Don Cardwell
1957–1970 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
416G
.135AVG
.171OBP
.216SLG
More career statistics
94H
15HR
53RBI
2SB
102–138W–L
2,122.2IP
1,211K
3.92ERA
301GS
7SV
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 340 | 339 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 766 | 767 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,949 | 8,945 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,009 | 2,010 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,368 | 6,366 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,044 | 1,043 |
| Pitching · p w | 671 | 670 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416 | 766 | 698 | 44 | 94 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 25 | 340 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 151 | .135 | .171 | .216 | .387 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,122.7 | 410 | 301 | 72 | 102 | 138 | 7 | 2,009 | 1,044 | 924 | 225 | 671 | 1,211 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 | 1.263 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1957-05-14 to 1957-05-26
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1960-05-15 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1959-07-11 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1961-08-20 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 215 | 395 | 49 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 167 | .139 | .165 | .229 |
| Away | 201 | 372 | 45 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 172 | .130 | .145 | .203 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 30 | .136 | .156 | .407 |
| May | 69 | 134 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 60 | .092 | .119 | .142 |
| June | 62 | 125 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 57 | .147 | .176 | .211 |
| July | 80 | 141 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 62 | .108 | .128 | .123 |
| August | 84 | 161 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 67 | .155 | .180 | .243 |
| September | 81 | 136 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 59 | .167 | .169 | .270 |
| October | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 51 | 94 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 39 | .193 | .191 | .375 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 45 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 | .093 | .090 | .133 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 41 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 34 | .083 | .136 | .200 |
| san-francisco-giants | 41 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | .205 | .224 | .269 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 40 | 91 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 37 | .095 | .121 | .190 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 40 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 36 | .169 | .202 | .195 |
| milwaukee-braves | 38 | 81 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | .141 | .160 | .282 |
| chicago-cubs | 36 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | .125 | .121 | .143 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 30 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .200 | 128 | 92 |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | 38 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .211 | 107 | 77 |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .055 | 153 | 106 |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 77 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .208 | 204 | 150 |
| 1961 |  Chicago Cubs | 40 | 95 | 10 | 3 | 6 | – | .105 | 259 | 156 |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 41 | 61 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .148 | 195 | 104 |
| 1963 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 71 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .085 | 213 | 112 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | 19 | 10 |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .162 | 240 | 107 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 29 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .103 | 101 | 60 |
| 1967 |  New York Mets | 27 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .158 | 118 | 71 |
| 1968 | New York Mets | 30 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | .049 | 180 | 82 |
| 1969 | New York Mets | 30 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .170 | 152 | 60 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves, New York Mets | 32 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 48 | 24 |