72	246	1.06
1961	LAD	13	10	3.69	40	37	0	244.0	236	100	83	182	1.31
1962	LAD	25	9	2.83	43	41	1	314.1	272	99	78	232	1.11
1963	LAD	19	17	2.63	42	42	0	315.1	287	92	57	251	1.09
1964	LAD	18	16	2.18	40	40	0	321.1	242	78	68	237	0.96
1965	LAD	23	12	2.77	44	42	1	308.1	270	95	66	210	1.09
1966	LAD	13	16	3.42	40	40	0	273.2	279	104	45	177	1.18
1967	LAD	13	16	2.74	38	38	0	282.0	269	86	60	196	1.17
1968	LAD	14	12	2.15	31	31	0	239.0	201	57	56	155	1.08
1969	LAD	5	4	4.45	12	12	0	62.2	71	31	13	24	1.34
Career Totals	—	209	166	2.95	518	465	6	3432.0	3084	1124	855	2486	1.15

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1956	BRO	26	26	4	5	1	0	1	1	0	1	8	.192	.222	.346	.568
1957	BRO	37	73	7	9	0	0	2	6	0	7	29	.123	.200	.205	.405
1958	LAD	47	66	9	15	1	1	7	12	0	3	25	.227	.261	.591	.852
1959	LAD	46	91	9	15	1	1	4	12	0	4	31	.165	.198	.330	.528
1960	LAD	41	83	3	13	6	2	0	4	0	6	32	.157	.211	.277	.488
1961	LAD	40	83	9	16	1	0	5	12	0	6	24	.193	.244	.386	.630
1962	LAD	43	111	9	22	4	1	0	14	0	5	29	.198	.246	.252	.498
1963	LAD	42	96	5	16	1	1	0	5	0	9	35	.167	.241	.198	.439
1964	LAD	40	110	10	19	2	0	1	8	0	4	29	.173	.202	.218	.420
1965	LAD	58	130	18	39	4	1	7	19	0	5	34	.300	.331	.508	.839
1966	LAD	46	106	6	20	2	0	2	8	0	3	28	.189	.211	.264	.475
1967	LAD	38	93	2	12	1	0	0	6	0	5	26	.129	.172	.140	.312
1968	LAD	31	79	4	14	1	0	0	3	0	0	29	.177	.188	.190	.377
1969	LAD	12	22	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	2	11	.136	.208	.182	.390
Career Totals	—	547	1169	96	218	26	7	29	113	0	60	370	.186	.228	.295	.523

Awards & Achievements

Cy Young Award (1): 1962
TSN All-Star (1): 1962
TSN Major League Player of the Year (1): 1962
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1962

All-Star Selections

1959, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.